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best way to clean rod iron?

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TC Tiki Chris Member London Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 1542	TC Tiki Chris Posted posted on Tue, Nov 18, 2003 6:34 AM just wondering if anybody out there has tips on cleaning rod iron (what kind of cleaner?). thanks, chris
T thebaxdog Member Santa Ana, CA. Joined: Jun 19, 2002 Posts: 775	T thebaxdog Posted posted on Tue, Nov 18, 2003 7:08 AM wrought iron, rot iron http://doityourself.com/clean/wroughtiron.htm http://www.growinglifestyle.com/h/improve/iron/ http://www.growinglifestyle.com/h/improve/iron/ Have no brakes Cannot stop Mahalo to you Baxdog What the hell is wrong with everyone [ Edited by: thebaxdog on 2003-11-18 07:10 ]
TC Tiki Chris Member London Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 1542	TC Tiki Chris Posted posted on Tue, Nov 18, 2003 7:15 AM duh (me) & thanks (you). [ Edited by: Tiki Chris on 2003-11-18 07:16 ]
JD Johnny Dollar Tiki Socialite Flyover, Missourah Joined: Oct 01, 2003 Posts: 3159	JD Johnny Dollar Posted posted on Tue, Nov 18, 2003 7:23 AM Altho "Rod Iron" would make a good porno name... [ Edited by: Johnny Dollar on 2003-11-18 13:12 ]
S suicide_sam Member LBC Joined: Mar 26, 2002 Posts: 670	S suicide_sam Posted posted on Tue, Nov 18, 2003 11:24 AM On 2003-11-18 06:34, Tiki Chris wrote: anybody out there has tips on cleaning rod iron Only tip I can give ya is not to do it to often, you'll go blind!
PJ purple jade Member New Orleans Joined: Feb 19, 2003 Posts: 1450	PJ purple jade Posted posted on Tue, Nov 18, 2003 11:46 AM To paraphrase a punch line... "It's my rod iron and I'll clean it as fast as I want to."
T thebaxdog Member Santa Ana, CA. Joined: Jun 19, 2002 Posts: 775	T thebaxdog Posted posted on Tue, Nov 18, 2003 5:58 PM Or is it Do you wanna see my Iron Rod? Or my Rod rot? Or my Wrought whiler? Or my rotting wrought iron
W woofmutt Member Seattilite Telstar Joined: Mar 26, 2002 Posts: 2639	W woofmutt Posted posted on Tue, Nov 18, 2003 9:08 PM As it turns out, wrought iron isn't made in the USofA anymore... http://www.artmetal.com/project/NOMMA/WROUGHT.HTM
F freddiefreelance Member San Diego, Ca. Joined: Feb 15, 2003 Posts: 3006	F freddiefreelance Posted posted on Wed, Nov 19, 2003 7:49 AM Yes, you can find rod iron in the US (I know a blacksmith who still works it), but you're probably going to have to either have the raw material shipped in or make it yourself (see Lindsay Books).
TC Tiki Chris Member London Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 1542	TC Tiki Chris Posted posted on Wed, Nov 19, 2003 4:45 PM okay, so now i'm really confused. anyway, i cleaned some (w)ro(ugh)/d/t iron bar stools today & must say that very fine grade steel wool & some stuff called naval jelly (smelled more like navel jelly!) really did the trick! based on some advice from a friend, i cleaned the vinyl seats of the stools w/ pumace-based hand cleaner. this stuff worked like a charm, especially removing 50 years worth of nicotine stains from the seats! these stools look brand new!
JD Johnny Dollar Tiki Socialite Flyover, Missourah Joined: Oct 01, 2003 Posts: 3159	JD Johnny Dollar Posted posted on Wed, Nov 19, 2003 5:12 PM we know it's embarrasing to have a stain on your seat, not to mention rusty stools and navel jelly.
TC Tiki Chris Member London Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 1542	TC Tiki Chris Posted posted on Wed, Nov 19, 2003 5:37 PM On 2003-11-19 17:12, Johnny Dollar wrote: we know it's embarrasing to have a stain on your seat ... especially 50 year old nicotine stains! am i in bad shape or what?
TR Tiki Rider Member South Orange County, CA Joined: Oct 05, 2002 Posts: 497	TR Tiki Rider Posted posted on Wed, Nov 19, 2003 10:49 PM On 2003-11-18 11:46, purple jade wrote: To paraphrase a punch line... "It's my rod iron and I'll clean it as fast as I want to." or as slow as I want to...
JD Johnny Dollar Tiki Socialite Flyover, Missourah Joined: Oct 01, 2003 Posts: 3159	JD Johnny Dollar Posted posted on Thu, Nov 20, 2003 6:02 AM On 2003-11-19 17:37, Tiki Chris wrote: On 2003-11-19 17:12, Johnny Dollar wrote: we know it's embarrasing to have a stain on your seat ... especially 50 year old nicotine stains! am i in bad shape or what? :) yer a good sport :)
TC Tiki Chris Member London Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 1542	TC Tiki Chris Posted posted on Thu, Nov 20, 2003 6:04 AM [i]On 2003-11-20 06:02, Johnny Dollar wrote: :) yer a good sport :) i jus' wanna clean my rod, is that so wrong?
S Shipwreckjoey Member San Diego, CA Joined: Nov 29, 2002 Posts: 1794	S Shipwreckjoey Posted posted on Fri, Nov 21, 2003 7:47 PM We only have one way of dealing with this kind of thing in the shipyard - sandblast it, primer it and paint it. [ Edited by: Shipwreckjoey on 2003-11-21 19:56 ] [ Edited by: Shipwreckjoey on 2003-11-21 19:57 ]
F freddiefreelance Member San Diego, Ca. Joined: Feb 15, 2003 Posts: 3006	F freddiefreelance Posted posted on Sat, Nov 22, 2003 7:50 AM On 2003-11-21 19:47, Shipwreckjoey wrote: We only have one way of dealing with this kind of thing in the shipyard - sandblast it, primer it and paint it. [ Edited by: Shipwreckjoey on 2003-11-21 19:56 ] [ Edited by: Shipwreckjoey on 2003-11-21 19:57 ] Why do the call you shipwerckjoey & not ship-FIX-joey?
S Shipwreckjoey Member San Diego, CA Joined: Nov 29, 2002 Posts: 1794	S Shipwreckjoey Posted posted on Sat, Nov 22, 2003 1:02 PM I agree. I've fixed more than I've broken...now cars are a different story.
GT Geeky Tiki Member Las vegas Joined: Oct 15, 2002 Posts: 533	GT Geeky Tiki Posted posted on Sat, Nov 22, 2003 3:11 PM Female saliva works well on my rod iron. You can also try to borrow someone's Vermillion Pavillion and try dipping your rod iron in it. Sorry. Steel wool is the key, then you can even lightly oil it after to keep it fresh. Maybe a Dremmel with a wire brush would be fastest, never tried it, though.

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