[TheForge] removing stains on stainless steel and aluminum potsand pans

[Bruce Freeman]

No.  You're not even close.
Bruce

--- Ron Childers <munlaw2 at hcsmail.com> wrote:

> Bruce,
> Are u talking about hydrogen cyanide fumes or
> possible explosion?
> Ron C
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf
> Of Bruce Freeman
> Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 2:54 PM
> To: terry l. ridder; Sponsored by ABANA
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] removing stains on stainless
> steel and aluminum
> potsand pans
> 
> Terry,
> The black is carbon.  You don't want to use the only
> solvent I know that dissolves it.  (I won't even
> name
> it, lest some poor fool try).  Hot steel is a good
> solvent for carbon, so abrasion is the only fix for
> this.  OTOH, it's harmless.
> I'm not sure why Al would stain dark.  Best remedy
> for
> Al is to put it in the dishwasher with Cascade
> powder
> or an off-brand equivalent.  The abrasion and the
> alkali usually leave Al shiny.
> Bruce
> --- "terry l. ridder" <terrylr at blauedonau.com>
> wrote:
> 
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