Start with the story
Tell us what the piece is, what you know about it, and what you hope to preserve. Four clear photographs help establish whether it is a good candidate.
Restoration service
Keep the history. Recover the iron.
Sentimental skillet, inherited Dutch oven, flea-market mystery, or collectible worth treating with restraint—we begin with what the piece is and what it means to you.
Every commission begins with photographs and a condition conversation. Approved local drop-off and pickup have no additional charge. Customers using mail service pay shipping both ways.
Local cast iron restoration in Virginia
Serving Farmville, Charlotte County, Prince Edward County, and surrounding Southside Virginia.
Approved local drop-off and pickup are available by appointment at no additional charge. We confirm the piece, scope, price, and handoff plan before providing the location. Customers outside the area may request an approved mail-in restoration and pay shipping both ways.
See the Virginia service-area guideAccessible restoration
Bring everyday iron back to the table.
You do not need a rare heirloom to ask about restoration. These are our current basic restoration prices, with condition and scope confirmed from photographs before work begins.
- Basic skillet · No. 3–No. 10
- $25
- Large skillet · No. 12 and above
- $35
- Dutch oven · body
- $35
- Lid · on its own
- $15
- Lid · added to a restoration
- $10
- Cornbread pan
- $30
- Tea kettle
- $35
Sizes refer to the skillet’s marked size number. Other sizes, mixed materials, and unusual condition are assessed individually. A Dutch oven body with an add-on lid is $45. Send photographs to confirm suitability, scope, and timing.
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Request a review
Send clear photographs and the piece’s history. The form is an inquiry, not acceptance of the property.
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Approve the service
Rundstrom confirms the piece, restoration service, price, timing, and local handoff or shipping plan before work begins.
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Check out securely
After approval, return here and use the matching Square checkout link for your restoration service.
Secure checkout
Pay through Square after your piece is approved.
Start with the photo request below. After Rundstrom confirms the piece and service, use the matching checkout link. Square securely processes the payment; Rundstrom does not receive your card number.
Local: approved drop-off and pickup have no additional charge.
Shipped pieces: the customer pays inbound and return shipping. Wait for written packing and shipping instructions before sending a piece.
The standard
No shortcuts that cost the piece its integrity.
The work is designed around preservation, accurate disclosure, and a result that can live another long life.
Non-destructive methods selected for the piece
Before, bare-iron, and after documentation
No hidden repairs or softened condition language
Stop-and-contact policy for unexpected damage
Markings, texture, and casting character preserved
Clear care guidance for the owner who receives it
How a commission moves
Assess before accepting
We look for cracks, severe thinning, previous power-tool work, hardware concerns, and anything that could change the goal or price.
Agree on scope
You receive a written scope, price, timing, and local handoff or shipping plan before work begins.
Document and restore
The piece is photographed, cleaned by an appropriate non-destructive method, inspected as bare iron, seasoned, and documented again.
Return with a record
You receive the restored piece, care guidance, and a concise record of what changed—and what the iron still honestly shows.
Start with photos
Show us what you have.
A complete first message helps us understand the casting, its visible condition, the outcome you want, and whether special handling is needed.
Top or cooking surface
Complete underside
Low side profile
Close-up of damage or markings
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Questions before the box
Restoration FAQ
See the standard in context
Understand the process before you entrust the piece.
Read the full restoration standard, follow real workshop records, or learn what pitting can—and cannot—mean for your cookware.