Reseasoning panic #1. The rust removal gel wasn't a gel when I opened it. This wouldn't have been a problem if I'd found this out BEFORE I SCRUBBED clean the comal. And I didn't want to reseason it with the rust patches. But I couldn't just LEAVE it.
Found another de-rusting technique using water and vinegar, so the comal is soaking in that right now. Hopefully that will do the trick.
If not, I'll just reseason it with the patches and try again next year with de-rusting gel. And this time CHECK the gel before I start.
@dolari is it named after the river or is that just a coincidence?
@andyy - Comal is the word for "griddle" in Spanish. :)