Removing rust from very old railroad spikes

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  • Опубликовано: 8 ноя 2024

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  • @greensleevesdf6687
    @greensleevesdf6687 11 месяцев назад +46

    I believe fizzy pop /coke did the same

    • @MenardMetalCraft
      @MenardMetalCraft  8 дней назад +3

      Busting the Coca-cola Rust Removal Myth | Vinegar Vs Coca-cola : Rust Removal Comparison

    • @anaceliapadillaolvera3760
      @anaceliapadillaolvera3760 3 дня назад

      ​@@MenardMetalCraft bueno más contaminación a la tierra

    • @razielflores5107
      @razielflores5107 2 дня назад

      @MenardMetalCraft U can put videos in the comments?!🤯🤯

  • @jamesholt6032
    @jamesholt6032 Год назад +5072

    Every one should have rust free railroad spikes

    • @privateprivate1865
      @privateprivate1865 Год назад +123

      Lol.. that was actually pretty funny imo

    • @harko1962
      @harko1962 Год назад +48

      🤣🤣🤣👍

    • @a1crazychewy
      @a1crazychewy Год назад +24

      Lmao 🤣

    • @MenardMetalCraft
      @MenardMetalCraft  Год назад +143

      Doot doot dootdootdoot doot doot doot

    • @dubes5594
      @dubes5594 Год назад +80

      Careful to only use a light pressure wash so not to destroy the railroad spikes. 👍

  • @CheddarCheeseBandit
    @CheddarCheeseBandit Год назад +1902

    I just saw on the news- a train derailed because someone removed all the railroad spikes for a home project.

    • @b1eechsnak363
      @b1eechsnak363 Год назад +60

      yea that one in ohio right

    • @temoinfante1272
      @temoinfante1272 Год назад +28

      @@b1eechsnak363no actually it was the Waffle House new host

    • @deedeetoney7451
      @deedeetoney7451 Год назад +10

      Not to mention the 5 that have happened in the month since!!!

    • @Bobby-mg1uj
      @Bobby-mg1uj Год назад +14

      Local guy arrested trying ro salvage old spikes left behind after RR maintenance. Circa: 2020

    • @sudeepbanerjee1946
      @sudeepbanerjee1946 Год назад +7

      These guys do anything for s video lol

  • @fuedog1
    @fuedog1 9 месяцев назад +160

    Finally someone who did it right and without any extra solvents or chemical crap.

    • @garydrago
      @garydrago 9 месяцев назад +15

      I mean vinegar is a chemical but ok lol

    • @fuedog1
      @fuedog1 9 месяцев назад +16

      @garydrago I said "Without any extra solvents or chemical crap" I was talking about extra chemicals and solvents not saying chemicals won't work. Read it again sir.

  • @afraid2crashrc
    @afraid2crashrc Год назад +602

    Vinegar is a great rust remover, but it's also an acid and will continue to eat GOOD metal until it's gone. I'd NEVER leave something I want to look good, in a bucket of vinegar for a week, or even two days.
    It's really for light surface rust removal.
    Again, DO NOT leave anything important for restoration in acid for days. Thanks.

    • @sunfadedlovejaded7741
      @sunfadedlovejaded7741 Год назад +49

      They be only old railroad spikes not a Rolex

    • @valerieblackthorn13
      @valerieblackthorn13 Год назад +18

      ​@@sunfadedlovejaded7741 They're not in good condition anyways. Is better to buy some new.

    • @coppulor6500
      @coppulor6500 Год назад +11

      so how do you get more than "light surface rust removal"? some kind of blasting? like sandblasting but less aggressive?

    • @jackof1
      @jackof1 Год назад +11

      I accidentally dumped a feeler gauge in with a bunch of old tools into some vinegar- the next day it was liquid metal!

    • @matthewtE
      @matthewtE Год назад +6

      @@coppulor6500 Wire wheel and polishing pads.

  • @anms_brk
    @anms_brk Год назад +2938

    And then, they rusted again overnight because you didn't coat them in anything.

    • @LiPo5000
      @LiPo5000 Год назад +198

      This step is a must!

    • @anms_brk
      @anms_brk Год назад +57

      @@LiPo5000 😆

    • @anms_brk
      @anms_brk Год назад +58

      He should have made a billet from them at least, that is usable material.

    • @nealp.2841
      @nealp.2841 Год назад +14

      Exactly

    • @benjimain6
      @benjimain6 Год назад +24

      Overnight? :0 That's faster than I thought.

  • @davidsmith-ih2kk
    @davidsmith-ih2kk Месяц назад +8

    Wow mate, those railway spikes are so beautiful now. They look like new, a good and fantastic result for those spikes. Honestly they look so good, yes it was a long time soak but who would believe the state of those spikes underneath that rust. Thank you for sharing this video with everyone, agreat effort on your part. Dare I say stunning.

