4 hours ago, Smithy said:@pastryani, you may find this topic useful: Cast iron: seasoning, care and restoration
Go to page 7 of the thread and scroll down to the post by Hassouni. It is the method I use. I have 3 pans waiting now, but they need to wait until after the early December destination wedding on the other coast from where we live. I made the mistake, ONCE, of burning off the old seasoning and crud, then setting the pan aside for a month or so, Never again.