Red Ring Tupperware Party, Autumnal Equinoctal Edition (24)

I'm getting use to it. I was part of the Beta so I knew what was coming. I didn't have the bandwidth to be an active beta tester but I saw enough to know it was going to be quite different.

Traci_Ann wrote in post #17307269
I suppose I should log off for the night...

I feel the urge to get hostile to the idiots who won't take more than 30 seconds before condemning the entire forum. If I ever had a doubt that humans resist change, it's gone now.

Very true how some approach change in such a negative way, without ever trying to give it a chance. I bet there ancestors were horrified that someone crawled onto the back of a horse.

Same with Facebook, and when they make changes, some folks just like to complain before ever giving it a chance. I always suggest they ask for their money back.

Timphoto wrote in post #17307274
Those small "classic" trailers are all the rage these days. What are you planning to do to rebuild it?

These fiberglass trailers last a long, long time. Way more than the typical stick built. That is one reason we bought one of them new 6 years ago. We use it lots and love it. Right now I pretty much have it stripped this old trailer of all its components, like appliances, windows, all gas, plumbing and electrical. I got it for what is considered a very good deal at $1,000. I will reuse as many of the old components as possible, but there still is tons of work to do. I plan to do it up real nice for her, including a paint job. I expect to invest around $3,000 into it, but for $4k, and a whole bunch of fun sweat equity, she will have a great trailer to use for years. It is a bit of a selfish move too, so that they don't have an excuse not to come out camping with us, and bring the future grandkids along too.

poppie guy wrote in post #17307765
I'm a bit lost in here now.....

'tis okay Mike, we still think you're a real nice guy.

I am with you though, little by little I am figuring it out. Once I do figure out a feature, I am amazed at its great function and simplicity.

Sweet trailer/caravan, Jim

gjl711 wrote in post #17307649
Mel, how do you restore your pans. I have inadvertently found that washing them in a dishwasher with Cascade does a fantastic job. Strips them of everything but then you need to re-season them several times to get them looking good again.

Well I haven't tried using the dishwasher. Our poor old washer struggles with regular dishes, let alone a seasoned pan.

First I use an electrolysis tank. It loosens up the majority of the crud, which I just scrub or scrape off. A couple of hours in the tank, then a round of scouring with steel wool, then back to the tank.
After the tank has done what it will, I turn to oven cleaner to melt the rest. If it's bad I'll soak it down and tie it up in a garbage bag for a few hours to a few days.
Once it's all down to the bare metal I start seasoning them.

A lot of people run them through a self-clean cycle in their oven, but mine doesn't have a self-clean cycle. And we don't have a range hood to vent all the smoke outside.

sand blasting them, then reseasoning them? it will get rid of anything coating it!

Harm wrote in post #17308141
sand blasting them, then reseasoning them? it will get rid of anything coating it!

That's what I was thinking.

Sandblasting would work, but that would mean acquiring sandblasting equipment or paying someone else to do it. The electrolysis tank was easy to set up as I had everything but the chemicals.

Harm wrote in post #17308141
sand blasting them, then reseasoning them? it will get rid of anything coating it!

I think that's pretty much what the dishwasher does. Cascade is rather abrasive. For a really bad pan it might take more than one cycle, but it's pretty easy to do. It shocked me how it stripped off all of the seasoning the first time I did it by accident. Pan came out totally stripped. I wasn't expecting that. The next times I did it on purpose as my aunt gave me some old pans and it did the same.

Jill-of-all-Trades wrote in post #17308191
Sandblasting would work, but that would mean acquiring sandblasting equipment or paying someone else to do it. The electrolysis tank was easy to set up as I had everything but the chemicals.

I don't know if you have the Harbor Freight stores near you but they have cheap sand blasters the except multiple types of media for relatively little money. I'm sure you could find different uses for it as well.

http://www.harborfreig​ht.com …ve-blaster-kit-37025.html

Sand blasters make excellent torture devices.

LV Moose wrote in post #17308265
Sand blasters make excellent torture devices.

True dat dawg!

LV Moose wrote in post #17308265
Sand blasters make excellent torture devices.

So do violet ray generators but they are fun.

Chet wrote in post #17308262
I don't know if you have the Harbor Freight stores near you but they have cheap sand blasters the except multiple types of media for relatively little money. I'm sure you could find different uses for it as well.

http://www.harborfreig​ht.com …ve-blaster-kit-37025.html

I know they're available, and I may go that route for the winter. I don't have a garage to keep the electrolysis tank in, just un-insulated sheds, so it's freezing up and I'll have to empty it in the next few days. Setting up the tank was a quick and cheap route to go, plus I was pretty interested in how it works. All I needed to buy was an $8 bottle of pool chemicals.

Who doesn't love mixing electricity and water?

Jill-of-all-Trades wrote in post #17308288
I know they're available, and I may go that route for the winter. I don't have a garage to keep the electrolysis tank in, just un-insulated sheds, so it's freezing up and I'll have to empty it in the next few days. Setting up the tank was a quick and cheap route to go, plus I was pretty interested in how it works. All I needed to buy was an $8 bottle of pool chemicals.

Who doesn't love mixing electricity and water?

I know what you're saying. The pans look outstanding, so whatever works for you is good.