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Vent: the guy at the flea market in Tulsa sold me a 'fully restored' skillet that was painted black
Stopped at a booth near the fairgrounds last Saturday and this older fella had a stack of cast iron with a shiny black finish, swore up and down it was stripped and reseasoned. Got it home, hit it with hot water and a scraper, and a whole layer of black paint started peeling off in sheets. Took me 3 hours with oven cleaner and a wire brush to get it back to bare iron, then 4 rounds of flax oil at 450 for an hour each to get a real season going. Now it cooks eggs clean and the surface is glassy, better than anything I have bought new. Lesson for me is to always smell the pan before buying, paint has that sharp chemical smell a seasoned pan never does. Has anyone else run into painted pans at flea markets, and did you bother trying to save it or just walk away?
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