York Barbell Club

[hulked]

Best way to clean up a rusty York barbell?



Thanks in advance!

Skid has a thread on gym equipment refurb and he had used a concrete cleaner. Here it is. Has pics of the cleaned bars too...

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...#post974292673

[cthulhupun]

There are many types of concrete cleaner. You probably want the one that's phosphoric acid. You might also see the phosphoric acid in the painting section as it's used to prep metal surfaces before painting. You could also naval jelly found in auto parts stores.

[Hishiad]

I have a orbital sander I used to strip my power rack....and I still have some mineral oil. I really have no intentions of repainting the bar a different color, just want to knock off the rust.

[Hishiad]

There are many types of concrete cleaner. You probably want the one that's phosphoric acid. You might also see the phosphoric acid in the painting section as it's used to prep metal surfaces before painting. You could also naval jelly found in auto parts stores.

So is it just a matter of wipe it on let it set then wipe it off?

[skrebs01]

^^^^^looks pretty awesome.


recent acquisition



one of them is not milled

Was that from a craigslist add in michigan?

[AttyGuy]

might want to give a little more info on why.

here is the barbell thread

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=115122621

You're right. When I posted earlier, I didn't have time or the ability to give a greater detail and some of the information I was thinking of is on IH, not Keetman's barbell thread. The roll pins used to hold the sleeves ends on the York barbells have been known to bend or break. One on my latest 1980's York Oly bar was broken when I received it. The pins can be replaced, but if you get it broken off inside the bar, and it sticks, you could have problems.

Some thoughts on refinishing York bars. Some bars were given a black (similar to gun blue) coating back in the day. You may want to retain some of that finish and if you are too persistent with the wire wheel or the chemicals, you will remove that finish. When you remove the sleeves from the bar you will see brass bushings. They can be removed, but it is not worth removing them in most cases. Clean out the crap and then lubricate the bar with white lithium grease. You'll be good to go.

[jackbravo]

Was that from a craigslist add in michigan?

yea. it took some acrobatics to get them here.

[AttyGuy]

List of York Men (and Woman):

AttyGuy #1
amimalfan #2
Cleveland33 #3
ProteinandIron *#4
Vermonter #5
Daniel327 #6
Skidmarx #7
ffrink #8
Ndmike99 #9
OSUDimond#10
Painted_klown #11
Nakres1984 #12
Keetman #13
Buffbrown21 #14
Matrix563 #15
KastorTroy #16
ExCompetitor #17
twodog #18
sackamous #19
jackbravo #20
skrebs01 #21
Spinlock #22
TLYNCH777 #23
hulked #24
Allisonforeman #25
# 26 - reserved
EEB_27 #27
Pumping4life #28

[cthulhupun]

So is it just a matter of wipe it on let it set then wipe it off?

Well, it's that simple, but there's about two weeks worth of wait between wiping it on and wiping it off (for rusty plates). Usually washing it off helps, a light scrub with a brush easily takes off any rust that isn't quite gone. Some people use a baking soda & water solution to neutralize the acid, but I've never bothered with that.

[TLYNCH777]

My 3 year old daughter now has her own York dumbell set. She can allready do overhead presses and one arm rows better that most grown men and women. She is an amazing little girl ....

[AttyGuy]

Sweet pic, TLynch. Here's one that show's a pair of my children's roundheads:

[Vermonter]

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to TLYNCH777 again

That pic is so righteous. Pink barbell ftw!

[AttyGuy]

On a serious note, towards the end of their producing weights in the US, York actually sold the smaller dumbbells in pink.

[jackbravo]

My 3 year old daughter now has her own York dumbell set. She can allready do overhead presses and one arm rows better that most grown men and women. She is an amazing little girl ....

I see you've got her into fat-bar training. Sweeet!!

[BIgOrange865]

My 3 year old daughter now has her own York dumbell set. She can allready do overhead presses and one arm rows better that most grown men and women. She is an amazing little girl ....

TLynch was wondering where you found the barbell/bench set for your little one. I've got an 18 month old who follows me around in my gym. Looked at the Rogue websites barbell set but was curious about yours. Thanks

[AttyGuy]

I guessing he got them from the recent eBay auction for similar roundheads.