  • @thekingsilverado3266
    @thekingsilverado3266 Год назад +686

    Now we know why them trains are all comin off the tracks. This guy pulled all the spikes

    • @anilj9
      @anilj9 11 месяцев назад +9

      It is his assigned task to remove the rusted ones and completed the task on time. May be the one with the task to put new ones was late and didn't do on time.😂😂

    • @haris.saputra.
      @haris.saputra. 11 месяцев назад +4

      Bruhh 😂😂

    • @Alejandro-xd7ut
      @Alejandro-xd7ut 11 месяцев назад +3

      Contaminando a tope, pero los clavos como nuevos.

    • @JohnnyWalkerBlack142
      @JohnnyWalkerBlack142 11 месяцев назад +1

      Lmao

    • @southerncoloradorailfannin4027
      @southerncoloradorailfannin4027 9 месяцев назад +1

      *those

  • @Chickenlegs41
    @Chickenlegs41 Год назад +158

    This method of rust removal is known as pickling. When I'm done letter the rusty metal soak, I then wash them off with water and dishwashing liquid, and then immediately put them in an oil bath. This stops the rust in its tracks.

    • @williampalchak7574
      @williampalchak7574 Год назад +5

      And you literally have pickles.

    • @lakhdarmassa8645
      @lakhdarmassa8645 Год назад +2

      مانوع الزيت المستعمل بعد التخليل

    • @Ihtiandr13
      @Ihtiandr13 Год назад +1

      To bad youdont dry them up befor the oil😅

    • @confusedreindeer1295
      @confusedreindeer1295 Год назад +1

      Does cookimg oil work?

    • @0718dm
      @0718dm Год назад

      Sure does. Keeps them from sticking to the side of the bucket...@@confusedreindeer1295

  • @kaknu
    @kaknu Год назад +82

    Any time you use an acid cleaner (vinegar), it's a good idea to follow with a neutralizer/alkaline wash, like baking soda. If any vinegar stayed in the pores it will continue corroding.

    • @ovoono4484
      @ovoono4484 11 месяцев назад +2

      The best answer!

    • @BOUNTYEATER
      @BOUNTYEATER 11 месяцев назад +1

      Should i dissolve baking soda on water? then spray to the metals that was soaked in vinegar?

    • @sonnybowman
      @sonnybowman 11 месяцев назад +1

      The water spray reduced the acidic response.

    • @kaknu
      @kaknu 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@BOUNTYEATER yes thats what I do

    • @vcommandarv5916
      @vcommandarv5916 11 месяцев назад +1

      all that water was enough, but your method is useful if you are using small amounts of water or using other acids, after that put oil on the part to prevent flash rusting because the metal will be very exposed

  • @guests5863
    @guests5863 Год назад +122

    He just threw away the best part, the juice! That's what you want to paint your reclaimed wood with, it's a beautiful stain and transfers the rust or the iron directly into the cellulose of the wood and gives it a gorgeous finish with oils and smell from regular stains, If you want to make your own stain without railroad spikes just use 0000 steel wool and let it sit in the vinegar for about three or four days and then get a paintbrush and put it on your reclaim wood or your pallets and watch what happens! Don't throw that juice away it's the best thing you'll ever use and it gets better with age and different woods used in pallet projects will take on different colors different hues, and will even get darker if you add separate coats days apart.

    • @david........
      @david........ Год назад +10

      It brings out the tannins in the wood and will give a different stain depending on the type of wood. You can also use different metals in vinegar for slightly different results.

    • @TheSyedraiyan
      @TheSyedraiyan 11 месяцев назад +5

      Ain’t nobody got time for that!

    • @chopchop727
      @chopchop727 9 месяцев назад +2

      Patina

    • @BobelPop
      @BobelPop 9 месяцев назад +4

      I hear motor oil is a good choice too.

    • @uprisingbobcat976
      @uprisingbobcat976 7 месяцев назад +1

      Wow I’ve never heard of that I so gotta try it

  • @kaylakane69
    @kaylakane69 Год назад +67

    I remembered doing this in the early seventies as a kid. The last 40 yrs I've use vinegar to remove rust off of chrome rims, bolts, spokes etc on trucks and my Harleys.

    • @hehehaha8922
      @hehehaha8922 Год назад

      Can this technique remove rust stain from clothes?

    • @jerryston3837
      @jerryston3837 Год назад

      ​@@hehehaha8922 and the colour to

    • @hehehaha8922
      @hehehaha8922 Год назад

      @@jerryston3837 what if cloth is white?

    • @darwinfussle5031
      @darwinfussle5031 Год назад

      Harleys..? Hummm

    • @timford3599
      @timford3599 Год назад +1

      @@hehehaha8922 It'll eat the fabric.

  • @lorienmyers7643
    @lorienmyers7643 8 месяцев назад +3

    They hatched from their chrysalis into beautiful butterflies.

  • @vladimsifonov7282
    @vladimsifonov7282 Год назад +1028

    Расскажите ему про пескоструй.
    И не нужно будет химию в землю сливать.

