Removing rust from very old railroad spikes

[@greensleevesdf6687]

I believe fizzy pop /coke did the same

[@MenardMetalCraft]

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

[@anaceliapadillaolvera3760]

​@@MenardMetalCraft bueno más contaminación a la tierra

[@razielflores5107]

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

[@afraid2crashrc]

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]

They be only old railroad spikes not a Rolex

[@valerieblackthorn13]

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

[@coppulor6500]

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

[@jackof1]

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

[@matthewtE]

@@coppulor6500 Wire wheel and polishing pads.

[@CheddarCheeseBandit]

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

[@b1eechsnak363]

yea that one in ohio right

[@temoinfante1272]

@@b1eechsnak363no actually it was the Waffle House new host

[@deedeetoney7451]

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

[@Bobby-mg1uj]

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

[@sudeepbanerjee1946]

These guys do anything for s video lol

[@fuedog1]

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

[@garydrago]

I mean vinegar is a chemical but ok lol

[@fuedog1]

@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.

[@jamesholt6032]

Every one should have rust free railroad spikes

[@privateprivate1865]

Lol.. that was actually pretty funny imo

[@harko1962]

🤣🤣🤣👍

[@a1crazychewy]

Lmao 🤣

[@MenardMetalCraft]

Doot doot dootdootdoot doot doot doot

[@dubes5594]

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

[@anms_brk]

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

[@LiPo5000]

This step is a must!

[@anms_brk]

@@LiPo5000 😆

[@anms_brk]

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

[@nealp.2841]

Exactly

[@benjimain6]

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

[@thekingsilverado3266]

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

[@anilj9]

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.]

Bruhh 😂😂

[@Alejandro-xd7ut]

Contaminando a tope, pero los clavos como nuevos.

[@JohnnyWalkerBlack142]

Lmao

[@southerncoloradorailfannin4027]

*those

[@Chickenlegs41]

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]

And you literally have pickles.

[@lakhdarmassa8645]

مانوع الزيت المستعمل بعد التخليل

[@Ihtiandr13]

To bad youdont dry them up befor the oil😅

[@confusedreindeer1295]

Does cookimg oil work?

[@0718dm]

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

[@lorienmyers7643]

They hatched from their chrysalis into beautiful butterflies.

[@vladimsifonov7282]

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

[@eugenghenea7904]

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

[@RD-BRAUNSIN]

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]

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

[@user-kytoV-MaX]

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

[@hermes2404]

👍👍

[@guests5863]

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........]

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]

Ain’t nobody got time for that!

[@chopchop727]

Patina

[@BobelPop]

I hear motor oil is a good choice too.

[@uprisingbobcat976]

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

[@willstuart4504]

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]

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]

@@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]

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]

Nah, still got another 30 mins at least.

[@kaylakane69]

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]

Can this technique remove rust stain from clothes?

[@jerryston3837]

​@@hehehaha8922 and the colour to

[@hehehaha8922]

@@jerryston3837 what if cloth is white?

[@darwinfussle5031]

Harleys..? Hummm

[@timford3599]

@@hehehaha8922 It'll eat the fabric.

[@resumendepelis123]

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]

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

[@mateobrainardo4770]

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

[@davidsuarez2486]

Que tipo de vinagre?

[@resumendepelis123]

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]

@@resumendepelis123 Gracias

[@kaknu]

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]

The best answer!

[@BOUNTYEATER]

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

[@sonnybowman]

The water spray reduced the acidic response.

[@kaknu]

@@BOUNTYEATER yes thats what I do

[@vcommandarv5916]

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

[@ryanpedersen5722]

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]

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

[@MenardMetalCraft]

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

[@ryanpedersen5722]

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

[@stevenbaca3470]

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?

[@naomiemoore5725]

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

[@eveliinatistelgren172]

Is the goo toxic??

[@naomiemoore5725]

@@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]

@@naomiemoore5725 no the orange goo from the reaction

[@davidsmith-ih2kk]

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.

