How To Remove Rust From Your Armour With Only $3
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- Опубліковано 10 кві 2019
- Did you forget to oil your armour? Did you leave it in a humid place? Is it covered in rust? You probably already have all you need in your home. Did you use a rust converter and it only made it worse? This video is all you need. Quick, useful, no bs.
Armour Maintenance tutorial.
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"You're gonna have to do a lot of rubbing"
Metatron out of context
well that made me remember this meme ua-cam.com/video/ZUJJdeByJa0/v-deo.html
lol i scrolled down just to confirm that it was posted.
Remember the oil to avoid chafing ;)
"You might need to move into a mechanical means of rubbing such as for example a polishing pad mounted on a drill."
- Metatron 2019
Unless you have a pretty interesting imagination it's vague.
Can you imagine two people on a quiz show being asked "what would you do with salt and vinegar?"
Person 1: Fish and chips
Person 2: remove the rust from my armour
@Red Eagle
Armor - American spelling
Armour - British spelling
That was kind of rude my guy.
Person 3 (me):
Um yeah both of those
@@CT-2913 pretty sure he's being ironic.
@Red Eagle agree I don't get silent letters in words
@Red Eagle But real English was made in Britain and its the proper way of writing. The Americans tried to simplify the spelling but failed miserably.
thank you for getting straight to the point. I wish I've found this tutorial 2200 years ago
i wish i knew these tricks back then during the crusades
ahh good old times
Can we assume whoever did this to your armour is crucified somewhere on the road to Rome?
TheAegisClaw which one as the saying is “all streets bring to Rome”
Rodolfo Ali lead
Akxiva thanks English is not my main language as you can guess from my name
@@theArab__ Also the proper idiom says _roads._ Believe me, idiomatic language can be a problem even for native speakers.
Stephan Brun shit! That’s right! Didn’t even notice that error,thank you for your help (I’m currently studying English)
Friend: Rusts and spoils Metatron's armour
Metatron: Makes a useful and informative video about it
Some people are just born awesome
He say nothing about the healt condition of the perpetrator..... ;-)
@@M.M.83-U A lot of accidents happen in Sicily.
When life gives you lemons, make citric acid.
A lot of rubbing you say.
Won't be a problem for 99% of us.
Hello Metatron. This is a Noble One speaking.
Noble Six is superior
Man that's a potential friendship-ender if ever there was one.
Thumbs up for getting straight to the point.
This is a gold mine. Thanks for this useful information and keep it up, my friend.
Not only did this channel start this.....VERY EXPENSIVE hobby. But it also saved it! Thank you!
I tried this, but all three bills were hopelessly tattered long before I got all the rust off.
ah yes, i really needed to fix my armory, it will be smelling like a salad after
Bless you Metatron I've been a Noble One for years and only found this video in my hour of need. I'm a LARPer who neglected his bracers. Worked like a charm.
thats important thing, it applies not only for armor.
Thats true. The only sad part is that for automobiles is that they basically get sandblasted by the road while moving on it(long term).
So the automobiles need proper layers of coating that is scratch resistant.
I feel you must show your friend the Via Appia, it seems like a proper punishment for his crime.
Damnatio ad plumbum.
Ballistol kept my sword collection, which I'm in the process of cleaning (gathered enough dust to plant something on the scabbards), *absolutely rust free for FOUR years,* I was terrorized by the thought of unsheathing some of my favorite swords and finding black or reddish rust spots... but nope! I'm atonished.
Even then, there was one pommel, one darn pommel, with a 2mm diameter rust dot, which I'll promptly remove following this vid, which I watched for the first time 3 years ago, and fortunately remembered it was Metatron's, so found it super quick. Thanks for the video, fratello, have a great day!
Thanks Metatron, a week ago I received my lorica from fabrica cacti, and I was worried since there are months left for the re-enactment season, I realized that there where I touched it when it was released it began to rust, I bought ballistol and it is protected now!
Ketchup works great aswell, just apply and scrub. Works great on old roman coins aswell. Sensitive areas use a toothbrush
Nice job of explaining and getting to the point. I found it very useful
Worked, thanks!
Honestly the rust converter armour looks pretty cool.
Thanks, straight to the point. I love it!
This is really neat. I'm going to try this on some tools that were left out...
This video was very helpful. Thank you.😊
I use stainless steel pot scrubber and oil to remove rust from blued steel. It has minimal amount of damage to the adjacent blue.
