That was a very informative 4 min. Information like that gets overlooked bc it probably seems like basic knowledge to a seasoned prospector but to us greenhorns it's a valuable lesson. So please keep passing along stuff like this please.
@@xaj1543 Ha indeed it does! Rereading my comment, I hope it didn't come across that Chris was a greenhorn. I meant he was the seasoned prospector and I was the greenhorn lol.
Chris, Thanks for the great tips as always. This concept applies across many facets in life. Some experience marks not only makes things work, it ensures less can go wrong under those types of circumstance.
Hi Chris, Another good idea for seasoning a new pan is to use just driveway dirt/gravel, any material that has no gold and just dry shake the material in the pan. It does a MUCH better job than sandpaper, the fine sands and dirt really get into the apexes of the pan and riffles, roughs it up great.
That's brilliant news because now when I go out and find nothing i can say i was seasoning my pan. 😂 I used to tell people I've been washing rocks. Love your videos Chris 👍🏻⚒🏴
Thanks for that tidbit of information. Of cause I'll probably never own a new kit. As I inherited 2 sizes of classifier & 2 flat bottom aluminium pans, that I haven't used yet. Maybe before I get to old (63:7 years at the moment)
Wish I saw this befor I went out lol thought I was doing it wrong could see the gold but couldn’t get the gold to stay to at the top thanks heaps for the advice love watching your Channel
Yup so true blue I did mine on the river with the gravels and sand Worked well first go So that’s just another way ay House looks great too Chris congratulations on your first home mate Cheers 🍻 CrouchOz
Hey Chris thanks for the tip when it comes to seasoning your pan! I have a ? If you see this. I’m finding micro gold but I can’t seem to find quantity. I usually find 1-3 specs at a time. What can I do to find a better quantity?
I am thinking that a small hand held sand blaster like the on that I bought from Harbor Freight here in the states for $20 might work better. It works well on small jobs for rust and loose paint.
yeah my brother didn't know to do this and lost so much gold that i went back and collected for him with my old one. well that become a dog chew toy now i gotta season my new pan lol
I think Dan Hurd said to wash the pan well with detergent to get rid of the stuff they use to stop it sticking to the mold as well. can't be sure, it was a few years ago.
Had to rewatch the episode. I got distracted by the nekkid lady in the painting. Now, let's see here... Okay, new pan is hydrophobic, and that's bad because gold is also something something... Where was I again?
Thanks Mr Vogus. You have a small typo in your description, loose should be lose. I will delete this comment when you change it so as a priest once said to me when I was 9 years old "no-one will ever know". Complex PTSD and an idiot at times but I do mean well.
Hey mate sorry to ask this question because I think you've cleared this up before but is the PATRION account for paying viewers only? I'm not an actual Patrion but have been able to join the channel. Is this a red flag 🚩 or am I getting special treatment 🤣👍🏻⚒🏴
Nooooo!!!!! Not the sand paper!!!! Just put a handful of sand in the pan and rub it around with your hand! Handful of sand ----> it's in your pan ----> now use your hand You will successfully season all of the nooks and crannies with beautifully random micro scratches.
Think for a moment and use your brain… Metal pans work fine and stay smooth… Miners oiled their pans regularly to keep them from rusting… Perfectly smooth plastic is way more grippy than metal… The first pan you process is going to sand your pan for you. What you are advocating is a total and complete waste of time and energy… No one puts mostly refined material into a brand new plastic pan… So your demonstration is bogus. You may as well be telling people to sand thier brand new car tires before they drive on them for the first time… It’s just stupid.
Great way to illustrate how to season a pan Chris Well done.
Hope it helps the new comers
Picked up a new pan last Saturday. I'll do it with my brillo pad and river sand when I go. Thanks for the reminder.
That was a very informative 4 min. Information like that gets overlooked bc it probably seems like basic knowledge to a seasoned prospector but to us greenhorns it's a valuable lesson. So please keep passing along stuff like this please.
Fit_PharmD
Ah, a seasoned prospector.
