![Vintage cast iron stripped to bare metal is a dark gray. Newer cast will be bright silver. Vintage quickly becomes classic black. New cast will first season bronze. See vintage One Notch Vintage cast iron stripped to bare metal is a dark gray. Newer cast will be bright silver. Vintage quickly becomes classic black. New cast will first season bronze. See vintage One Notch](https://i.redd.it/dnhc0haffyx41.jpg)
Vintage cast iron stripped to bare metal is a dark gray. Newer cast will be bright silver. Vintage quickly becomes classic black. New cast will first season bronze. See vintage One Notch
![New to using cast iron, is this bad? The black of the cast iron is chipping off into my food. : r/castiron New to using cast iron, is this bad? The black of the cast iron is chipping off into my food. : r/castiron](https://i.redd.it/ox71vhfwyiv81.jpg)
New to using cast iron, is this bad? The black of the cast iron is chipping off into my food. : r/castiron
![Cleaning my cast iron. Dry it off with paper towel and it turns black while my pan turns grey? : r/castiron Cleaning my cast iron. Dry it off with paper towel and it turns black while my pan turns grey? : r/castiron](https://preview.redd.it/0q7r1o7tn9az.jpg?auto=webp&s=13b351de9e6eb478bf64b1c7ca90586c6778604f)
Cleaning my cast iron. Dry it off with paper towel and it turns black while my pan turns grey? : r/castiron
![Constant black smudges: this is my second time stripping this cast iron. I have done 2 lye baths, soaked it in vinegar and scrubbed but I keep getting this black residue. It Constant black smudges: this is my second time stripping this cast iron. I have done 2 lye baths, soaked it in vinegar and scrubbed but I keep getting this black residue. It](https://preview.redd.it/mwbywt39cwj71.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=24e465081c50d46170a4993a7b1cce8446ebfd80)
Constant black smudges: this is my second time stripping this cast iron. I have done 2 lye baths, soaked it in vinegar and scrubbed but I keep getting this black residue. It
![Help Reddit! I feel like my pan is a disaster and i don't know what to do anymore. I tried to dry it by heating it on the stove. I thought it Help Reddit! I feel like my pan is a disaster and i don't know what to do anymore. I tried to dry it by heating it on the stove. I thought it](https://preview.redd.it/og39bj8229q81.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=4eaae85c3568db539cfd3499c66907880255d245)