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[Oklahomabassin]

Try a 400 or so. If it seems really slow progress hit with a 180 and then lightly finish with 400.

 

[tRidiot]

I am not thinking sandpaper and an orbital is going to do the trick. I worked on my for like 10 minutes with a grinder and a cup brush which is about 1000x more abrasive than the heaviest-dutiest sandpaper you'll ever find. And it barely made a difference at all. I think I need a better grinder, but I wouldn't waste my time with an orbital and sandpaper. I think you're going to come away frustrated, sadly.

 

[david1289]

Yeah, it wasn't too bad using an orbital sander. Very slow. It knocked most of the rough spots off. I figured it was good enough and began re-seasoning it. It definitely felt smoother than before, so I hope it's good enough.

 

[LeatherDoctor]

You could try an abrasive disc like a Roloc. I know I can put pretty polished finish on a turbo housing with one. I used it to clean all inside and it did wonders. they have different levels as well. Some will take material if you let it get away.

 

[tRidiot]

Dammit... my niece washed my cast iron in the dishwasher last night after I went to bed, apparently. <sigh> It's already got rust. Now I get to break out the grinder and cup brush some more and smooth it out a bit more, then wash all the crap out of it - that's the worst part of taking the grinder to it - all the black gunk it leaves behind. Oh well... back to re-seasoning. <sigh>

Think I'll start it out with a couple of pounds of bacon this evening.

 

[TedKennedy]

Take it to a machine shop and ask them to bead blast it for you. They'll charge a coupla bucks, but you'll be happy with the results. After you get it seasoned, let all family members know it will be certain death for the next offender.

 

[XD-9Guy]

Somebody should offer cast iron seasoning up as a service. There's a market for it, if you were to do a good job.

 

[Blinocac200sx]

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