I used to use plain cooking oil but was told it will turn rancid, although I never noticed that. What do you use.
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What do you use to rustproof your wood stove in the off season?
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I had the same problem. I haven't found anything that really works. I tried cooking oil that I didn't care for, it seems like it turns funky and a little sticky . I still haven't found anything that I can put on that will work.
Now at the beginning of the season I try to check everything out and make sure everything works. The stove I try to give it a good burning to burn any debris off. I'm not sure if that's right or not but that's what I do.
Now at the beginning of the season I try to check everything out and make sure everything works. The stove I try to give it a good burning to burn any debris off. I'm not sure if that's right or not but that's what I do.
How about putting it in a big plastic bag with some silica gel packets?
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Why not rub the entire stove with oil and then burn it in very hot?
Like you do with iron pans?
I have prepared my tent stove in this way and it works really well.
Of course, the stove should then be stored in a dry place when not in use.
Like you do with iron pans?
I have prepared my tent stove in this way and it works really well.
Of course, the stove should then be stored in a dry place when not in use.
Light wipedown with WD-40. I go over it with a torch and give it a burn-in before the first trip. My stove is stainless though, not sure how it would work with mild steel.
Yes, stainless will still rust, especially when heated.
Yes, stainless will still rust, especially when heated.
My mother used Stove Black aka Stove Polish on the stove at our cabin, this was for a cast iron stove. She is not around to do this anymore and it's probably been more than 25 years since it was last applied. Some surface rust can now been seen on the top but I'm quite sure the cast iron will still be intact 25 years from now even if I never redo the Stove Black.
If you do a Google search for Stove Black you will lots of links including videos.
The stove I refer to above is a cook stove from the mid-1960's which has some components (oven) which are plain thick sheet metal, the metal that encases the oven has rusted badly and now has holes. The actual firebox is lined with cast iron and is still very solid.
If you do a Google search for Stove Black you will lots of links including videos.
The stove I refer to above is a cook stove from the mid-1960's which has some components (oven) which are plain thick sheet metal, the metal that encases the oven has rusted badly and now has holes. The actual firebox is lined with cast iron and is still very solid.
I cheat, it's all stainless
Thanks for the ideas, I’ll just stick with plain old cooking oil.
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Sorry to be late (and have no experience with a hot tenting stove) but, if you're worried about it turning rancid, would smearing the stove with a light coating of Crisco work? Seems like it takes me a couple of years to go through a whole tub at home & it ages well.
Maybe get it warmed up a little & rub beeswax onto it?
Maybe get it warmed up a little & rub beeswax onto it?
I painted mine with high temp automotive manifold paint inside and out several years ago, it's made with crcq raw steel and over the last 5 years the only thing that's rusted is the unpainted false floor. Every fall I haul it out, touch up any missing paint from bumps and bangs and do a slow burn in with charcoal to cure the paint- a $15 spray can is plenty to do touch-ups for years. I use the same on my pipes (cheap galvanized ducting with the coating burned off) and I finally had to replace a couple of elbows last year, not from rust but from getting crushed.
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