Thank you, Metatron. Now I can go to war without worry.
metatron must be angry at the man that left his armor this way
Rust converters are great for keeping rust from rotting metal, but often one wants things as they were before, so it is still key knowledge to know how to deal with rust without it imho. Great video as always. And besides all that; the world needs more Rome reenactors. Gloria Romae!!!
Thanks for the hint, mate, it was very useful. =)
Thanks so much!!!
Think about it. Adventurers can wear plate armor and say in the story they carry salted viniger with them to deal with rust (also a mantle can help to). Plus one can get used to wearing his/her plate while traveling and not feel fatigue.
case in point for Clear Coat spray paint
WD-40 is not a good oil for preserving, it is for cleaning. Ballistol (or any kind of oil for guns, get the one with smell you prefer) is by far a better oil for preservation.
Or you can use plain old silicone oil or other machine oil. Some do not even smell. You can also wax the thing though that will look different.
If you're going for 100% historical accuracy, highly filtered, boiled and cooled olive oil. *Never* use virgin olive oil or other virgin oil unless you actually want rust! And do not boil it in oil unless you want it black.
Personally I have found that olive oil and other cooking oils provide good protection for your armor although must be applied much more often
I might also recommend using some baking soda with water as a rinse. It's the acidity of the vinegar that both removes rust and causes flash rusting. The baking soda will neutralize any vinegar residue that might remain. For the tougher rust, you can use apple cider vinegar. It's a bit more acidic than the white vinegar.
Great technique...
Late to the commentary but came back for a revisit. White vinegar was known as far back as ancient Babylon, if I recall correctly, afterwards if I am also correct an alternative to using oil would be to use mustard, which was exported from Egypt, to coat the iron which creates a Blue oxidation that prohibits the corrosive red rust. Read plenty of sources about armor polished to a blueish sheen, this might be the source.
I wonder if this was what Cloud Strife used at the end of Advent Children to remove rust from the Buster Sword sitting outside Midgar at Zack Fair's grave site. After all the Buster Sword now has no more rust! All polished up and safely resting inside Aerith's church. I suspect Cloud got his polishing metal advice from our esteemed Metatron! :D
Thanks for the great video Raphael! Embrace your Dreams and Protect your Honor! As SOLDIER!
Super fine sand paper with light machine oil works for me!
I don't know if they are available near you- but "Brillo" pads work exceptionally well. Whatever the blue/pink powder they have on them tears through rust amazingly- far better than just a steel wool pad. I used to use them to clean bicycle chains of rust. Just need a little water.
I've had good results with them cleaning swords. Just a few drops of gun oil and a little scrubbing.
Thank you. Now I know that if ever need to fix some kind of armour this channel exists
Informative and to the point. Liked this video. Are you ok with the leather fasteners looking in its current condition or are you thinking of restoring it?
interesting fact about modern re-enactment armour, it's made of purer steel than roman armour, and therefore rusts more easily. originally the roman armour was made from wrought iron, which has more silica and other impurities, which formed a protective layer against oxidation. additionally, it seems like some armour was blackened for extra protection.
Thanks you im going to try it my armor it got rust..so Thanks for the help A lot of Rubbing I have to do and straight to the point I like that.
How easy is it for armor to rust? If soldiers march for several hours in a day, is their armor rusting as they walk? Or is their armor oiled while they're wearing it? Do they have to re-apply the oil every time they break? How much oil is needed?
Mani, thanks for the information.
One point regarding language (because I know you love language).
In English (not sure in other languages) rust refers to oxidation of Iron and Steel only.
Many metals can oxidize, but only Iron and Steel can rust.
I half expected you to use olive oil Raf. :P
Also, never use etching solutions such as Tarn-X. They remove the rust, tarnish, and patina, but they also remove a layer of metal.
That's kinda unavoidable.
@@erynncollier8672 As Metatron said, any polish will remove a tiny bit of metal, but etching solution will remove a _lot_ of metal. If there are any fine details engraved in the metal, it will remove those, too. And if the metal is plated, it will remove the plating.
@@WG55 Yeah, okay. Now I follow ya. Your original post didn't make clear the extent to which the product is removing desirable material. Though to be fair, I should have noted that we _were_ discussing etching solution. lol
Hello Metatron, I hope you are doing well. I love your videos
I love you metatron 😭😭😭
For the finishing I personally prefer some unsalted pork lard with tiny bit of bees wax. It takes lots of polishing but the protective film on it stays pretty much forever. I didn't see any rust on my sword in last two years.
So the salt grit won't dissolve away while in use, try vasoline petroleum jelly. For a finer grit, try baking soda.