[@krisblunt6293]

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

[@ansar68pk]

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]

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

[@richardlepreux8489]

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]

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]

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

[@richardlepreux8489]

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

[@Yahooligan72]

no

[@alicereeves8987]

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

[@davidsmith-ih2kk]

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.

[@Lyle_918]

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

[@maryannswanson3832]

Hahaha hahaha

[@marktwain3531]

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.

[@davidwalder290]

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

[@omilavidanage6608]

Unless you equalise with base like soda

[@timford3599]

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

[@walshy2116]

Took the words outta my mouth

[@phillhuddleston9445]

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]

@@timford3599 Its Neil not neal.Rotten Johnny.

[@avernusdaywalker7975]

Fallout 4 brain: Thats some good ammo right there

[@yourfriendlyneighbourhoodl6206]

Exactly!

[@JekaMosh]

У этого человека должен быть гвоздомёт иначе зачем ему они 😅

[@ln8605]

Excellent job. Good for the ground water?

[@wolfman231]

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]

Maybe you'd rather pour it down the drain?

[@lawrencemacd63]

My thoughts exactly 🙄

[@DarkMatterX1]

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

[@byranjohnson8912]

​@@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

[@farad8633]

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

[@TheFixer263]

🤮

[@SashaOtero24]

😁😁😁

[@ItchyDingo]

I can taste it

[@itsjustpeachy]

Tasty!

[@StarkIller-df7gw]

Does look tasty! Yummy! 😂

[@tobybigham4196]

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

[@williamjohnson6517]

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 .

[@Aerospaceman]

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

[@gatsbylight4766]

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

[@MenardMetalCraft]

😂

[@astridvallati4762]

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]

sir? how to clean engine oily parts

[@xppro2218]

@@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]

​@@xppro2218 tiến Việt Nam

[@timford3599]

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

[@markfritz8411]

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!

[@sharivogel2984]

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

[@angelsanchez2848]

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

[@неккатапёс]

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)

[@meboyotube]

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

[@Montana_Flame]

😩😂😂

[@snvlog5825]

UwU

[@larrytischler570]

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]

@@larrytischler570 He was joking

[@biggor1973]

Hilarious

[@bob123carns8]

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

[@glasswinder]

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

[@HenryHobson-uc2bk]

is iron oxide poisonous?

[@francescodivita2509]

​@@HenryHobson-uc2bkexactly my thought

[@KaitlynMcCary]

It’s literally iron and vinegar. Both very natural occurring chemicals

[@aminulhussain2277]

​@@KaitlynMcCary Arsenic is natural.

[@Weave.seen.this.b4]

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]

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😠👎😏

[@shawnsullivan9547]

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.

[@bindayirwin1523]

End product....old railway spikes

[@timford3599]

Right back where we started!

[@RameshBabu-zp7we]

இது எண்ண ஆசிட்சாமி

[@douglascunningham6319]

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]

Original coke cola will work too!

[@DT-abcd]

BS saving the vinegar

[@dperreno]

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

[@ratbagley]

The vinegar is toast by now

[@dperreno]

@@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!

[@Insanity_TM]

0:29 the forbidden mashed sweet potatoes

[@cricketcricket9749]

Looked better with the rust.

[@kildozer2012]

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]

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]

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

[@johnowenjones6440]

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

[@deanbeach8748]

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]

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]

🤣🤣🤣

[@daviduzbalis3118]

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

[@maxpowerspowers9183]

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

[@michael2943]

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

[@meowme7644]

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

[@maxpowerspowers9183]

Potato Peels, What does that do exactly??

[@Hitokiiry]

​@@maxpowerspowers9183 it makes potatoes cold.

[@StarkIller-df7gw]

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

[@superd7479]

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]

Time?

[@enricograndoni]

@@saurabh6453 chemicals polluting your fields...

[@superd7479]

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

[@prodfuneralboy]

ima say it. forbidden peanut butter

[@suminagum6605]

I use vinegar all the time , it works fantastic.

