Stella's Social Club

[robhuncor]

Grease and flour the pan well. Mine was a little hard to get out of the pan.

We just finished a rhubarb pie I made that was to die for but we needed a jack hammer to get it out of the pan. Finally chiseled the last of it out yesterday and gave it to the chickens. The pie plate has been soaking for a day!

 

[drumstick diva]

Dawn Ultra Platinum "- Power Clean power of an overnight soak in 3 minutes." is really good stuff. I tried a sample size and ended up going back for the biggest one.
I wouldn't think 3 minutes will be enough but, when I go back (when I remember to) the gunk is loose and rinses right off. I consider it too good to waste on just messy dishes, I save it for the troublesome ones. Otherwise I discovered plain old Ajax works on everything else.

 

[robhuncor]

Dawn Ultra Platinum "- Power Clean power of an overnight soak in 3 minutes." is really good stuff. I tried a sample size and ended up going back for the biggest one.
I wouldn't think 3 minutes will be enough but, when I go back (when I remember to) the gunk is loose and rinses right off. I consider it too good to waste on just messy dishes, I save it for the troublesome ones. Otherwise I discovered plain old Ajax works on everything else.

Thanks Diva. I've been using plain old generic but Dawn probably works better.

 

[drumstick diva]

Have to laugh Rob, I have chiseled, so much crud from my baking exploits over the years,. my pans look like they went through the war or something. I finally dumped them and one by one got replacements and Dawn.

 

[1muttsfan]

For really bad caked-on gunk I use a little Oxi Clean with dish soap and hot water, soak for a half hour. Works for all kinds of dried up crud.

 

[The Sheriff]

Another exciting chapter in Mary's life, I never knew you lived in Taiwan. Now lets hear the rest of the story....

Ex in military. End of story.

 

[The Sheriff]

Hey there is life out there besides the two of us Diva!

I have been painting a bench since last night.

I bought it a couple of month's ago and it looked like this.



The seller hadn't properly prepared the surface and most of the paint came off. So, I sanded the heck out of it, then Michael pressure washed the rest of it for me. This was it last night.



Two coats of chalk paint, a lot more sanding, distressing, and 4 coats of wax and it looks like this!

 

[robhuncor]

Hey there is life out there besides the two of us Diva!

I have been painting a bench since last night.

I bought it a couple of month's ago and it looked like this.



The seller hadn't properly prepared the surface and most of the paint came off. So, I sanded the heck out of it, then Michael pressure washed the rest of it for me. This was it last night.



Two coats of chalk paint, a lot more sanding, distressing, and 4 coats of wax and it looks like this!

Great job!

 

[The Sheriff]

Thanks! I can't move my right arm from arm the sanding but I like the way it came out. It is my first such project and I was a little nervous. I overpaid for the bench originally and it looked like crap without much paint so I didn't have much to lose. I have another couple of things to work on but I won't start until I mend from this one. Too much bending over.

 

[The Sheriff]

I am going to make French Dip sandwiches for dinner and call it a day!