Cast Iron Lye Tank Setup

Описание: Hey everybody had a few folks ask me about setting up a Lye Tank to Using lye (sodium hydroxide) to clean decades of buildup on these 2 old Skillets and a Lodge Turks Head Muffin pan.

1. Lodge Turk Head 20 shell Muffin pan-made before the 1900s
2. Lodge #8 Arc Logo- (1910-1930s)
3. Lodge #5 Made in the USA-1960

Things your will need:
1. Tote w/ lid 10 or 15 gal depending on many pans your cleaning.
2. 1- 16 oz. of Lye crystals from Ace Hardware or your local Hardware store.
3. Rubber gloves
4. Stirring stick
5. Eye protection

Pour your 10 gallons water into the tote first, then add 1or 2 16oz of Lye and stir it up.
The hotter the better I have my tank outside in a sunny area.
Let this set for 1 -2 days then check it to see how it looks, once they are ready to come out wash , clean with #0000 steel wool pad making sure any rust or crud is cleaned off.

Then you’re ready for the seasoning process.
PS I have a seasoning process I use and can email it to you if you would like.Go to the about page for our email address.

Helpful Links below as well:
http://www.castironcollector.com/

https://thepan-handler.com/

If you cant find lye in your store get it here:
https://www.amazon.com/Rooto-1030-Cor...

Note: This is the way I do it, I know some of you have a different way such as with Electrolysis, here's a link to show you how to get rid of rust.
http://www.castironcollector.com/elec...
I just choose to do it with the Lye bath.

Thanks for watching!
Tony Ray


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