York Olympic Weights Restoration - How to Remove Rust and Retain Original Paint

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[benzmane]

I'm gettin' a hankerin' to do some restorations from watching these vids

[scooobyj]

That’s an awesome set of plates. I know weight is weight but it would be fun to lift with that set.

[normanrichardson]

Thank you Rob and those who taught you this process, I followed your method except substituting citric acid for oxalic acid. The plates came up a treat. Nice old school look about them. Also I coated mine with a paraffin paste made from paraffin wax and paraffin oil in place of 3 in 1.

[craigsifers]

Great job man, you've got a lot more patience than I do. I find myself going to the wire wheel early and often. You said you plan on keeping a few in your collection, will you sell the others or use as trade bait?

[MrPanthers]

Theres a saying in medicine. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of treatment. Seems better to prevent rust, bc im too lazy to do all that.

[jasonskeel]

I believe you could scrum as hard as you want with a brass brush since it is a softer material than the plates. What about a citric acid bath?

[J.Garner]

Did you ever get the build up off of these plates?

[luigiprovencher]

Vinegar works better I think but the stuff that I have isn't that old or at least not in as bad of condition.

[ARIOS]

I’ve got some vintage weights, What should I do with the water waste I’m in a city? Thanks for the great video

[rjerez]

What’s a fair price to pay per lb for an unrestored set like this do you think?

[HerrCents]

If all the paint was stripped and you clear coat, would it take value away? I have milled weights and in the future want to play with them.

[TherapeuticTactics]

Can oxalic acid be used on a zinc oxide barbell?

[donchai]

i just spent 3 days sanding and scrubbing and soaking, to just relized i sprayed rust reformer on my plates instead of regular rustoleum paint. what should i do now. i just relized rust reformer is not a finiish coat and should not be sprayed onto clean bare metal. plssss someone helpl .

[miker]

Wouldn’t it be easier to put the plates in first then the water?? Sorry if this is dumb question 😊😅

[jamesb]

Isn’t oxalic acid more corrosive than vinegar?

[tinMan]

My guy filmed in the basement they recorded Silence of the Lambs in. Dude, turn on a light!

[DesignBuildLift]

I know why you never show your face… because your voice sounds like a professional Voiceover Actor !

[ghffrsfygdhfjkjiysdz]

After soaking metal in acid you should bake it within 12 hours to avoid causing hydrogen embitterment. After 12 hours mon-atomic hydrogen will bond into di-atomic hydrogen and won't leave by baking. Not a big deal for plates, unless you drop them on hard floor during use, but baking metal after acid etch is a good habit, must have for high strength components.

[michaelderenne]

I'm all for doing a good job but this guy's pickiness drives me nuts