Reddit reviews 3M Paint and Rust Stripper Brush - 7771
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Cleans rusty surfaces and has a double-thick edge to strip quickerFeatures Scotch-Brite abrasive web that will not rust or splinterConforms to contours and leaves a smooth paintable surfaceFits all standard household drillsUse as a rotary disc (on face) or as a brush (on edge)
This thing: https://www.amazon.com/3M-Paint-Rust-Stripper-Brush/dp/B000BQT4UK/
I think this would suffice
Invest in a good sander and a paint eater
https://www.amazon.com/3M-Paint-Rust-Stripper-Brush/dp/B000BQT4UK/ref=pd_lpo_vtph_469_bs_lp_img_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=DNZWTQ39A3E22NJBSS9Z
This is pretty much it.
https://youtu.be/gGLV7fd0-fQ
Takes about 4 hours. For the flat part of the pan I highly recommend using the drill press instead of a handheld drill because it tends to wobble like crazy.
If you do this I highly recommend wearing a painters mask because otherwise your mouth will taste like iron.
You should be able to find a paint stripper disk in a hardware store, something like this:
https://www.amazon.com/3M-Paint-Rust-Stripper-Brush/dp/B000BQT4UK
Buy 2 because they slowly chip away and getting 1 lodge pan smooth takes up about 1.5 of them. You'll need an adapter to attach to the drill and when the adapter starts touching the pan that's when you want to switch the pads out.
The whole idea is to make the cast iron smooth. The smoother the better and trust me unless you do this (or smooth it out some other way) your lodge pan will never be "nonstick".