Dutch Oven Restoration

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Wild Thing

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Jan 2, 2009
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Torquay, Devon
Hi all.

I have been given a Dutch Oven that was left outside and has gone rusty.

I want to clean it up and repair a leg that has come off.

What is the best way to clean it and restore the inside and outside so I can cook in it again.

Thanks in advance for any advice given.

Regards

Phill. :cool:
 

santaman2000

M.A.B (Mad About Bushcraft)
Jan 15, 2011
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Cleaning the rust is the easy bit. Just scrub it off and reseason the DO. As to repairing the leg, that might be a bit trickier. You could try welding it back, but even if your successful the weld will affect how evenly the heat's distributed when cooking. I think if it were me, I'd remove the other legs as well and grind/sand them down to make the DO a flat bottomed one and use it accordingly.
 

Johnnyboy1971

Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Dec 24, 2010
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I have removed to legs on one of mine after knocking one off in the car.
I used a cutting disc on the grinder nice and slowly and kept it close to the base to ease flattening with a grinding disc.
 

flexo

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Dec 3, 2010
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to weld cast iron it good to use steel welding rods on a warmed up oven,
you can also have a go on a fire with a oiled Dutch oven to get rid of rust on the outside and have a nice patina on it for the price of a good camp fire!
don't know how old this post is! sorry to excave it!
 

Monikieman

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Jun 17, 2013
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If its manky with carbon deposits a cycle in an oven with self cleaning/pyro will return it to as new. Shouldn't present and problems with warping as in fire.

A 50/50 vinegar and water bath I think is recommended for rust. Maybe even the hot citric acid as used on the Car Boot Tools thread but I've never used that before.
 

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