    • @eugenghenea7904
      @eugenghenea7904 Год назад +48

      Using coca cola can achieve the same rezult and dont harm the enviroment.

    • @RD-BRAUNSIN
      @RD-BRAUNSIN Год назад +102

      Vinegar is not a chemical my friend It's just not a chemical It's not going to hurt anything didn't know if you knew that or not l

    • @СергейВолков-ъ4ы
      @СергейВолков-ъ4ы Год назад +69

      лучше расскажите про coca-cola или fanta,эффект ещё лучше, ржавчина уходит раковины затягиваются возможно появление хрома

    • @user-kytoV-MaX
      @user-kytoV-MaX Год назад +77

      Два дня человек ничего не делал, с пескоструем он бы эти два дня их бы и чистил

    • @hermes2404
      @hermes2404 Год назад +3

      👍👍

  • @naomiemoore5725
    @naomiemoore5725 Год назад +49

    Vinegar is fantastic for many household applications as well. I get twitchy if I don't have at least 6 gallons at home.

    • @eveliinatistelgren172
      @eveliinatistelgren172 Год назад

      Is the goo toxic??

    • @naomiemoore5725
      @naomiemoore5725 Год назад

      @@eveliinatistelgren172 Is what toxic? I have a bunch of animals including birds. They are all sensitive to odors especially the birds - a chemical odor can kill them. So I don't allow any chemicals in my house unless absolutely necessary and it has to be a nice day so I can put the birds in their outside cages. Vinegar, baking soda, salt, lemon, hydrogen peroxide and 70% or more alcohol will clean just about anything in my house. I don't have kids anymore so everything stays neat and tidy.
      I am not knocking chemicals, they do serve their purpose - I just don't need them and want to keep the animals safe.

    • @eveliinatistelgren172
      @eveliinatistelgren172 Год назад

      @@naomiemoore5725 no the orange goo from the reaction

    • @davidsmith-ih2kk
      @davidsmith-ih2kk Месяц назад

      And its cheap if you use the household cleaner variety. I certainly would not be using malt vinegar, that's reserved for fish and chips. But at a pinch I would use household vinegar on my chips.

  • @willstuart4504
    @willstuart4504 Год назад +59

    Annnnnd it's time for bed. Ya always know it's time to shut it down when you catch yourself mildly invested in the restoration of old railroad spikes. 😂😂

    • @Chewy_GarageBandDad
      @Chewy_GarageBandDad 8 месяцев назад +1

      Lmao... I have a neighbor, who I get along with 100 percent...he's a cool dude. He has about 9 or 10 crazy projects at one time going on... he all over the place. I jokingly tell him he needs to rest and lay off the Meth.. This is 100 percent something he would do.

    • @willstuart4504
      @willstuart4504 8 месяцев назад

      @@Chewy_GarageBandDad 🤣🤣🤣... That's Hilarious!!
      Tbh, my Dad was like that too. He had so many little projects on the go, that it was almost impossible for him to finish any of them. Lol

    • @romegutierre5377
      @romegutierre5377 4 месяца назад

      Lol that's me now. Currently building a foundry and getting parts to do build computer and get soldering tools for other stuff and want to get kilo of silver to make jewelry for my self and others. Ands that's not the half it. And yes meth is part of this equation but only because the Fetty is to strong.😅 😂😂😂

    • @chadblechinger5746
      @chadblechinger5746 2 месяца назад

      Nah, still got another 30 mins at least.

  • @ryanpedersen5722
    @ryanpedersen5722 Год назад +129

    Don't forget to rub down with bi-carb soda to neutralise the vinegar otherwise you will get a copper look stain on them

    • @drumhailer547
      @drumhailer547 Год назад

      Windex its way faster or just ammonia in a spray bottle and wont leave massive amounts of residue

    • @MenardMetalCraft
      @MenardMetalCraft  Год назад +1

      Copper look stain is interesting.. I thought it was rust again

    • @ryanpedersen5722
      @ryanpedersen5722 Год назад +1

      @@MenardMetalCraft no champ, it's a reaction in the metal rub it down with bicarb and copper stain won't show up

    • @stevenbaca3470
      @stevenbaca3470 Год назад

      Maybe that would be a cool look? Welds. spatter etc. will require an angle grinder and wire wheel for my needs. I did not see that copper look in the video….though?

  • @visionretroia
    @visionretroia Год назад +32

    Funciona, yo tengo unas dobladoras de tubo redondo que las hizo mi padre, tienen como 30 años y estaban totalmente oxidadas e incluso usando vinagre echado a perder funcionó y eso que estaba diluido en agua, es decir coloque mas o menos por medio litro de vinagre unos 10 litros de agua del grifo y espere una semana y se desprendió todo el óxido, luego tuve que lavarlo con agua y cepillar casi nada con una esponja de acero (virulana) y secarlo rápido y ponerlos al sol y quedaron como nuevos y utilizables para trabajar... perdón por escribir mucho, pero por si no tienen mucho vinagre les puede servir mi consejo

    • @silvialugopena9234
      @silvialugopena9234 Год назад +2

      muchas gracias por tu consejo y no escribes mucho al contrario explicas bien

    • @mateobrainardo4770
      @mateobrainardo4770 Год назад

      Heck yessel, Nao chummel pong. Lim laye low uh👁 yea meen mane. Von chop la rut t try j a vajay jay GINA!

