RUSTY 20+ Year Old BARBELL - Unbelievable Restoration
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- I've been wanting to restore an old, rusty barbell for quite some time and this is the perfect candidate. A 20+ year old Mac Barbell Texas Power Bar that was hardly used but left in the back of a shed for many years. The restoration was hard for me to believe, and likely will be for you as well!
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What should we restore next? Plates? Dumbbells? Your $.10 squat? 😁
Rower or Air bike!
Dumbbells
an old weight bench
Plates for sure
How did you get your hands on the barbell did you pay or was it just passed on to you?
I just bought a bar that looks just like that one for $40 today and it had 2 plates on it. The ends spin free and smooth still. Talk about a score 🤑🤑💯💯
nice dude
What a score
You can find bars for 40 - 60 bucks all day
@@bobdole7292 not with 2 plates
How much are plates? I have some rusted 5, 10, 25, 45 plates I want to get rid of. What would be a fair price?
If you want to make a quick, cheap tub for this restoration, buy a length of 4" PVC pipe, glue endcaps on it and then cut the whole thing lengthwise using a tablesaw or bandsaw. Then you don't have to worry about a leak soaking through your cardboard box.
Great ideas , thanks
That's what I do, but I leave the pvc intact without cutting it. When I am done, I just empty it out on a patch of dirt. I only have one end capped, the other I put a bag with duct tape.
I was wondering bout that king box, where wood I find won, Thxz for the tip G🙂
Good idea
That's ME. I brought a bar bell and sat IT on the porch for three years and now I'm watching you too learn how to get the RUST off & out. I heard you in the beginning of the video, so I had to shout it out, ha ha smile thanks a million. E. Marshall
The amounts of negatives comments online nowadays is mind blowing. Thank you Sir for "trying" to help by taking your time to share your experience.
Only part of the process, next time take sleeve off and clean shaft and cooping and light light grease of bushings and lock tight for bolt or pin for good seal, love videos like this keep it up restoration, do plates next
This video helped a-lot, i found a 45 pound olympic bar outside a garbage bin, it was really rusted but luckily i found this video. Thanks guys
Mac Barbell 'Tetanus' Power Bar
Contrary to the popular belief, Tetanus has nothing to do with rust. The bacteria spread via feces.
and to add to above, after lying 48h in vinegar acid, there won't be any bacteria anymore
Popped up from the algorithm… moustacheless coop will give me sleepless nights.
You need to restore one that’s been setting in the yard for 30 years now that would be something
Yea like the suggestion🎉 I have one been sitting outside for 20+ years, I think I will try the Vinegar and water to see how it might turn out.. Weight Lifting for 50 years
You could try cold blueing the steel , it's used with rifle barrels to help prevent rust
Great job, Been keeping my eye out for some old plates to restore, but haven't found any in my area yet!
The race is on!
Brandon did you unload your combo bench to coop? Looks awfully familiar in his garage....what’s up with strongarm sports being the new provider of legit home gym equipment for the budget friendly enthusiasts?
Ryan Feltman nope! Mine now lives in a high school in MA. Strongarm is looking to break more into the US so they’ve been really kind to me and Coop by sending stuff out. Luckily their stuff is very good value for the price. Personally though I don’t think the combo makes sense for most vs a traditional rack.
I was able to purchase several bars and 200+ lbs of rusty weights today for $125. And now the cleaning commences...
One of the coolest videos you’ve done! Keep it up, Coop!
Definitely needs this video.thank you going fix my bar 👍🏾💪🏾
I absolutely love the look and feel of a bare steel bar. Nothing compares.
Super fine or fine bronze wool with 3 in 1 oil removes a ton of surface rust but is gentle to the bar steel.
Fantastic... recycle, restore, reuse!
Be interested to know if this locked up quite quickly. Wondering if the vinegar penetrated the bar ends and dissolved the oil/grease. I've recently restored a bar and removed the ends before cleaning and regressed before re-assembling, maybe I didn't need to!
We find treasure like this all the time!!! We use acid on rust. Great educational video.
FYI blueing solution, the same thing they use for coating gun parts and tools works wonders, it gives the metal a dark complextion and prevents rust.
I hear soaking bearings in vinegar without regreasing them is a great idea.
This is why Sandow liked barbells. Simple. Sustainable. Damn near immortal.
