York Olympic Weights Restoration - How to Remove Rust and Retain Original Paint
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I'm gettin' a hankerin' to do some restorations from watching these vids
That's a good thing! If you have any questions, feel free to shoot me an email.
That’s an awesome set of plates. I know weight is weight but it would be fun to lift with that set.
Thanks for watching! I love my milled Yorks. They're my everyday drivers. Not super hard to find. Start looking on your local used market.
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.
Haha fair enough!
Did you ever get the build up off of these plates?
Not off the milling on the back of the 45s. I ended up selling those. The smaller I kept and I basically chiseled it off lol. The smaller plates just had patches of it and I struck a patch and saw it chip off. So I chipped the rest off. My best guess is that the plates had sat for years in the same spot and the areas of the build up were the area exposed the worst. They all sort of lined up, so it wasn't hard to imagine the plates stacked in storage.
Vinegar works better I think but the stuff that I have isn't that old or at least not in as bad of condition.
Vinegar takes off the paint along with the rust. Oxalic Acid will take off the rust but leave the original paint intact. I’ve used vinegar many times to strip plates to bare iron though. Cheap and effective for sure!
@@vintageweightspgh Yeah. I don't care about the original paint, though. Since I'm going to be painting right over it but maybe if there was enough of it left and I wanted to just do a clear coat over it and keep it's patina.
What’s a fair price to pay per lb for an unrestored set like this do you think?
It really depends on your location. Generally, milled era Yorks sell for about $1.50 a pound.
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 .
Hmmm. That’s a new one. I’d probably just strip them to bare iron and then paint them at this point. This video is about using Oxalic Acid to try to remove rust and save original paint. It sounds like the original paint is long gone on your plates. Check out some of the videos I have about repainting.
@vintageweightspgh I just researched that I'm fine, it acts like a primer the one I have. I just need to spray regular paint over it.
Isn’t oxalic acid more corrosive than vinegar?
I’m not a scientist, but just speaking from my weight restoration experience, vinegar strips off rust and paint and takes the weights down to bare iron. Oxalic acid only takes off the rust and it leaves the paint alone.
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?
Thanks so much. And thanks for subscribing. Sometimes I sell some, sometimes, I trade, and a lot of times I just hang on to them lol. My home gym is like a revolving door. But that's what keeps me loving lifting! It's fun to constantly use different plates and change things up.
@@vintageweightspgh agree. Home gyms are never complete, regardless of what we may tell the wives. Great content man, informative videos, throughly enjoy.
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.
I have a couple videos as well as directions on my website for repainting. www.VintageWeightsPGH.com As for value, it’s really personal preference. My general take is that if you intend to resell, it’s better to try to retain original paint if possible because it has the widest possible market for resale. Someone who wants to repaint still can. Once you take off the original paint, you lose possible buyers who only want original paint.
@vintageweightspgh Thank you, mine are in great shape. I love the look. I own Hansu calibrated plates too. It's great to not worrying about the vintage weights.
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?
I’ve used citric acid to strip down to bare iron, but I like Oxalic Acid to remove rust and maintain the original paint. I have an updated version of the process here: ruclips.net/video/9rjvGnOlQlA/видео.html
Thank you so much for commenting and watching!
The 3 on 1 have black paint?
No. 3inONE is just oil.
I know why you never show your face… because your voice sounds like a professional Voiceover Actor !
Haha thanks! Next video, I think I'll be on camera for a bit. The next project is a one of a kind story that needs a better on camera presence to tell. Stay tuned. And I appreciate the support!
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.
That’s a cool idea with the wax. I’ll give it a shot. Thanks!
@@vintageweightspgh Used your exact method and it is better. Thanks again Rob. I used 3in1 on most but as an experiment used a lanolin spray on, so far so good with the lanolin.
I’ve got some vintage weights, What should I do with the water waste I’m in a city? Thanks for the great video
That's a tough one. Oxalic Acid is naturally occurring and safe to dispose in grass, but I'd be hesitant personally to dump down the drain repeatedly. I'm not an expert on plumbing, but just weary. I'd suggest neutralizing it before disposing. Once you've finished using it, add baking soda to the bin of Oxalic Acid. It will fizz indicating the reaction taking place. Do so in a well ventilated area. That way you at least neutralize the acid.
@@vintageweightspgh thanks this helps a lot 💪🏽
Good job pal 💪🏻
Thanks!
Wouldn’t it be easier to put the plates in first then the water?? Sorry if this is dumb question 😊😅
Not a dumb question. These days I usually put some water in, add the Oxalic Acid and break it up/get it to dissolve a bit, put my weights in, and then fill it up the rest of the way. There’s no wrong way to go about it as long as the OA powder is dissolved.
@@vintageweightspgh thanks, I just got seven 45lb mill backs from 60-80s so looking up ways to restore them.. they aren’t bad shape so just wanna clean them up a little
What size plastic bin is that?
I got it at the local dollar store. There are larger. It’s about 3x3x4
@@vintageweightspgh thanks man. I bought some of that FloridaLabs acid you recommended. I am guilty of using vinegar in the past haha.
My guy filmed in the basement they recorded Silence of the Lambs in. Dude, turn on a light!
Actually, no joke, parts of Silence of the Lambs was filmed in Pittsburgh. PGH = Pittsburgh. But I agree, my lighting was lacking. My recent updated video is better lit. Check it out: ruclips.net/video/9rjvGnOlQlA/видео.html
@@vintageweightspgh will do, good video anyway. Good humor trolling 🤣 I have a pair of Pre-USA's myself in great shape and love them. Researching good resto's 👍
Can oxalic acid be used on a zinc oxide barbell?
Black oxide, yes, but it dulls it a bit. Zinc oxide, I’m not sure. I’ve used it on bright zinc (shiny almost chrome looking finish) to good effect.
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.
I’m not going to bake my weights. My wife would kill me. Lol.
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