OMG! Use Ballistol for cleaning and for protecting. It has worked for ages! Vinegar is acidic and will cause metals to rust as well. IN the middle ages, armour pieces were put in barrels filled with sand to polish off the rust, like kind of in a tumbler... That was simply a mechanical method of removing rust with an abreasive (sand). Ballistol is basic, so it will not cause an oxidation off the metal surface...
What you can use your vinegar for? Insalata caprese...
Another big benefit to ballistol is its water solubale.
I have heard of using coconut oil to keep armor rust free as final treatment. But it is most often used to remove rust from utensils by applying it and letting it sit from 45-1 hour before flushing it with warm water to get rid of rust and later drying it with a towel.
Gun oil works pretty good with swords. I don't think I'd use an organic (from a fruit or vegetable) oil on arms/armour.
@@fattiger6957 You can use well refined vegetal oils, boiled a bunch of times to remove traces of organics and acids. It's inferior to petroleum or silicone products.
That armor must taste like a delicious salad! 🥗 I love it. Thanks so much, Metatron! ⚔️
holy crap you just saved my pauldrons and gorget
Salt and lemon juice works on copper, maybe steel, idk. As a kid we cleaned pennies in science class
Wait second your video reminds me I didn't drink my daily glass of Ballistol!
About the smell I personally prefer the organic, vegetal smell of the ballistol to the one of things like WD40 or Brasso for example. And as you mentioned Ballistol leaves a nice film on the metal other chemical products cannot necessarily do.
The other big plus I could say, thanks to my military swords collecting experience is that Ballistol doesn't harm wood, leather or fish skin if they are clean enough unlike many other stuff.
Oh by the way the vinegar efficiency is not due to its acidic properties, at least not stricto sensu. Acetic Acid, as a carboxylic acid, is a soft reducer and so works well on the red or green oxidized pieces of metal you're dealing with. As a chemist I cannot agree more on your rust converter red alert!
By the way when dealing with dirty or simply old black leather my personal solution is a soft washing with some leather soap and warm water then once a year some neatsfoot oil thin coating. But beware it tends to colour the red leather you can find on some British or French African Army scabbards or some sword knots for example.
Question: if I'd want a plate or helm blackened, besides getting it a black zinc-coating (which has its pro and cons), would be letting the plate get rusty and then converting the red rust into black rust a viable option?
I think it can't be done on chainmails, though, due to the attrition the rings have, which will surely rub the converted rust off. Or not?
Found this video during one of the research tangents you fall into as a historical fiction writer.
Grossly incandescent.
@Metatron, I noticed in the close up of the mail that there were a few rivets missing. One near the leather in the middle of the shot and one near where the leather turns up on the left side. Is that to replicate war damage or just something you haven't fixed yet?
Question for you, on my viking shield i have mild steel strips to divide the quarterlies, and of coarse the boss, Can i use a rust converter for the specific task of blackening the steel and leaving it like that?
(as a panel beater i use actual rust remover so i never use converters for rust removal)
wow, this tutorial is incredible! all these materials seem like something one could get there hands on back in the day (not spray can oil but a diff oil), would this have been similar to the method they used back then?
Very possible, keep in mind water and vinegar (posca) was the drink of the legionaries
@@metatronyt thanks for the reply! sorry if you have already done one, but would it be possible for a video on daily tasks, like this, of legionaries? more in depth of things other than combat related, such as what they ate or drank and why, benefits they had so on. BTW loved your sekiro vid. いつも見てます！ありがとうございます！
Good information!
I have a question though. What type of oil did soldiers use to protect their armor back in antiquity? Was it olive oil?
Hi I have used evporust on bare metal such as tools and knives and my bikes no issue with no bluing what so ever i never done armor.. you should try it Ralph
Thanke you, now I know, how to clean my shildboss, because Germany is at times a realy wet place...
I can also tell the Community, that the weapon oil from Walther workes good als protection, I use it for my carbon steel knifes
Try some boeshield. Stuff keeps my metal protected from the salt air on the Oregon coast. A single application to my sword almost a year ago has kept rust away the entire time
Hola Metatron noble one hablando, tengo la siguiente pregunta ¿Existe algún otro método que no use vinagre, o ese es el unico metodo?
Hey Metatron, I recently watched your video on why you don't do LARP at all. And I'd like to tell you about a LARP in Canada called Duché de Bicolline. It's a very open, very expansive pocket dimension of midevial and high fantasy. No magic, full contact combat (with the restrictions of shield bashing and groin shots), and it's a week long. It's based in Quebec Canada and it's quite possibly one of the greatest experiences I've ever had. If you may be interested in this I'd like to discuss it with you in detail somehow. I really think you'll find it at the very least incredible
@Metatron you shout make a video about battle of Alisia in Gull with double wall strategy. one of the greatest millitary achivements in Roman history.
