So… where do I even start, regarding the rust on the weights?
Rusty plates weigh the same…lol
A wire brush and a good scrubbing should take care of most of it. I have never OSFO 'd my plates but you probably can and paint them.
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My plates have some rust on them; they’re outdoor plates half the year, and the rust has never gone deeper than the surface, despite 15+ years in the elements.
If you want to make sure the rust doesn’t spread though, as @ChickenLittle said, you can take a wire brush to them and knock off the bigger stuff, or if the rust is fine, get some 120 grit sandpaper and steel wool pads from a home improvement store, and brush it off. Then, some rust-prevebtive spray paint will finish them. A note of caution though - it’s better to not seal the plates if you don’t first remove all the rust.
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Oh I know, but we’re trying to make the most out of the whole -losing everything- thing. We seriously lucked out on insurance, so were getting a huge makeover, and I want to take advantage of the momentum I have right now.
Yeah, i definitely plan on removing all the rust, and sealing would be nice. So wire brush for the bulk, sand paper and… maybe brake cleaner or something to help strip it? Then seal it. Sounds effective to me!
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Wd40 is still an effective rust remover. Used that and a wire brush for a buffalo bar that looked like it was recovered from the Titanic.
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Rusty plates make you stronger. If the bars are nasty wrap them in baseball bat tape. Grip and width improve. That shit looks perfect to me.
It also makes the shit slick. Just paint over the rust if you don’t like it. That’s a mighty fine looking gym to me.
I haven’t run into any slickness issues myself. Could be because it is bare steel.
Its pig iron, low quality. Lift the rust I say.
The buffalo bar?
The plates. Paint them pink and lift them. As long as they are heavy it shouldn’t matter.
True, but he asked about things that remove rust and I gave an answer based on my experience.
I don’t paint rusty plates personally. Don’t see a need to.
We’ll see how it goes, got A LOT of cleanup in the coming weeks. Haven’t even begun the demo, so theres time to think about it, and may not be time to even get to it.
I dont care about the rust for my sake, hell it makes the bar grip better, but were about to pressure wash the garage and get it back up to pristine condition, and the weight leaves rust marks all over the damn place. (If you cant tell from the walls)
I second the wd40 and raise you a wire brush
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Damn, we’ll hell a good combo is a good combo. Lol.
You’re right, the rust leaves marks everywhere - clothes, hands, walls, floors - which will negatively impact the house’s market value. Since the rust can factor into home resale value, perhaps it’s prudent to submit a claim on the weights.
We got the full insurance return, so it wouldn’t do us anything, this is just for future hassle.
It’s less of a concern now that I actually bought a tree, and I’d really just like to change my bar from pure red to you know… something resembling metal.
I really didnt care too much until the flood, and you can see just how much rust is really in there.
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If you have an angle grinder a bead brush will take it down to shiny metal. There are wire wheels and cups that can chuck into drills too. Might want to check the bearings in the collars and clean/lite grease them too.
Safety glasses, yaddayaddayadda.
Sorry to see that you got hit pretty hard. Hope it all gets cleared up without any undue hassle.
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“Undue hassle” as in the sewage contamination during the hurricane? Lol. It’s an absolute nightmare, but just gotta take it in stride. I’m more upset about not being able to get in the gym for several weeks honestly, but it is what it is.