Thread Number: 73448
/ Tag: Ranges, Stoves, Ovens
Removing rust from solid element units |
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Post# 969864 , Reply# 1   11/25/2017 at 12:50 (2,314 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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There is a special product for cleaning and restoring solid burners called Collo Electrol. I have never used it, but I remember something similar was being used on our solid burners sometime in the 80's. I found the product on Amazon.
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Post# 969989 , Reply# 2   11/25/2017 at 21:52 (2,314 days old) by jamiel (Detroit, Michigan and Palm Springs, CA)   |   | |
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Yes, that's the stuff. I had a GE cooktop with those elements in Atlanta...the polish is approximately like black shoe polish that you apply then burn onto the element. The stuff is essentially Vaseline and graphite. Get rid of all the rust with steel wool then treat with this product to return the finish.
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Post# 970006 , Reply# 3   11/25/2017 at 23:43 (2,314 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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When my parents were growing up with cast iron stoves, the stuff was called stove black. |
Post# 970040 , Reply# 4   11/26/2017 at 07:16 (2,314 days old) by mrboilwash (Munich,Germany)   |   | |
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Solid elements have been around forever in Germany. Guess the reason for that could have been a very early Siemens or AEG patent. We`ve also had open coils in ceramic at the beginning of electrification but they were rare and I`ve never seen one.
The Calrod type simply never existed here. Compared to Calrod coils they are easy to clean, distribute heat more evenly and I think they are more efficient as long as the bottom of cookware is 100% level. Huge disadvantage is they respond very slowly, but after a learning curve you should be fine. If something starts to boil over because you haven`t turned the heat down in advance simply shift the pot a little bit away from the burner. As a German I`ve probably seen thousands of solid burners and trust me there is no need to keep them black. Most people just scrub them with a green Scotchbrite sponge or with an abbrasive cleanser so they get more of a grey color instead of the original black in no time. Products to keep them black exist but are very hard to find because there seems to be next to no demand for these. This post was last edited 11/26/2017 at 07:35 |
Post# 970051 , Reply# 5   11/26/2017 at 08:30 (2,314 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 970717 , Reply# 9   11/29/2017 at 23:11 (2,310 days old) by funktionalart (Rison, AR)   |   | |
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Apply a LIGHT coating of plain vegetable oil with a cloth. Just enough to give a mild gloss to the burners. Turn on full heat and wait for a small amount of smoke to give off, then turn back off. Cleaning rust can be done as others have mentioned above.
I've got these solid elements on my 1988 year JennAir and am one of the few who LOVES these (but then again, I'm Austrian and am used to cooking on these things). Not really worth to bother with blacking products, honestly |