    • @davidsuarez2486
      @davidsuarez2486 Год назад

      Que tipo de vinagre?

    • @visionretroia
      @visionretroia Год назад +1

      Vinagre de manzana sino me equivocó, el común que se usa en la cocina y lo deje una semana a la sombra, luego lavado y secado al sol, para evitar de nuevo la oxidación

    • @davidsuarez2486
      @davidsuarez2486 Год назад

      @@visionretroia Gracias

  • @krisblunt6293
    @krisblunt6293 11 месяцев назад +10

    I woke up this morning wondering how I was gonna remove the rust from my rail road spikes. What a coincidence.

  • @Aerospaceman
    @Aerospaceman Год назад +17

    When I was a kid I had a clean railroad spike and painted it gold just like the Meeting of the Rails.

  • @angelsanchez2848
    @angelsanchez2848 Год назад +30

    As someone who works in the steel industry, I appreciate this...💪

    • @неккатапёс
      @неккатапёс Год назад

      собирали метал вдоль бывшии узкоколейки наткнулись случайно в кучку заросший травой и крапивой капнули, а там вот эти костыли и чуть больше ладоошки четырмя дырками пластины. загрузили пол кузова на мурзик, думал будет тонн 8_9 по дороге балон лопнул вышло 12 тонн с копейками(кг 6 р стоило)

  • @richardlepreux8489
    @richardlepreux8489 Год назад +44

    A medieval method for cleaning chainmaille armour:
    Place it in a barrel with sand and vinegar. Seal it. Roll it down a hill a few times.

    • @kanesmith8271
      @kanesmith8271 Год назад +1

      I wonder if they actually went and developed a form of sandblasting using this type of sand agitation method, put in a barrel or other container and rotated on a water wheel or animal powered gear

    • @richardlepreux8489
      @richardlepreux8489 Год назад +2

      @@kanesmith8271 Polishing, yes, but I don't think that it fits the description of sandblasting.

    • @richardlepreux8489
      @richardlepreux8489 Год назад +4

      @@kanesmith8271 If you're interested in medieval technology and engineering, find the book, "Cathedral, Forge, and Waterwheel" by Frances and Joseph Gies.

    • @Yahooligan72
      @Yahooligan72 Год назад

      no

    • @alicereeves8987
      @alicereeves8987 Год назад

      Skip the vinegar. It damages the metal. Use plain sand; it is reusable multiple times.🙂😺

  • @williamjohnson6517
    @williamjohnson6517 Год назад +13

    I used vinegar in the scrubbing machine at work on a white tile floor . Took awhile but eventually it shone like the hospital floor . True story. You could see that grime and crap just lift with the scrubbing pads .

  • @tobybigham4196
    @tobybigham4196 Год назад +17

    Great, you now have a bucket full of Railroad spikes that will rust again in under a week. Congrats!!

  • @farad8633
    @farad8633 Год назад +142

    "You can't smell a video!"
    This video:

  • @davidwalder290
    @davidwalder290 Год назад +65

    Does a light rinse at the end and starts the rust process all over again! Lol

    • @omilavidanage6608
      @omilavidanage6608 Год назад +4

      Unless you equalise with base like soda

    • @timford3599
      @timford3599 Год назад +10

      Yes! And do you know why??? Because..."Rust Never Sleeps"---Neal Young circa 1975 (approx.)

    • @walshy2116
      @walshy2116 Год назад

      Took the words outta my mouth

    • @phillhuddleston9445
      @phillhuddleston9445 Год назад +1

      If it's not dried in a short period of time it will re-rust, better to rinse it in water/baking soda solution to neutralize the acid then dry them.

    • @djsi38t
      @djsi38t Год назад

      @@timford3599 Its Neil not neal.Rotten Johnny.

  • @avernusdaywalker7975
    @avernusdaywalker7975 Год назад +9

    Fallout 4 brain: Thats some good ammo right there

    • @yourfriendlyneighbourhoodl6206
      @yourfriendlyneighbourhoodl6206 Год назад

      Exactly!

