# Recoating a Non-stick Pan **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 24, 2003, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recoating-a-non-stick-pan/157165 "2003-02-24T15:24:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![drmark2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@drmark2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drmark2000)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recoating-a-non-stick-pan/157165/1 "2003-02-24T15:24:28Z")
I have a 10" Calphalon frying pan. The aluminum the pan is made out of is fine, but the non-stick coating has worn down to the point it doesn’t funtion anymore. These pans are kind of expensive, and I’d rather not have to buy a new one. Is there some kind of service where I can get this pan recoated, or even perform the operation myself? Thanks!😕 ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recoating-a-non-stick-pan/157165/2 "2003-02-24T15:30:06Z")
My WAG is that the pan is expensive because of the coating, so re-coating it would be difficult to do yourself or cost about as much as a new pan. ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recoating-a-non-stick-pan/157165/3 "2003-02-24T15:38:36Z")
I have a Calphalon pan and it has not got a non-stick coating on it. But anyway I had a site bookmarked for IIRC, “the fryingpan man”. But it’s on a different computer and I’m not having much luck googling for “frying pan man”. Found it [http://www.frypanman.com/teflon\_recoating.html](http://www.frypanman.com/teflon_recoating.html) Looks like a 17" pan is $35 with lower prices for smaller sizes. They also can coat cookware that was NOT non-stick to start with. Hope this helps. ---
**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recoating-a-non-stick-pan/157165/4 "2003-02-24T15:39:01Z")
No, Calphalon is expensive because it’s made of really heavy aluminum, because it’s machined/engineered/whatever to have excellent heat distribution, and because they’ve got a famous name. All of their cookware is expensive, not just the nonstick stuff. I don’t know what kind of coating Calphalon uses, but I suspect that it’s not unique. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recoating-a-non-stick-pan/157165/5 "2003-02-24T15:39:01Z")
Ask the [frypan man](http://www.frypanman.com/intro.html)! I have no idea how good a job they do, but it’s $21 + shipping for a 10" pan. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recoating-a-non-stick-pan/157165/6 "2003-02-24T16:01:59Z")
Have you talked to Calphalon? I’m more of an All-Clad girl myself, but I know Calphalon competes with All-Clad, and All-Clad has a lifetime warranty on all their pans. Both me and my mother have had problems with All-Clad’s nonstick pans - they seem to stop working after 5-6 years - and All-Clad replaced 3 pans between the two of us for free. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recoating-a-non-stick-pan/157165/7 "2003-02-24T16:24:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Nametag \* > **No, Calphalon is expensive because it’s made of really heavy aluminum, because it’s machined/engineered/whatever to have excellent heat distribution, and because they’ve got a famous name.** I stand corrected. Sounds like getting it re-coated might be the way to go.