![One of many pans that I am helping to clean. Giving this a lye bath when it gets delivered tomorrow. I am worried they may not be salvageable. Wondering what you all One of many pans that I am helping to clean. Giving this a lye bath when it gets delivered tomorrow. I am worried they may not be salvageable. Wondering what you all](https://preview.redd.it/czo73urjzv391.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=18478f568bf317471743d31d2f00cf186de19850)
One of many pans that I am helping to clean. Giving this a lye bath when it gets delivered tomorrow. I am worried they may not be salvageable. Wondering what you all
![Constant black smudges: this is my second time stripping this cast iron. I have done 2 lye baths, soaked it in vinegar and scrubbed but I keep getting this black residue. It Constant black smudges: this is my second time stripping this cast iron. I have done 2 lye baths, soaked it in vinegar and scrubbed but I keep getting this black residue. It](https://i.redd.it/mwbywt39cwj71.jpg)
Constant black smudges: this is my second time stripping this cast iron. I have done 2 lye baths, soaked it in vinegar and scrubbed but I keep getting this black residue. It
![Need help restoring my grandmas old cast iron. Already hit it with the easy off a couple of times. Is the final step a lye bath? : r/castiron Need help restoring my grandmas old cast iron. Already hit it with the easy off a couple of times. Is the final step a lye bath? : r/castiron](https://preview.redd.it/need-help-restoring-my-grandmas-old-cast-iron-already-hit-v0-8mblgeq2m1m81.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5e00f6c2c9b24790b3927395cca504ccff94dcc9)
Need help restoring my grandmas old cast iron. Already hit it with the easy off a couple of times. Is the final step a lye bath? : r/castiron
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![In retrospect, I'm not sure why I assumed this was cast iron when I put it in the lye bath : r/castiron In retrospect, I'm not sure why I assumed this was cast iron when I put it in the lye bath : r/castiron](https://preview.redd.it/44zdc681sag81.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=0cb139b916dca15cfac4eeacacc99a219cc332ed)