RUSTY 20+ Year Old BARBELL - Unbelievable Restoration

[@GarageGymReviews]

What should we restore next? Plates? Dumbbells? Your $.10 squat? 😁

[@kauerpc]

Rower or Air bike!

[@nicolaspello7881]

Dumbbells

[@davidb1975a]

an old weight bench

[@everydayfitnesstips8141]

Plates for sure

[@bubbashrimp9005]

How did you get your hands on the barbell did you pay or was it just passed on to you?

[@phillipmotaful]

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 🤑🤑💯💯

[@hamable1995]

nice dude

[@dos.cer02023]

What a score

[@bobdole7292]

You can find bars for 40 - 60 bucks all day

[@Down915]

@@bobdole7292 not with 2 plates

[@shapho4056]

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?

[@kimaboe]

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.

[@cedricgregoire7018]

Great ideas , thanks

[@mrgomez7613]

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.

[@JES8SHRNDZzz]

I was wondering bout that king box, where wood I find won, Thxz for the tip G🙂

[@stevenlengyel9701]

Good idea

[@nickhearn7288]

Honestly don’t even need to cut it. Just do one end cap and sit it upright.

[@atr0816]

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

[@krowdkillaoscar3259]

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

[@johndavidalexander6646]

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!

[@EricMarshall-n8p]

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

[@tuxedo94]

You could try cold blueing the steel , it's used with rifle barrels to help prevent rust

[@abousidi75]

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.

[@Garage_gym48]

Popped up from the algorithm… moustacheless coop will give me sleepless nights.

[@jameslahey4794]

One of the coolest videos you’ve done! Keep it up, Coop!

[@BasementBrandon]

Great job, Been keeping my eye out for some old plates to restore, but haven't found any in my area yet!

[@GarageGymReviews]

The race is on!

[@ryanfeltman5622]

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?

[@BasementBrandon]

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.

[@dancooper6447]

I was able to purchase several bars and 200+ lbs of rusty weights today for $125. And now the cleaning commences...

[@odysseusreborn8955]

Mac Barbell 'Tetanus' Power Bar

[@rajendra82a]

Contrary to the popular belief, Tetanus has nothing to do with rust. The bacteria spread via feces.

[@alexh5040]

and to add to above, after lying 48h in vinegar acid, there won't be any bacteria anymore

[@thedetective8150]

Super fine or fine bronze wool with 3 in 1 oil removes a ton of surface rust but is gentle to the bar steel.

[@danielkonrad1444]

Does it still weigh 20 Kilos? Or is there any weightloss through corrosion😆

[@SejeSteen]

curious

[@SimonNielsenRohde]

@@SejeSteen There probably a little corrosion, but as long as it's not in competition it should be so little it doesn't matter.

[@captaingainzproductions1876]

Probably a couple grams were lost when the Iron oxide dissolved

[@apexploring]

Did the bearings suffer being in the liquid?

[@kadozomay1251]

Good question !!

[@theunknownsamurai7426]

First time watching one of your old video's. Dam! you've come a long way!

[@roblewis6498]

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?

[@Denali_Rebel]

I absolutely love the look and feel of a bare steel bar. Nothing compares.

[@RumzDizzle]

I got a Rogue 2.0 bar for $45 bucks today. No damage other than some finish wear. Has some rust spots but gonna do a little work on it, feels like a steal.

[@justsomeguy3467]

Did u remove collars and clean inside and regrease?

[@deanmilken3633]

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.

[@randomOAS7]

Did you end up taking off the sleeves to clean up that area of the shaft?

[@flakey1228]

Didnt seem like he did.. there must be a lot of vinegar/water inside

[@JamesLeeDickson]

I wouldn't thought he'd remove them and inspect the bushings.

[@aWatchmanOnTheWall]

That’s hot

[@marc51000r]

curious why you didn't want to take off the sleeves?

[@TreasureTrail]

We find treasure like this all the time!!! We use acid on rust. Great educational video.