[TLYNCH777]

TLynch was wondering where you found the barbell/bench set for your little one. I've got an 18 month old who follows me around in my gym. Looked at the Rogue websites barbell set but was curious about yours. Thanks

A friend had gave it to us but the company is =
KIDSTARTS the kid fitness system

[BIgOrange865]

A friend had gave it to us but the company is =
KIDSTARTS the kid fitness system

Thanks

[hulked]

List of York Men (and Woman):

AttyGuy #1
amimalfan #2
Cleveland33 #3
ProteinandIron *#4
Vermonter #5
Daniel327 #6
Skidmarx #7
ffrink #8
Ndmike99 #9
OSUDimond#10
Painted_klown #11
Nakres1984 #12
Keetman #13
Buffbrown21 #14
Matrix563 #15
KastorTroy #16
ExCompetitor #17
twodog #18
sackamous #19
jackbravo #20
skrebs01 #21
Spinlock #22
TLYNCH777 #23
hulked #24
Allisonforeman #25
# 26 - reserved
EEB_27 #27
Pumping4life #28

Thanks Atty..!!!

[hulked]

My 3 year old daughter now has her own York dumbell set. She can allready do overhead presses and one arm rows better that most grown men and women. She is an amazing little girl ....

Super cute...!!! Now I know who snagged the 1&3 pair on ebay

[americandream11]

I used York barbells ever since I was a little kid. They were my fathers weights that he must have had for a long time - might have even been used by my grandfather.

Solid weights for sure. No frills. They've began to rust a bit since they've been neglected in my basement. I was thinking of buying a new bench since that one is old and dirty but I bet I could clean it up and be perfectly happy with it. I might have to do that.

I loved that bench. I should've used it more often. I just never had lifting gloves and I hated gripping the dirty metal bar. I never thought of getting weight lifting gloves or even asking my parents though.

[SpinLock]

I used York barbells ever since I was a little kid. They were my fathers weights that he must have had for a long time - might have even been used by my grandfather.

Solid weights for sure. No frills. They've began to rust a bit since they've been neglected in my basement. I was thinking of buying a new bench since that one is old and dirty but I bet I could clean it up and be perfectly happy with it. I might have to do that.

I loved that bench. I should've used it more often. I just never had lifting gloves and I hated gripping the dirty metal bar. I never thought of getting weight lifting gloves or even asking my parents though.

You can clean that rust off your bar with steel wool. What kind of set do you have? If you post pics I can probably tell you what era it's from.

[morebarbell]

Do you guys think the handle on the dumbbell at the top of the photo was polished or replaced?

[AttyGuy]

Hard to say without looking at it. The handle actually extends into the heads, so if it were a replacement, I would be concerned that the handle didn't have sufficient "grip" on the heads.

[TLYNCH777]

I was happy to find this small roundhead set yesturday. I am Looking to complete this for my little one does anybody have a pair or 2 lbs , 4 lbs and 9 lbs? Did they even make them? I did not even know that These single lb increases existed. Let me know club member thank you.

[twodog]

I was happy to find this small roundhead set yesturday. I am Looking to complete this for my little one does anybody have a pair or 2 lbs , 4 lbs and 9 lbs? Did they even make them? I did not even know that These single lb increases existed. Let me know club member thank you.

Hey TJ, here's a complete set of 1's thru 5's on ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-SET-Yor...item257895da8f but who knows what they will go for.

[AttyGuy]

The full set is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12. No 11. Roundheads start back up at 15 and go to 100 in 5-pound increments.

4s, 6s, and 9s are the hardest to find. 2s are relatively easy to find. I had to pay $100 to get my pair of 9s. With the 4s and 6s I got lucky.

[morebarbell]

Thank you, AttyGuy. The auction just started but if I end up with them, I'll post more photos.

[jackbravo]

Hey TJ, here's a complete set of 1's thru 5's on ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-SET-Yor...item257895da8f but who knows what they will go for.

aren't those buns, not roundheads??

[ffrink]

aren't those buns, not roundheads??

Look like buns to me....