Great tips master good video. Now i would like to make a request here...i know becouse you said it on previous videos before that For Honor was one of your favourite games now what i want here is to ask you for a video talking about the way that the Orochi one of the most used and famous hero in the game uses his katana. I would like to know how realistic or true are his techniques can you please do that? I would appreciate it very much. Thank you
My prediction; Vinegar and scotchbrite scrubby pads.
What do you think of Renaissance museum wax in place of oil or grease? Won't stain silks, won't usually annoy sensitive skin, very little smell.
Vinegar answer is vinegar
I was right :p
I love the smell of balistol , every time I clean my shotgun and apply it , it just smells awesome.
Metatron
Is this your good new Lorica or the old cheap one?
How about a video on how to do maintenence? How to oil armors, swords, etc.
would a rust converter be fine for a buckler to use as a sort of darkening agent?
Can you do a video on the Cisalpine Gauls in terms of how they fought and what kinds of weapons and armor they used? I see a lot of people lump all Gauls in as carbon copies of each other and even sometimes lump in the Gaels with them. It's all really confusing because people say "Gaul", "Celt", and "Gael" interchangeably and it just confuses me to be honest. My family hail from Piedmont, Italy on my father's side and on my mother's mother's side from Western Ireland. I'd like to know the differences in their weapons and ways of fighting. I see these Celtic Shortswords online that I can buy but I'm not sure how accurate they are. I know the Insubres and Ligurians were pretty big on using Short Swords. It seems a common thing amongst the ancient inhabitants of Italy. Please help me out brother because I'm dying to learn more and can't find much out on these people.
can you tell me what do you mean by 1:1 ratio between salt and vinegar?
1g of salt for 1 ml of vinegar?
How do you best clean and care for mail?
I use d vasoline to oil my armour. Is it any good?
After we are done de-rusting the armor, we can cook up some pasta with the ingredients XD My mom uses vinegar to de-rust household kitchen utensils alot.
1:1 ratio by mass or volume, Metatron?
how good is it compared to brasso?
Have you tried clear gloss as a preventative? i dont have armor but i do have a couple of motorcycles and i have used clear gloss on some to have a bare steel look without the worry of rust.
That would work well for display armor, but if you wear it regularly the metal bits rubbing would scratch and chip the paint, leaving a much more difficult job than re-oiling.
@@somerando1073 makes sense, no one is hitting my bikes with a sword/spear/etc.
Salve Sig. Ma quando si tratta delle monete, come si mantengono?
Hi, I tried it on my lorica. 1. All salt did not dissolve in vinegar. 2. It left dark stains where rust was.
Question: WD40 is it oil (of the brand) or regular WD40 from the hardware store?
I was excited about trying the tips shared in this video and take care of my first armor, however I learned the hard way that this doesn't apply at all for a black armor... My first armor just got ruined with the white wine vinegar removing big stains of the black coating, ending up having big spots of silver steel in the middle of the black armor. Does anyone know how can I fix this?
You said a more abrasive pad or whatnot would be alright so is steel wool ok to use?
The finest grades of steel wool works great. Don't use the coarser though, it will leave noticeable deeper scratches.
Does anyone know if this works for hema swords too?
Hey Raf, sorry for the rather random content, but I was wondering if you could make a video on the history and the cultural status of the burakumin, the japanese caste of untouchables.
Thanks.
A fellow pastarian.
Have you tried adding shoepolish to creat a slightly darker/antique look?
Do you use the same oil (Ballistol/WD-40) for the leather parts of the armor?
I think oil (that kind, anyway) causes the leather to break down. There's a product called Saddle Soap I've heard hema people use on leather.
On my it left the streak how do I get it of
Hey do recommend any online sites for authentic Japanese katanas and samurai armor (decoration only). I watched and liked most of your videos concerning Japanese stuff and want to start my own collection. Also if you know any schools in the US that teach kenjutsu or kendo that would be appreciated information. State and region of the US doesn’t matter
Hey metatron
Out of your video context
I just wonder, if you already watched the 2017 Battle of Sekigahara movie made by the Japanese
Because i guess you love samurai so much
And i think that movie is quite good to me
I use black rustoleum spray paint. Permanent black armor no rust. 😎😤 it makes life so much easier.
@starshipeleven besides... i ain't no royal knight anyway. I prefer the bandit mercenary look. 😊😁
@@ColossalSwordFormAndTechnique Black armor was worn by knights, too.
The real black knight !