[@harvestblades]

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?

[@pondafit4249]

Fantastic... recycle, restore, reuse!

[@skate9616]

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???

[@taso7s]

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.

[@hamable1995]

lmfao

[@justicenlibertyhappiness638]

You need to restore one that’s been setting in the yard for 30 years now that would be something

[@Arlenesherman0912]

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

[@bryansim9191]

must u add water? i din and it made the dark rust yellow for some reason?

[@fuglstad_explores]

I hear soaking bearings in vinegar without regreasing them is a great idea.

[@michael1980q]

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.

[@jamesboyd3339]

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.

[@jeromereyes3772]

Good job ! My question ... Is 3-1 oil better than wd-40 ??

[@monkeyb1820]

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.

[@manueldriggs7099]

Coop, you did a beautiful job! That is so impressive. I am blown away! = )

[@WintryEternity]

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!

[@chrisstrobel3439]

Why all the Olympic bars on the wall rack in the garage? Do you sell them? Great refurb job 👍

[@stephencraig8578]

Hi, as soon as I dry off the cleaned bar it starts to show rust forming. is there a way that this won't happen? I want to put a clear coat of Rust-oleum on it.If I put oil on it, it won't stick. thx for the video.

[@ValentinMiguel-g7m]

Definitely needs this video.thank you going fix my bar 👍🏾💪🏾

[@mlopez9ers]

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?

[@kcuhc84]

No monetary reason to answer.

[@vincentdion751]

Have you ever done a review on the strongarm combo rack? The one we can see at the beginning of the video?

[@izzate7]

Gorgeous bar.

[@argenislopez1750]

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.?

[@flyaroundyourfire]

Exactly what I need to do! But can’t find something to submerge the bar in

[@maccaldwell6645]

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.

[@danieldominguez879]

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

[@kgkendal1]

I just did this and was wondering if I should try and coat the bar with anything besides 3and1 oil

[@pnkflyd61]

This is why Sandow liked barbells. Simple. Sustainable. Damn near immortal.

[@GarageGymReviews]

Forreal!

[@saulcabrera5719]

DId you disassembled the sleeves to oil the bearings? Not necessary?

[@Simon-jg4qf]

Say if the barbell had a chrome coating on it and you wanted to use this technique, would it damage the coating?

[@Vincent_Beers]

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.

[@jdawg1835]

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.

[@jaredanderson7494]

Wondering if gun blueing fluid would be an easy protective layer to add to an old bar?

[@pauserepreviews4511]

Watched this before I did my weight plate resto thanks for making this vid 💪🏽💪🏽

[@ppputalawuea]

Where can i get a box and plastic bag like that?

[@ballincuong]

What type of tub can even hold it

[@jesa346]

Hi! The last product you use os like 3 1oil? How can i remove the oil after? Or i haven’t remove the oil?

[@michaeljonathan543]

What kind of brush are you using in the video?

[@mitchscene096]

Im gonna do this with my barbell. Where can i get the long box and tarp??

[@renzsoterio635]

After i soak it on vinegar,is it okay to wash it with liquid soap & water to grt rid off it's smell?

[@dlroto]

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.

[@aaronbennett8364]

You want a patina on the bar.

[@APere047]

How did you clean the inside of the sleeves and bearings too?

[@miguezpz4514]

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?

[@patrickpk6299]

have you tried bluing? I wondering how much of a difference it will make, or if I should just bite the bullet and buy a SS bar

[@fadymcr]

Would you be worried about soaking a bearing bar (old eleiko) in vinegar for a day or two? Would this process affect spin?

[@tuomas2789]

im kind of late but maybe this helps. only thing i would pay extra attention to is oiling the bearings after you clean it, bc i think the vinegar doesnt atleast do any good to the oil.

[@brandonf2163]

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.