    • @JekaMosh
      @JekaMosh 11 месяцев назад

      У этого человека должен быть гвоздомёт иначе зачем ему они 😅

  • @astridvallati4762
    @astridvallati4762 Год назад +50

    Molasses and Water, ( 1 in 5) does an excellent job on all rusty Steell and Iron.
    Just oil after pressure cleaning. I did a 1800s Post Drill Press in this, and it came up " Grey Iron".
    DocAV

    • @3stargarage
      @3stargarage Год назад +1

      sir? how to clean engine oily parts

    • @xppro2218
      @xppro2218 Год назад +2

      @@3stargarage
      Hot water with degreaser liquid soup keep the water not hot but fairly warm
      Let it absorb and soak up
      You got to get the heavy grease and dirt away first

    • @binhvo4235
      @binhvo4235 Год назад

      ​@@xppro2218 tiến Việt Nam

    • @timford3599
      @timford3599 Год назад

      @@xppro2218 I like to use Campbell's Creamy Tomato as my 'liquid soup.'

  • @deanbeach8748
    @deanbeach8748 Год назад +5

    Glad I checked these comments first! Was about to order a couple cases of vinegar for the frame of a '78 F250 I'm rebuilding.

    • @mrsamsung8184
      @mrsamsung8184 Год назад +1

      Okay you going to have to find a big plastic tub to soak the frame in remember something big enough to hold it but it can't be made of porcelain because what will happen is what happened in Breaking Bad when the tub fell through the ceiling

    • @byronarriola4304
      @byronarriola4304 Год назад

      🤣🤣🤣

  • @StarkIller-df7gw
    @StarkIller-df7gw 4 месяца назад

    Wow had no idea vinegar was that powerful as a rust remover! Awesome!

  • @markfritz8411
    @markfritz8411 Год назад +81

    Now I know how to clean up my bucket of rusty railroad spikes! Awesome! And to think I was resigned to living with rusty spikes! I thought I would never get those damn things clean!

  • @Weave.seen.this.b4
    @Weave.seen.this.b4 Год назад +4

    I actually used to collect those planning an art project but never thought to do this to clean them. Thanks, Ill get back on it, much appreciated

    • @alicereeves8987
      @alicereeves8987 Год назад

      Art project? Maybe; don't try use them for anything that requires strength. You just ruined them. They will snap off first time any stress is applied😠👎😏

  • @johnowenjones6440
    @johnowenjones6440 Год назад

    Thank You for this video clip demonstrating the potency of vinegar I shall now use this method for cleaning some old tools & many other things in times to come

  • @ansar68pk
    @ansar68pk Год назад +69

    If you had waited long enough, the railroad spikes would have vanished altogether and you'd be left with a bucketful of rust soup.

    • @KuraiKuroNeko
      @KuraiKuroNeko Год назад +1

      I wonder how my skin would react to rust soup if holding dry rust makes me itch and break out in a rash lol

  • @douglascunningham6319
    @douglascunningham6319 Год назад +22

    1 day or overnight an check results. it's eating the metal too. Use a funnel an save the vinegar to use again later. And you need to paint or oil soonest. light rust or oxidation happens fast.

    • @bonnie448
      @bonnie448 Год назад +1

      Original coke cola will work too!

    • @DT-abcd
      @DT-abcd Год назад

      BS saving the vinegar

    • @dperreno
      @dperreno Год назад

      Agree - 24 hours is probably plenty of time, at most another day.

    • @ratbagley
      @ratbagley Год назад +1

      The vinegar is toast by now

    • @dperreno
      @dperreno Год назад

      @@ratbagley On a side note, I am at my sister's house this week and she had an adjustable wrench with some rust on it so I soaked it for about 6 hours in vinegar. Didn't make any difference. Turned out it was old, crusty teak oil! (Our father's old boat wrench) Hahaha!

  • @WhatIsATurtle
    @WhatIsATurtle 5 месяцев назад +1

    If I’m not mistaken the process here is the acetic acid in the vinegar reacting with the rust to form iron acetate or something. Another interesting thing to try maybe to hit it with a reducing flame like hydrogen or something. That may help reduce the amount of material lost by the end of the process but I’m not super sure.

  • @glasswinder
    @glasswinder Год назад +131

    Now the poison water just infiltrated my well where my water comes from.

  • @cricketcricket9749
    @cricketcricket9749 Год назад +112

    Looked better with the rust.

    • @kildozer2012
      @kildozer2012 Год назад +1

      Agreed, I have 6 rusted and one clean, stopped after cleaning the first since I like the rustic look. If you want new railroad spikes just buy them

    • @stevenbaca3470
      @stevenbaca3470 Год назад

      I kind of agree and kind of disagree. I use them to weld up (and sometimes cut, splice) for art. Welds are a different color contrasting. Having to spend time wire brushing them takes up more time than welding.? When finished….clear coat will presumably protect the metal from future rust?

    • @Helloooo839
      @Helloooo839 Год назад

      New stick without rust is better all shiny and looks new😮

  • @gatsbylight4766
    @gatsbylight4766 Год назад +3

    Great tip!.... I'll try to remember this one next time I'm building a railroad.

  • @meboyotube
    @meboyotube Год назад +88

    Agitating after 24 hours
    "You are worthless rusty railroad spikes and that's all you'll ever be!"

