Evapo-Rust On Cast Iron Cookware

I have gotten along this long without it and at that price I will keep getting along without it . Thanks for biting bullet for us .

Thank you Steven for your contribution to cast iron cookware. Before you posted your evaporust video, I had purchased 5 gallons to use since I have around 75 pieces of cast iron to restore. Evaporust was the better choice over electrolysis since I could work with 7 to 10 pieces at one time. I removed all crud with a lye tank before moving to evaporust, I even removed as much of the rust as I could beforehand however many of my pieces did not need any rust removal at all. Evaporust has worked great, much better than I expected but I have had 3 pieces that did not come out like most of the other pieces, they came out with rusty red orangey splotches. For the most part, these splotches can be removed with a SOS pad but some I have not been able to get rid of completely. It happened with the evaporust was fresh and likewise after a lot of use. It happened with two BSR and one Wagner so not brand specific. I thought I'd share my experience so far to see if you or anyone else may have a explanation as to what might cause the reaction I described? Overall, I am very satisfied with evaporust and would not hesitate to use it again. I have used vinegar but the results do not compare to evaporust, vinegar is cheap until you etch a pan with it. Lastly, I do have a question about easybeezy. I frequently use a cast iron melting pot to heat my cast iron seasoning oil of choice. I was wondering if easybeezy could be melted and applied in a liquid form in the same way as other melted solids?

Great video. Watching your videos, I think if a person is handy at all the best method is electrolysis. Your videos helped me set mine up and it's been good 👍.

Evaporust is priced crazy high most places. I have bought it for as little as $17.00 a gallon when buying 5 gallon buckets or got a real sale.

If your bath ends up being too shallow, fill up some small empty water or soda bottles (like 12 oz) with water and drop them in. I have a bath that was set up with enough Evaporust to do a couple no. 8 skillets simultaneously, but was too shallow for a chicken fryer. Tossed in several bottles and raised the solution above the top of this taller skillet.

Been waiting for this one. That crack was disappointing on that big pan. Worked great, but steep costs. I’ll stick to vinegar and water

Not worth it. THANK YOU. ITS ALOT EXPENSIVE. YOUR THE BEST 😊

Thank you Steven. Yeah that stuff is a little pricey. Always be a blessing. God bless brother.🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

Yea it's just not cost effective. Especially if you're a modest collector. If you already have an electrolysis tank and/or a vinegar bath save your money 💰. I finally got my first & 2nd BS&R skillets in January a #10,and #8. Both Century Series with the no. and size in inches on back nothing else. Both cleaned up and seasoned beautifully. All of the inside milling lines are very visible. I cooked breakfast in the #10 👍.

Have used evaporust for years on my cast iron. Wouldn’t complain about the cost if you’re restoring antique Griswald or Wagner #13 or #14 that could be worth over a $1,000 when restored properly.

Love this channel! Have learned so much. Thank you brother. Meet you in the air.

You didn't have to use the entire container of Evapo-Rust. You could have reduced the volume of the container by putting in a few jars filled with water, effectively raising the level of the Evapo-Rust. As you pointed out, the nice thing about Evapo-Rust is it only attacks and breaks down the rust. It won't harm or eat up any of the iron like vinegar or other acids will. I use it when restoring antique rusty tools. You can also re-use it several times.

Just a suggestion, put a couple bricks in the tank to reduce the amount of chemical to be used.

Great info, don't think I'll be using this any time soon. Thank you. God Bless, stay safe and warm.

I use marbles from the dollar store to take up most of the extra space in my soaking tank.

Put a couple bricks in the solution to raise the level up

Hi Steven(sic?) I’ve watched quite a few of your videos, so I know where to come for help. I own a Lodge 12” two handle pan with the inscription “Lodge 2 USA 10CP” on the bottom. I have looked on the Lodge website, on EBay, on Walmart website- I can’t find this pan anywhere!! Can you please help? It has sloping walls, which I really like, and I was hoping to find its smaller brother in 10.25” if there is one.

As many times i have to dip and scrub that might be a good option. I also heard it works well on that black scale rust that is so hard to remove sometimes.

One good thing about evaporust is you can reuse it. So you can just take it all and put it back in its container and you basically have as much as he started with.

I was able to find it at my regional version (Menards) of the big box stores for $22 a gallon. It says it will remove a half pound of rust per gallon of solution. I use it more as a polishing step for blackish rust after scrubbing (post lye) with steel wool and a diluted vinegar spray bottle. Due to cost, i would not put a moderately to seriously rusted item in Evaporust.