[@NJweightlifter]

Thanks for the video. Do you have a paint recommendation for plates that are going to kept outside. Right now they are rusty and we use them for our sleds. I have no intention of using them inside but would like to paint school colors to make them look nicer. Is it worth it or do you think the new paint will just re-rust?

[@seekknowledge2010]

What oil did you use? Is it call 301 oil? Where can I buy it?

[@vanertfitness636]

Great video!

[@Sboarder-ul6cr]

How did you get those Rogue deep dish Arnold Classic plates?

[@bmstylee]

That is a valid as question. I want to hang one in my garage gym.

[@manuelperez5155]

Did you inspect the inside of the sleeves after the vinegar bath? You'd think leaving the vinegar would do more harm than good?

[@bethbolin6652]

Will the black residue eventually go away looking to restore mine but don’t want to ruin all my clothes

[@babygiantbarbell1014]

That is awesome!

[@gokublack5831]

So the bar alone did it feel lighter than some olympic or power bars or was it just as heavy or heavier? I ask cause I might buy one of the old york bars

[@easyrock6296]

GOKU BLACK the only York bars are amazing... someone stole mine years back but it was 20KG

[@davidb1975a]

Coop's pickling an old barbell... :)

[@willnelson3177]

What's that treadmill in the background. Review?

[@mikeanglada742]

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!

[@lorenzobottoni7032]

What kind of wine gear did you use? White wine, apple, alcohol…?

[@naturaljoe759]

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.

[@mariomolnar3184]

I wonder where the bar is now and how it's holding up

[@MD-CincoCuatro]

What kind of bags did you use?

[@jilgreen]

HI, i have a barbell similar to yours (older style) i bought on marketplace. The screw on thing that keeps the weights in place is rusted and striped and keeps coming loose. What is this part called and how would i order a new one?

[@hubertsimpson1131]

Just bought a rusty barbell and I watched this video to see how it’s done!

[@liftingover5012]

Where can I get Dione sleeve adapter for bar like the one restore

[@moneysoles5185]

How much did you buy it for originally

[@cranebeg]

Incredible result!

[@SubieSpecial]

Great results! Thought about doing this to save money on equipment.

[@mattfuduloff6184]

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

[@mEtAlMaNiAc787]

what a beauty.

[@MrZkcortez]

Hey Coop, do you still have this bar and train with it? Kinda was thinking about this bar again.

[@ericasanchez6209]

What size of Allen wrench do I use to remove the screw at the end of the bar, I lost one side and need to replace them??

[@slumking112]

Brush the knurling with wd40 and metal brush then 80 grit sandpaper saves time and energy

[@johnparungao6844]

Nice work! Might wanna do this with some rusty plates I have.

[@homegymahmedelsayed477]

should I use vinegar without water or must add water?

[@raeannadonaghy5888]

What vinegar did you use

[@gokublack5831]

I never knew about mac barbell or that Texas power bar breaking with mac barbell

[@XivaLove]

What type of brush did you use?

[@PortugalMatt]

The part of my adjustable dumbbell won’t move because my housemate’s friend dropped it 😑. How to I fix something like this? It’s stuck

[@matheusnogueira5500]

Which product did you use to soak the bar for three days? and then this oil was degreasing?

[@richardfox3924]

White vinegar/water

[@ClaytonStation]

ive always liked coop but when i saw the onewhell!!!

[@razziez]

Does anyone know if something like cerakote or hydrodipping would work well as a coating for old barbells the coating wore off of?

[@baronmiller2452]

Super helpful! Thanks for this Coop!

[@anaximenesg]

Coop, I purchased a barbell from a lady which claim that this is an rogue power bar from 2011. It doesn’t have any markings(strange) but would u know if it looks like one

[@user-vw2zt8te9p]

Anaximenes Gonzalez I have a first generation Rogue Power Bar. IIRC, it’s basically an Ohio bar with single powerlifting ring and center Knurling. I believe it’s 28.5mm as well and finished in black zinc throughout. I bought mine around that time...