bp clean up, hot water or cold?

by cr., Friday, March 18, 2016, 23:12 (3175 days ago)

I have always used hot water to clean up after black powder session. Not because hot water has better solvent capabilities but line of thinking is that it will evaporate quickly thus easier to get dry enough for oiling for storage.

I am an accumulator of cast iron skillets, kettles, pots of all kinds. Lye bath, molasses soak, electrolosis tank, elbow grease and multiple seasoning has turned many a five dollar crusty into a top notch user or semi valuable collector piece. Final rinse before first coat of season...same idea with hot water instead of cold. Hot water will evaporate quickly and be gone. Always get some flash rust that easily comes off with initial greasing.

Old time collector told me to use cold water and just towel off until dry and would not get flash rust. He was right. No flash rust.

If it works with a skillet... Gonna start using cold water for bp clean up.