GRIDDLE COVER POLISHING

**jim s** · March 25th, 2006, 04:05 PM

i have a 1952 pastel blue 90-c.the griddle cover is aluminum.is there something or some way to polish it without ruining it.thanks jim

**BlueBeetle** · March 25th, 2006, 08:24 PM

I was at Harbour Freight in Shawnee, KS just today, and bought the $10 angle grinder to work on my various projects. (amazing how many other things you pick up when you're there)

**Joe Pieweed** · March 27th, 2006, 03:41 AM

Man, that is one seriously blackened griddle. You are usin' that sucka...

I respect your desire for a blasting cabinet. Many uses for many parts of Chambers and other devices.

But, $4.95 buys a can of Easy Off low fume. Spray it on, throw it in a plastic bag over night, the grunge should come off easy with a 3M green scrubber thingamadoodle, or a stiff brush.

But I gotta admit, I would love to have a blasting cabinet.

Joe

**berlyn** · March 27th, 2006, 01:46 PM

Fat futures,
That's one nasty griddle. I will admit back when we were cleaning Big Bertha up I did use, Easy Off to get rid of the black burnt on gunk.I sprayed it on and let it sit in the sun all day long and the black stuff did come off. However, it can ruin aluminum. I use Cameo or Barkeepers Friend with lots of elbow grease and SOS pads. Another product I use for spot treating is Dawn Power Disolver.
Roll your sleeves up and start scrubbing!!
Berlyn

**ha_asfan** · March 27th, 2006, 03:19 PM

ok now, berlyn from texas says bake it in the sun and joe from chicago says let is sit in a plastic bag....is this a mason dixon line or a continental divide disticntion ? i'm thinking about putting my griddle in a bag in the sun....

**lowracer** · March 27th, 2006, 03:52 PM

My broiler pan looked like that in places. I used steel wool and cameo, then used a fine wire brush in the drill for the tight spots that the steel wool wouldn't reach. I went over the wire brush areas with steel wool afterwards to smooth 'em back out. Fine (400 up to 1000) grit sandpaper would do the smoothing-out trick too, I'm sure.

**ha_asfan** · March 27th, 2006, 08:16 PM

obviously, i have too much time on my hands and spent a bit of it today using 0004 steel wool and elbow grease [for me it's difficult, had a broken elbow, four pieces and now have screws, plates and wires] but wow, that griddle is amazingly shiny, brilliant is what i would call it ! never forget the virtues of steelwool !

**fatfutures** · March 27th, 2006, 08:50 PM

The blasting worked WONDERS! Now all I need is some 1000 grit sandpaper or steel wool to polish it up! The blasting cabinet was also quite spiffy for cleaning the hardcore funk off the burner brackets!

As soon as I get it polished I'll post pics!