Forreal!
I feel like Coop is the guy from the movies that has the best high tech cutting edge new gear to train with, and still loses. I mean he look like he doesn't train at all. No hating I love his content.
lmfao
First time watching one of your old video's. Dam! you've come a long way!
Does it still weigh 20 Kilos? Or is there any weightloss through corrosion😆
curious
@@SejeSteen There probably a little corrosion, but as long as it's not in competition it should be so little it doesn't matter.
Probably a couple grams were lost when the Iron oxide dissolved
Did the bearings suffer being in the liquid?
Good question !!
Gorgeous bar.
Watched this before I did my weight plate resto thanks for making this vid 💪🏽💪🏽
What great video. I picked up an Olympic Barbell which was covered in rust for $10. Got a drainpipe and so vinegar at a cost of $20. I put the bar in and left for 5 days. To my surprise, all the rust fell away t reveal it is an Ivanko Barbell. Not bad for $30. Now trying to work out if I can identify the model. Any ideas how i can do it?
Coop's pickling an old barbell... :)
Just bought a rusty barbell and I watched this video to see how it’s done!
Man I would love to get a bar like that, and restore it without removing all the character. Why didn't you remove the sleeves?
Hey coop go get a product called Nevr Dull and try that on the bar, you might be able to shine that bar like new.
You want a patina on the bar.
If I can't make a large tub long enough for the barbell can I just soak tissue/cloth with white vinegar and place it over the rust???
Did you end up taking off the sleeves to clean up that area of the shaft?
Didnt seem like he did.. there must be a lot of vinegar/water inside
I wouldn't thought he'd remove them and inspect the bushings.
That’s hot
Brush the knurling with wd40 and metal brush then 80 grit sandpaper saves time and energy
Coop, you did a beautiful job! That is so impressive. I am blown away! = )
Incredible result!
curious why you didn't want to take off the sleeves?
I found a barbell just like that in my dad’s junk pile. He never knew he had it and figured it was an axle for an old piece of equipment. Turns out it was from his powerlifting days
Two thumbs up for this vid! One is for the luck of finding such a nice bar for what, I assume, was a great price. Second is for the beautiful restoration job done on it.
I have a 15 year old (or so) Buddy Capp TPB. Black oxide finish on the shaft originally; sleeves were bare. I believe they advertised it as 175,000 pounds tensile strength. Same cheese grater knurling. With all the specialty bars I have it doesn't make it into the rotation that often any more and spends most of its life in the rack in a garage gym exposed to high humidity. Let's just say that the steel is very high maintenance. The more they're used the less rusty they get.
what a beauty.
Great job ! Do you think if would have benefited from rinsing it after pulling it out of the vinegar solution? If it's enough to eat rust, over time wont it still eat into the bar since the residual is still there.
Did u remove collars and clean inside and regrease?
ive always liked coop but when i saw the onewhell!!!
Still my favourite video
That's how my barbell looks. Super rusted
I never knew about mac barbell or that Texas power bar breaking with mac barbell
If u want a little more shine try hitting it with a fine steel wool or some barkeeps friend it should put more of a polish on it
Great results! Thought about doing this to save money on equipment.
That is awesome!
At 9:20 you said it's not as high tensile strength steel as what's used today. That's not the reason the knurling wears off, it wears off because of the hardness of the steel.
Lmfao yo I found a rusty barbell too , typed in “ how to get rust off of metal “ 3 video down look what I see😂
Excellent restoration, Coop... Perfect timing too for me. I'll be getting a super curl bar from Marketplace tomorrow that looks just as bad. Now I know how to clean it up. ;) \,,/ Peace!
Cool video just wish you would have taken off the sleeves and cleaned all that rust under there out.
I love old bar restorations but hate that 3in1 smell on my hands for days
I like it. The smell of hard work.
3 and 1 is also great for sewing machines and computer case fans
Garage Gym Reviews I use ballistol on on my Ohio power bar
Gloves exist
Exactly what I need to do! But can’t find something to submerge the bar in
Use a 2x8 and a couple of 2x4's. Makes a perfect box that can be easily disassembled and uses far less vinegar. Probably only need 1.5 gals each of vinegar and water.
