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Cleaning cast iron on my Ridgid R4512

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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
Hi all,

I have been watching videos regarding cleaning the cast iron top. Seems a lot of people use WD40 and a scotch-brite pad. I got some wood glue on my top and the WD40 does not seem to want to do the job.

Are there any other suggestions on how I can get wood glue off of the cast iron?
 
#7 ·
I think a razor blade or a sharp scraper would get the glue off. Is it a few drips of dried glue or did you have some sort of accident where a large quantity of glue is dried to the top? Is it regular wood glue or some sort of poly, epoxy, or construction adhesive?

Once you get the glue off, you can clean up the surface with some 600 or 400 grit wet/dry sandpaper (you could use WD-40 to lube it or do it dry), then clean with a clean rag/towel and follow-up with some paste wax (Renaissance works very well) to keep it from rusting and make the surface slick.
 
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