    • @Montana_Flame
      @Montana_Flame Год назад +2

      😩😂😂

    • @snvlog5825
      @snvlog5825 Год назад

      UwU

    • @larrytischler570
      @larrytischler570 Год назад +4

      You obviously never seen the things blacksmiths make from old railroad spikes. They are extremely good steel with the rust and corrosion removed.
      Do not attack people doing something you do not know anything about.

    • @biggor1973
      @biggor1973 Год назад +2

      @@larrytischler570 He was joking

    • @biggor1973
      @biggor1973 Год назад +4

      Hilarious

  • @superd7479
    @superd7479 Год назад +12

    I use vinegar all the time for rusted tools, parts & nuts & bolts! Vinegar costs about $3.00 a gallon compared to Evapo-Rust which costs $30.00+ a gallon

    • @saurabh6453
      @saurabh6453 Год назад +1

      Time?

    • @enricograndoni
      @enricograndoni Год назад

      @@saurabh6453 chemicals polluting your fields...

    • @superd7479
      @superd7479 Год назад

      @@saurabh6453 anywhere from a couple of hours to overnight depending on how bad the part is rusted!

  • @adeline4610
    @adeline4610 Год назад

    Sandblasting is my favorite way to remove rust personally... so satisfying

  • @andrewwilson6085
    @andrewwilson6085 Год назад +61

    Yes, nail soup! It's good for you! ( lots of iron in it!)

  • @Lyle_918
    @Lyle_918 Год назад +67

    Odd, there was a train derailment couple days ago...where did you get those?

    • @maryannswanson3832
      @maryannswanson3832 Год назад +6

      Hahaha hahaha

    • @marktwain3531
      @marktwain3531 Год назад +2

      It's technically illegal (petty theft as it still belongs to the railroad), but a lot of time they're just left aside of the track.

  • @mathewt9243
    @mathewt9243 Год назад +1

    Come on guys, the message he wanted to convey here is, the metal was subjected to passivation, in the absence of oxygen and the grey coating is the result of that. It is a protective coating and can stay for a week. Before which, you oil it or coat it with paint

  • @hankfanelli719
    @hankfanelli719 Год назад +26

    What a great tip if you own any length of train tracks.

    • @maxpulido
      @maxpulido Год назад +1

      you dont have to own it, they just leave it lying all over the place!

  • @suminagum6605
    @suminagum6605 Год назад +11

    I use vinegar all the time , it works fantastic.

    • @doncarsley2532
      @doncarsley2532 Год назад +1

      It can be used as a weedkiller too. Soak in to roots. Cracks in patio, driveway,etc. A lot cheaper than dangerous chemicals

    • @suminagum6605
      @suminagum6605 Год назад

      @@doncarsley2532 I’m gonna try it , sounds a lot better than roundup. Thank’ s

    • @doncarsley2532
      @doncarsley2532 Год назад

      It takes about 3-4days

    • @robertcarmosino6563
      @robertcarmosino6563 Год назад +1

      I use the 35 % and add salt water heated up on the stove

    • @suminagum6605
      @suminagum6605 Год назад +1

      @@robertcarmosino6563 ok I’ll try that , thanks

  • @bob123carns8
    @bob123carns8 4 месяца назад +1

    If The sound of railway spikes clanging is instantly recognizable l, you had a good childhood

  • @jmzthree
    @jmzthree Год назад +10

    I can't wait to do this to my extra railroad spikes

  • @mikeschuler2946
    @mikeschuler2946 Год назад +59

    It’s about time somebody washed those

    • @timford3599
      @timford3599 Год назад

      Mr. Clean, Mr. Clean, Mr. Cleeeean!

  • @prodfuneralboy
    @prodfuneralboy 6 месяцев назад +2

    ima say it.
    forbidden peanut butter

  • @daviduzbalis3118
    @daviduzbalis3118 Год назад +19

    I worked in water treatment for 15 years, try soaking them in potato pealings and water next time.

    • @maxpowerspowers9183
      @maxpowerspowers9183 Год назад +6

      Muriatic Acid Works Really Well !!, Just Dont Leave Them Unattended!!
      They Will Disolve!

    • @michael2943
      @michael2943 Год назад +4

      ​@@maxpowerspowers9183I left an old ratchet in muriatic acid once... Ate the thing right up. Stuff is freakin powerful

    • @meowme7644
      @meowme7644 Год назад +3

      ​@@maxpowerspowers9183 and then throw the waste on the ground?

    • @maxpowerspowers9183
      @maxpowerspowers9183 Год назад +3

      Potato Peels, What does that do exactly??

    • @Hitokiiry
      @Hitokiiry Год назад +2

      ​@@maxpowerspowers9183 it makes potatoes cold.

