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Most People Sand Their Cast Iron Wrong (Here's Why)

What to study

Curiosity Gap

  • If you've restored cast iron, you've probably grabbed a sanding disc like this.
  • Never Use This says it's the wrong choice, and Noah's disgusted face agrees.
  • Yet the pan beside it looks shiny and clean, so what's wrong, and what should you use?
How the packaging works
Title

'Most People' includes the viewer without accusing them directly, and '(Here's Why)' promises a reason, not just a rule, which careful restorers want.

Thumbnail

The red disc against Noah's blue plaid shirt pops at feed size, and the silver pan beside it looks like a good result, which makes the warning more puzzling.

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The transferable lesson

Warn against a tool whose result looks fine.

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