Go to home depot / lowes buy a 10’ long 1 1/4” diameter pvc pipe and 2 caps + i also bought the glue to seal one end.. took the bar apart ..plugged one end glued it.. stood it straight up and tied it up outside to a post.. filled tube with vinegar and capped the top no glue on that end (duhh) total was 11$ for the pvc pipe, 2 caps and glue
Super helpful! Thanks for this Coop!
Great video!
I just got a hex trap bar from a neighbor for free but it’s rusted to hell. Thinking about knocking the knurling down some when I clean it up because it’s tearing my hands up.
Im trying to this now and I just want my bar to spin again 😂
Patiently waiting for another garage gym tour. 👍
My eyes killed me lol FOCUS love the videos though haha
How often can I brush my bar with a steel or copper brush until the knurling gets damaged? Can I buy a bare steel barbell and clean it every month and the knurling will be aggressive and good for decades or will it get less sharp? Thanks in Advance!
What type of tub can even hold it
Why all the Olympic bars on the wall rack in the garage? Do you sell them? Great refurb job 👍
I found an Olympic Bar at a thrift store 25 years ago It holb's 1200 pounds The thrift store thought it was a piece of furniture And had it marked the lamp post 5 bucks I quickly grabbed it took it up front Paid for it an got the hell out of Dodge .
Crazy story, lucky guy
Good job !
My question ...
Is 3-1 oil better than wd-40 ??
wd-40 is meant for degreasing and unlocking bolts, and it has a strong odor. All you want here is a basic lightweight oil. Mineral oil would be fine here too.
Hello I just bought a bar it has a little rust but my main question is can or have you ever painted one? If so how please. Thank you.
Have you ever done a review on the strongarm combo rack? The one we can see at the beginning of the video?
That towel looks like abstract art, LOL!
Hey Coop, I watched this video and tried it on my old rusty barbell and it did wonders. I just had one question with my barbell flakes of metal have been coming off at the ends and I don’t know if I should be concerned or if that’s just part of the process. Is there anything I could do to to fix that specifically?
No monetary reason to answer.
must u add water? i din and it made the dark rust yellow for some reason?
damn wasn’t expecting that to be that easy
I came here to restore that exact same bar. 😂🤣
Good video. Appreciate it.
Where can i get a box and plastic bag like that?
Great job
Did you inspect the inside of the sleeves after the vinegar bath? You'd think leaving the vinegar would do more harm than good?
Hey that’s a great video. It really helps. But I have a question, the barbel I’m restoring has chrome sleeves, has a little bit of rust on it and I would like to paint them, do you think it would work.?
Nice work! Might wanna do this with some rusty plates I have.
Beautiful
I would probably just buy some rusty plates to go with it
Woah, really good to learn from this video
Is nobody gonna mention the Rogue Arnold plates that are on the rack?
I tried this with balsamic vinegar. Didn't go well.
Whitte vinagre must be lol
Bare steel starts the oxidation process the moment it's exposed to air ... so yeah quickly .
you can mix baking soda in water and wash it off as soon as its exposed to give yourself some more time.
Nice job! Next time use gloves.
I have a rusty curling bar that i pick up for free. Will try this on it.
Thanks for sharing.
I wonder where the bar is now and how it's holding up
great job
Will the black residue eventually go away looking to restore mine but don’t want to ruin all my clothes
"FOCUS!" - Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
Make me focus!!!
Say if the barbell had a chrome coating on it and you wanted to use this technique, would it damage the coating?
Chrome doesn't rust. If it's rusting and you were thinking of cleaning like this, the chrome is already gone and/or was too thin to be of value to begin with.
Would you dip the whole bar if the rust is only on the collars? There isn’t any on the shaft or knurl.
Looks like you could still use it despite the rust
you should've weighed it before and after to see if theres a difference
I'd be curious to know this too. Probably not too far off!
Dear lord. Next time take the bar apart. Soak the pieces in citric acid and warm water mixture. Less expensive and the citric acid works better. Take the pieces out of the mixture and wipe down with a baking soda and water mix to neutralize the acid. Put it back together and wipe down with 3 and 1 oil.
Great video! Very cool!
Nice video thanks 😀
I just did this and was wondering if I should try and coat the bar with anything besides 3and1 oil
How much water did you just add to the mix? It was 3 jars of vinager and how much water? You just filled it, right?