Electrolysis, and cast iron.

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Electrolysis, and cast iron.

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Electrolysis, and cast iron.
I been trawling the net for weeks, and totally confused as to whether electrolysis will harm/damage cast iron.
Has anyone tried it? if so what's your thoughts on it?
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Re: Electrolysis, and cast iron.

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I used it on an old Griswold griddle I bought. It was wonderful. Totally clean, and no damage whatsoever. Just make sure you put the negative, not the positive, on the work.

Couldn't find washing soda, but baking soda works fine.
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Bigtrev8xl. Steve G and Others were involved with this topic some time ago. There was all kinds of advise about current source, containers, methods and mixtures. Use the search engine here and see the threads. Welcome to the Board.
The topic was probably "rust removal" but you can find it.
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Re: Electrolysis, and cast iron.

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Thanks for the replies folks
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Hello again. I hope you don't get the wrong idea about being referred to search here. If somebody wants to add to what has been posted, that's fine. Many of these topics contain very detailed replies and candid information which may not be available "real time" but Have been known to work.
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SteveHGraham wrote:Couldn't find washing soda...
Grocery store, in the detergent aisle, perhaps close to the non-chlorine bleaches. Arm & Hammer is the brand I buy.
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Re: Electrolysis, and cast iron.

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Great, just the sort of answer I hoped would come up, someone who's actually done it.
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SteveHGraham wrote:I used it on an old Griswold griddle I bought. It was wonderful. Totally clean, and no damage whatsoever. Just make sure you put the negative, not the positive, on the work.

Couldn't find washing soda, but baking soda works fine.
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Thanks for the replies folks :)
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neanderman wrote:Grocery store, in the detergent aisle, perhaps close to the non-chlorine bleaches. Arm & Hammer is the brand I buy.
I don't want to brag, but that did occur to me while I was searching.
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You really do need washing sofa for good results. Baking soda has a different chem composition and doesn't aid in the process. Baking soda neutralizes water, washing soda produces the acidic electrolyte you need for proper current flow. Your local hardware store probably carries washing soda also - go to a real one, not the big box DYI palaces...

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Re: Electrolysis, and cast iron.

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Just make sure that once you pull the cast iron parts out, you dry them and oil them (or paint them), otherwise you will watch them rust right before your eyes.

You can also spray them with evalp-o-rust to keep them from flash rusting.

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Re: Electrolysis, and cast iron.

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Glenn Brooks wrote:You really do need washing sofa for good results. Baking soda has a different chem composition and doesn't aid in the process. Baking soda neutralizes water, washing soda produces the acidic electrolyte you need for proper current flow. Your local hardware store probably carries washing soda also - go to a real one, not the big box DYI palaces...

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Baking soda works. It's the only thing I've used. Whether it's the best or not, I could not say.
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