Quote Originally Posted by pat mccarthy View Post
thats neat .not sure if i would paint the insides .i would worry about getting good hook up on the paint and in time have it fall out in your product .i would think in you just painted the out side and blast it to get rust off .i think you could just coat the in side with a food grade oil in it ?
I agree with Pat, anything you put on the inside is going to fail over time and contaminate your apples. I would do an abrasive blast to clean everything, then coat all of the internals with something like olive oil or vegatable oil. I'm not sure that you're going to find a coating that will stand up to the wear on the external gears - that's why they were left unfinished originally. Clean them good, and oil them up with something you're willing to eat.