  • @jcfpv3454
    @jcfpv3454 Год назад +4

    I have used this trick for years on farm equipment brings it right back to life. Also works great for getting rust out of the shower

  • @sharivogel2984
    @sharivogel2984 2 месяца назад +2

    When he poured it out it looks like Taco Bell dookie 😂💀

  • @lostpyper
    @lostpyper Год назад +6

    You can use that gunk to stain wood and leather. It can be a deep greenish grey or sometimes black

  • @bindayirwin1523
    @bindayirwin1523 Год назад +82

    End product....old railway spikes

    • @timford3599
      @timford3599 Год назад +2

      Right back where we started!

    • @RameshBabu-zp7we
      @RameshBabu-zp7we Год назад

      இது எண்ண ஆசிட்சாமி

  • @dashyt9310
    @dashyt9310 Год назад +1

    The forbidden orange juice

  • @jimpetersen8095
    @jimpetersen8095 Год назад +6

    Wow !! Just what I’ve always wanted in my entire life. A bucket full of railroad spikes 😂🤣🤪🤪

    • @timford3599
      @timford3599 Год назад

      Yes, that and a year's supply of 'Blue Coral' car wax. Thanks for playing "Let's Make a Deal."

  • @mrsamsung8184
    @mrsamsung8184 Год назад +9

    You know what's weird... they look really good after you cleaned them.. but technically rust is the metal that's eroded away from the object so technically strange to think but those things are actually smaller now

  • @Insanity_TM
    @Insanity_TM 8 месяцев назад +1

    0:29 the forbidden mashed sweet potatoes

  • @darrell8167
    @darrell8167 Год назад +4

    wow very impressed those are some old railroad spikes they look great now

    • @jasoncutlip950
      @jasoncutlip950 Год назад

      Those aren't very old. They deteriorate quickly.

  • @ln8605
    @ln8605 Год назад +70

    Excellent job. Good for the ground water?

    • @wolfman231
      @wolfman231 Год назад +24

      No bad environmental hazard in this small amount. The acetic acid is diluted by the water and the iron oxide becomes iron acetate, a non toxic salt sometimes used in making wood stains.

    • @achaille9110
      @achaille9110 Год назад +2

      Maybe you'd rather pour it down the drain?

    • @lawrencemacd63
      @lawrencemacd63 Год назад +2

      My thoughts exactly 🙄

    • @DarkMatterX1
      @DarkMatterX1 Год назад +6

      ​@@achaille9110
      Wouldn't matter either way. There are no toxic byproducts here.

    • @byranjohnson8912
      @byranjohnson8912 Год назад +5

      ​@@lawrencemacd63 everything is natural nothing wrong with it The only thing he might kill is the grass he poured it on only because he would change the pH balance of the soul drastically but that's a big maybe

  • @brandonschaus1863
    @brandonschaus1863 11 месяцев назад

    Good job on dumping all those chemicals into the environment 👍🏻

  • @BurrMstr5858
    @BurrMstr5858 Год назад

    Wow! I think you just cured world hunger. Was doing that stupid crap 30 yrs ago

  • @billj9838
    @billj9838 Год назад +9

    Vinegar is awesome. I clean the inside of my microwave with it.

    • @mikec7221
      @mikec7221 Год назад +9

      It's also a great weed and grass killer, 1 gallon vinegar 1 cup salt 1tbsp dish soap

  • @shawnsullivan9547
    @shawnsullivan9547 11 месяцев назад +1

    Save the solution and give it to anyone who does wood work. It's amazing for antiquing new lumber to match it up with old weathered lumber.

  • @kiankian1588
    @kiankian1588 Год назад +11

    You could have saved the solution, it gives the wood with tannin a range of color from gray to black.

  • @jasonmatranga7058
    @jasonmatranga7058 Год назад +7

    Another thing you can do is that if you have an old wore-out file let it rust a bit then throw it in vinegar Believe It or Not it'll bring up the raised edges on the file and then you have a sharp new file just make sure you rinse it off well and oil it

  • @Northspiffy24
    @Northspiffy24 Год назад +1

    The forbidden Mac n cheese

  • @jayeallen6668
    @jayeallen6668 Год назад +4

    Now you have a bucket of rust-free pickled railroad spikes...

  • @thatzwhat
    @thatzwhat Год назад +7

    I could not wait to view the comments, and I was NOT disappointed

  • @thomasgary1219
    @thomasgary1219 11 месяцев назад

    I have always wondered what would happen to railroad spikes if you soaked them in dookie 💩. Thanks for this video my friend. I showed this video to my neighbor and he also has always been curious about soaking railroad spikes in dookie 💩 Imagine that. I knew I wasn't the only one.

  • @ick423
    @ick423 Год назад +11

    Reminds me of the time my ex-wife tried making chillie.

  • @СергейДеев-п3к
    @СергейДеев-п3к Год назад +4

    Yeah, perfect! I have tons of vinegar, the problem is where to get spikes...

  • @gmacka6333
    @gmacka6333 Год назад +10

    2 hours later, after being wet and in the sun, they were fully rusted once more.
    At least he had more vinegar and another week to spare

  • @johnlacombe8175
    @johnlacombe8175 Год назад

    It not only removes rust but it gives them a wonderful smell and a yummy taste.