Does that mean you have to
sand down the prospector
as well as his pan. 😆
@@xaj1543 Ha indeed it does! Rereading my comment, I hope it didn't come across that Chris was a greenhorn. I meant he was the seasoned prospector and I was the greenhorn lol.
Oh boy always appreciate your videos it's a breath of fresh air
Very awesome awareness right here. Thank you for putting this together so well and sharing it with us!
This is such valuable information 💰. Thank you for all you do for everyone that enjoys panning.
Chris,
Thanks for the great tips as always. This concept applies across many facets in life. Some experience marks not only makes things work, it ensures less can go wrong under those types of circumstance.
Nice little tutorial Chris. very informative.
Hi Chris, Another good idea for seasoning a new pan is to use just driveway dirt/gravel, any material that has no gold and just dry shake the material in the pan. It does a MUCH better job than sandpaper, the fine sands and dirt really get into the apexes of the pan and riffles, roughs it up great.
It makes sense indeed thanks
Thanks Mate, I've just bought a new pan. Perfect timing 👍
Thank you so much .I'm new to this hobby and boy I've been struggling.this was so much help ...
XXX the quest continues again. Good illustration, I will pass it on to some newbies I know!
Thanks man, have a wonderful day!
YesSiRr!! Very interesting and very informative Mate. Thankz for sharing.
That's brilliant news because now when I go out and find nothing i can say i was seasoning my pan. 😂 I used to tell people I've been washing rocks. Love your videos Chris 👍🏻⚒🏴
I normally use sage and paprika to season my new pans! Lol thanks for the video! Great info video for those new to prospecting!
I'm partial to garlic and cumin at the moment :P
@@debhester8665 lol
great work fam. keep on having fun. GOLD SQUAD OUT!!!
Would never have thought of this as a way of losing gold. Thank you for the tip!
Never thought of using sand paper I've always taken the new pan out to the creek and used the material and sand out there to do the same job.
Salt and pepper🤣 Thanks for sharing Chris⛏🏴
Ive broken like 3 garrett pans and each time i had to buy another non seasoned pan took forever to season them naturally thanks for the tips
Thanks, I wish I had know that when we tryed panning for the first time last year.
Thanks for the information, I would have never know this.
mate.. ur a legend. sincerely a new prospector that was a day off making the same mistake, off to scratching i go
I had no idea. Thanks for the tip
Maaaaybe this isn't the most important vid you'll ever do ... maybe, but it's at least in the top two - ish and some might still argue for NUMBER 1!
Nice information, thank you! I bought the very same kit recently (didn't use it yet).
Thanks for that tidbit of information.
Of cause I'll probably never own a new kit. As I inherited 2 sizes of classifier & 2 flat bottom aluminium pans, that I haven't used yet.
Maybe before I get to old (63:7 years at the moment)
Awesome tip mate, thanks for the video as always 🤓
I generally put new pans in the lathe and hit it with 100 grit. Have to hand sand the riffles but it works.
Thanks for that Chris
Just given the missus something to do tomorrow 👍🏻
awesome information - thanks heaps
nice information thank you for sharing ❤️
Thank you for sharing Chris. Cheers
Nice painting!
Wish I saw this befor I went out lol thought I was doing it wrong could see the gold but couldn’t get the gold to stay to at the top thanks heaps for the advice love watching your Channel
You can just rub sand around it too in the field if you forget.
thanks for doing this video i just got a pan and didn't know this
I might mix a small amount of cement or plaster in my new pan. Cheers mate.
Good tip!
A steel sponge or steel wool is also great for seasoning the pan.
Thanks for this. Just bought this kit had a go and was thinking why is this so hard 🤣👍🏽
I think a bit of Tarragon would improve the overall taste
Wet sanding with soapy water gets out the mold release too.
This is very interesting. Thanks for the tip. :)
What about media or sandblasting that bad boy? Just got my MineLab set and will def be doing this! Thanks! CHEERS!!!
another great tip for sure thank Q
Good one
I missed the part about a drop of dish washing detergent to remove the oils from the manufacturing. 👀🤔🤠⛏🌵
These pans don't have that.
