Originally Posted by
Grand Bois
It's not and nobody said it was.
I wouldn't use steel wool on it. Crumpled aluminum foil and WD-40 has worked for me. Some people use bronze wool.
This is also what I use and it works very well indeed.
Unless there's something I'm missing, everything in the photograph is surface crud only and will clean off entirely with a little elbow grease. I think your friend will be a little shocked at how well this combination works.
Oh, and I'd recommend brass wool over steel wool.