Quote Originally Posted by blairarnold View Post
I really appreciate every one's suggestions. I've kind of bumped my forehead and wonder why I hadn't thought of several of them though I would have never thought about the trick on the website.

I am going to ask another stupid question. I have cleaned cast iron by rubbing it with salt using a paper towell. It worked but the salt ate through the paper towells pretty quickly, and I'm not sure they would get all the rust off. What do you use to rub the salt against the rust?
Scotchbrite. You can find it at Lowes or Walmart with the paint & wood finishing supplies.