So glad you put this video out bc my new pans are gonna be here in the next day or two and I got paydirt to pan and I did not know this Thanks Chris
Yup so true blue
I did mine on the river with the gravels and sand
Worked well first go
So that’s just another way ay
House looks great too Chris congratulations on your first home mate
Cheers 🍻
CrouchOz
Sand paper works way better than dirt! Huge kitchen....perfect acoustics 👉!
Do you have bowls in your kitchen cupboard or just pans?
Just pans. I'm a professional.
Hey Chris thanks for the tip when it comes to seasoning your pan! I have a ? If you see this. I’m finding micro gold but I can’t seem to find quantity. I usually find 1-3 specs at a time. What can I do to find a better quantity?
Keep looking man. Test everything. Up high, down deep. Stuff that looks wrong. Etc.
Its a matter of eliminating where it isn't.
I’m surprised that the manufacturers didn’t make them this way so we can just unbox and use straight away
Part of the fun doing it yourself.
Where to buy the sand paper can i link the same one u used and I can’t find it in barnnings
I am thinking that a small hand held sand blaster like the on that I bought from Harbor Freight here in the states for $20 might work better. It works well on small jobs for rust and loose paint.
Haha, I was thinking the whole time hat a little sand blaster would be great 👍
Great tip Chris but why don't they make that pan like that to start with 👍🍻
That's interesting 🤔 so what happens with a new metal pan ?
You put it in fire. I've got a few videos on that
@@VoGusProspecting going to go watch now
yeah my brother didn't know to do this and lost so much gold that i went back and collected for him with my old one. well that become a dog chew toy now i gotta season my new pan lol
At least the dog is showing interest.
Would pumice work
I think Dan Hurd said to wash the pan well with detergent to get rid of the stuff they use to stop it sticking to the mold as well. can't be sure, it was a few years ago.
10-4. Dog and Pan have been scratched.
I think it's the mold release that is water repellant. Probably you can also remove it with Ammonia or soap and a scrubbing pad.
Had to rewatch the episode. I got distracted by the nekkid lady in the painting. Now, let's see here... Okay, new pan is hydrophobic, and that's bad because gold is also something something... Where was I again?
Was Chris even in that video?
Got the same pans lol
I just filled mine with dry sand and rubbed it in no need for sandpaper
The question is ....why dont the pans come come like this when you buy them???
Thanks Mr Vogus. You have a small typo in your description, loose should be lose. I will delete this comment when you change it so as a priest once said to me when I was 9 years old "no-one will ever know". Complex PTSD and an idiot at times but I do mean well.
A few handfuls of dry sand out in the scrub will do the same. Don't panic folk
Hey mate sorry to ask this question because I think you've cleared this up before but is the PATRION account for paying viewers only? I'm not an actual Patrion but have been able to join the channel. Is this a red flag 🚩 or am I getting special treatment 🤣👍🏻⚒🏴
For a long seasoning why not play your pan some Vivaldi
So if you have a Shiny Bowl you will Loss Your Gold , But if you skuff the Bowl you will Keep the Gold , Got it :) . SKK .
What, you don't season plastic pans by throwing them in a campfire? That takes all the fun out of it. Lol
Nooooo!!!!! Not the sand paper!!!! Just put a handful of sand in the pan and rub it around with your hand!
Handful of sand ----> it's in your pan ----> now use your hand
You will successfully season all of the nooks and crannies with beautifully random micro scratches.
Whoohoo
D0 enjoy all your videos.You walk the walk and you talk the talk,miners do you know?
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Think for a moment and use your brain… Metal pans work fine and stay smooth… Miners oiled their pans regularly to keep them from rusting… Perfectly smooth plastic is way more grippy than metal… The first pan you process is going to sand your pan for you. What you are advocating is a total and complete waste of time and energy… No one puts mostly refined material into a brand new plastic pan… So your demonstration is bogus. You may as well be telling people to sand thier brand new car tires before they drive on them for the first time… It’s just stupid.