  • @mj2495
    @mj2495 Год назад +10

    Liking the iron oxide more than the end result

  • @johnwatts8877
    @johnwatts8877 Год назад +22

    Put them back in the tracks now

    • @JimMaz
      @JimMaz Год назад +3

      💥🚂🚃🚃🚃

  • @BaileysMariner
    @BaileysMariner Год назад

    Now I can have rust-free rail spikes...every day

  • @jonl4802
    @jonl4802 Год назад +6

    You making knives out of the spikes? That's what I do.

  • @chrisdonoghue374
    @chrisdonoghue374 Год назад +9

    You need to neutralise the vinegar. use a 50:50 mix of bi carb soda and water.

  • @Josephine96
    @Josephine96 Год назад +1

    It’s the forbidden cheese goop

  • @howarddeheer8295
    @howarddeheer8295 Год назад +4

    And by the end of the day they are starting to rust up again. I have seen this done a cast-iron skillets but it's done with the 50/50 mix water and vinegar and you only leave the cast-iron soaking for a half-hour and scrub it and repeat if necessary and it will eat pits into steel and cast iron

  • @robertshank8412
    @robertshank8412 Год назад +33

    It works but you end up with an entirely different mess.

  • @iangresham3515
    @iangresham3515 Год назад

    I honestly didn't know that they looked like that clean!

  • @rosgembrun
    @rosgembrun Год назад +8

    I did not know that. So cheap and easy. Thanks.

    • @TheTexasViking
      @TheTexasViking Год назад

      Make sure you wash it with a bicarbonate or after a few months those things will be completely eaten up.

  • @152lb.mousehole2
    @152lb.mousehole2 Год назад +10

    white vinegar...works like a charm

  • @Yeetus_The_Trainz_Tutorial_Guy
    @Yeetus_The_Trainz_Tutorial_Guy 8 месяцев назад

    For the ones who dont know he bought them online from all railroads thats why when you look at tracks, you dont see railroad spikes and this is highly dangerous if he went to a railroad and took the spikes trains would derail but he just bought em
    SANTA FE, SANTA FE ALL THE WAY

  • @georgespalding7640
    @georgespalding7640 Год назад +7

    There goes the antique patina.

  • @jtidahorulez
    @jtidahorulez Год назад +5

    This is also how you unstuck motors that have sat for a really long time

  • @RogueRaiju
    @RogueRaiju 5 месяцев назад

    So you're saying that I just need to soak the frame of my truck in vinegar? Nice!

  • @guests5863
    @guests5863 Год назад +4

    Don't throw that juice away, that's a great stain for your rustic wood projects, don't believe me? try it, take a piece of old wood or especially your pallet wood projects, paint it, let it dry and watch the transformation the more you use the darker it gets, the rust gets soaked into the wood via the vinegar and enhances the wood grain different woods take on different hues great for pallet projects, side note: the longer the metal stays in the vinegar solution the darker Stain. Use the vinegar on day 1 you have one shade use the vinegar on Day 2 you have a different shade and so forth. If you don't have rusty metal use 0000 steel wool instead

  • @pamelabaker1486
    @pamelabaker1486 Год назад +4

    Old rusty railroad nails are good to put around hydrangea to change their colors

    • @MenardMetalCraft
      @MenardMetalCraft  Год назад

      Oh that’s very interesting. I wish I had some hydrangeas to try that on

  • @Firikka
    @Firikka 11 месяцев назад

    Baking soda AND (concentrated) lime juice (or vinegar) can be used in rust removal as well. Add the liquid to the baking soda until the texture reminds of more like a toothpaste. Apply the paste to the rust and leave for a few hours and then start scrubbing the rust away. You can use for ex. an old toothbrush. This is good if the rusted product is too big to dip in the vinegar bath.

  • @vcmay626
    @vcmay626 Год назад +5

    Don't let the Railroad catch you with those.

  • @pelonehedd7631
    @pelonehedd7631 11 месяцев назад

    They can soak in linseed oil that will penetrate the rust and protect the steel from rusting further . If the spikes are left out in weather they will need occasional applications of oil

  • @stanleykeith6969
    @stanleykeith6969 Год назад +5

    Don.t tell the Railroad you have these !

    • @johnwolford4085
      @johnwolford4085 Год назад +1

      yeah they fire people for this.. yet they lay for years in buckets along the tracks .. along with stacks and stacks of old ties too .. years

  • @RepubliKING
    @RepubliKING 11 месяцев назад

    The funniest thing is i have never NOT seen these things not rusted 😂

  • @flaman2011
    @flaman2011 Год назад +7

    Black molasses n water remove rust without eating metal.

    • @longhorn7809
      @longhorn7809 Год назад

      Yeah that's way cheaper and vinegar

  • @johncitizen3927
    @johncitizen3927 Год назад +7

    power wire wheel, works great.