[@doncarsley2532]

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

[@suminagum6605]

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

[@doncarsley2532]

It takes about 3-4days

[@robertcarmosino6563]

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

[@suminagum6605]

@@robertcarmosino6563 ok I’ll try that , thanks

[@mikeschuler2946]

It’s about time somebody washed those

[@timford3599]

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

[@dashyt9310]

The forbidden orange juice

[@andrewwilson6085]

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

[@maryannswanson3832]

Hahahahaha

[@vastroxost]

Iron oxide? Maybe...

[@brighamruud5090]

@@vastroxost I think that’s what’s found in hemoglobin but I’m not sure

[@WhatIsATurtle]

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.

[@lostpyper]

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

[@johnwatts8877]

Put them back in the tracks now

[@JimMaz]

💥🚂🚃🚃🚃

[@rosemarieraman5179]

Thanks!

[@MenardMetalCraft]

Thank you!!

[@chrisdonoghue374]

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

[@mathewt9243]

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

[@shivbahadurrao8483]

777u77u7h7uù

[@hankfanelli719]

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

[@maxpulido]

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

[@mrsamsung8184]

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

[@thomasgary1219]

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.

[@jimpetersen8095]

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

[@timford3599]

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

[@jmzthree]

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

[@Northspiffy24]

The forbidden Mac n cheese

[@billj9838]

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

[@mikec7221]

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

[@kiankian1588]

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

[@arunshs10]

Railway Engineer: Where the hell is the rail spikes? Bro: I took it to clean the rust.. Just for fun😂😂

[@robertshank8412]

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

[@markme4]

Right?

[@jasonmatranga7058]

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

[@southerncoloradorailfannin4027]

So what you're saying is, is that if you put white vinegar in a bucket full of rusty railway spikes, it makes free cheese?

[@MenardMetalCraft]

Indubitably

[@thatzwhat]

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

[@lastofthe4horsemen279]

😂

[@jayeallen6668]

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

[@Josephine96]

It’s the forbidden cheese goop

[@darrell8167]

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

[@jasoncutlip950]

Those aren't very old. They deteriorate quickly.

[@jcfpv3454]

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

[@adeline4610]

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

[@jonl4802]

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

[@BaileysMariner]

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

[@guests5863]

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

[@СергейДеев-п3к]

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

[@jerryeastman170]

Beside rail road tracks

[@brandonschaus1863]

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

[@gmacka6333]

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

[@rosgembrun]

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

[@TheTexasViking]

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

[@BlueJean373]

Le clou de cette vidéo une superbe belle rénovation 😉👍 Bravo

[@ThatswhatIthought2]

What is holding down the railroad right now? Those look important

[@dommyboysmith]

There's abandoned railroad tracks all over the place. One near me that ends in a giant lake in the middle of the woods 😄 I could have thousands of these things if I wanted them. I just grab one anytime I need to make a chisel.

[@mj2495]

Liking the iron oxide more than the end result

[@georgespalding7640]

There goes the antique patina.

[@leosword7142]

I never waste that patina.

[@BurrMstr5858]

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

[@ick423]

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

[@offendedcitizen4075]

🤦

[@offendedcitizen4075]

🤦

[@flaman2011]

Black molasses n water remove rust without eating metal.

[@longhorn7809]

Yeah that's way cheaper and vinegar

[@TheNewAmericanMedia]

Would this work on old tools as well?

[@152lb.mousehole2]

white vinegar...works like a charm

[@batukmakwana4676]

BATUKBHAE..BOREWALE

[@pamelabaker1486]

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

[@MenardMetalCraft]

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

[@vcmay626]

Don't let the Railroad catch you with those.

[@shoutatthesky]

Don't throw that vinegar out. It make a great iron acetate stain for wood.

[@stanleykeith6969]

Don.t tell the Railroad you have these !

[@johnwolford4085]

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

[@MintyJVK3]

Looks like my uncles shit when he forgot to flush down the toilet

[@MenardMetalCraft]

Ahh the memories that implant with us for a lifetime

[@howarddeheer8295]

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

[@jtidahorulez]

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

[@brucedale4465]

Unstuck!