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"I got distracted and now it's 19 months later" - this is so goddamn relatable

Ok so longer than 5 minutes, but less than 19 months is optimal soaking time.

The fact that you went and liked every comment in this section is impressive, good job

He looks between 18 years old and 48 years old

I heard rust is really good for removing vinegar

Instructions not clear, ended up in Silent Hill.

As a 30+ year veteran of the iron/steel industry...I hope you chose a bronze/brass bristle brush for initial cleaning. A common steel wire brush; as well as steel wool can induce ferrides in high alloy steels, causing new corrosion. I once saw a $1000 stainless mixing tank from a photo lab completely ruined when steel wool was used to clean it.

19 months? …………… Were you incarcerated?

lol, I like the sound of your brush at high speed

Like this style of video, straight to the point and doesn't waste too much time.

Life got in the way for over one and a half years?🤔😂

11 AM: Just one more video before I go to sleep. 3 AM:

"Hey man! My tool is rusty as all hell. Could you sell me a new one ?" *seller* "sure dude. I'll repair it. 19 months sound alright?"

Literally have no idea why this was recommended to me. or why I'm watching it. but hey ho, i enjoy a little spontaneity as much as the next guy cleaning tools in his garage.

Sometimes I leave something overnight and come back 18 months later

Over a period of 19 months, the oxygen in the air dissolves in the vinegar solution and continues to attack the metals. Meanwhile, the vinegar continues to remove the rust, which opens the way for new oxidation. The only reason for some of the tools to have survived is that it is a slow process.

How the hell am I supposed to leave a car in a trash can of vinegar? Lmao

you didn't leave it in vinegar long enough

He has a video that took 18 months to make and he doesn't even push the video to 10 minutes, you sir have my subscription

Holy Shit Mate! After 19 months, the trash can looks like someone had too many Tacos at the party last night and was nowhere near the Toilet!

"Andrew, why does the garage smell like vinegar?" "STAY OUT MY ROOM MOM!"

I didn't know Cody'sLab had a brother...

High quality video, quick and to the point commentary, along with stunningly good camera work. All around, this video is one of the most well put together demonstrations I've ever seen on youtube, not even mentioning the amount of "prep" that went into the actual vinegar soak. Props to you m8, great stuff.

The sound of the wire brush being sped up is really satisfying.

you look like a young Quentin Tarantino

You should take some of those tools and mount them to some reclaimed wood and hang it in the shop. Nice job.

Never taken really tanken interested in tools in my 19 years but I'm finding myself drawn to these type of videos lately joesperg especially

For light rust, a day in a bucket of apple cider vinegar should do it... for medium rust... about 2 days in vinegar does it for me... maybe up to 4.. for heavy, like a week. If you're leaving anything in for 19 months, it's likely there won't be much left there when you remove it if it was that much rusted. The main key you need to know is, when you remove it, don't wash the item, or blow dry it... water and heat will start rust back immediately. Instead, wipe it with a somewhat clean rag dry, then brush on with a paint brush phosphoric acid and let it sit. Before the phosphoric acid gets super sticky and dries, wipe it off. This will stop any further rust from forming. If you got really tough rust pits that won't come out, alternate between soaking it in apple cidar vinegar and phosphoric acid, back and forth, and scrub it with a wire brush in between... while going back and forth between these you can run the piece under a tap as you scrub the rust loose like it was mud... just as soon as you are done go back into the other chemical for more derusting. If you are short on time and want to derust something as fast as possible chemically, and it's a small part, go straight into phosophoric acid. Great for small parts that can go in a mason jar or big pickle jar. If it's a bigger part, paint it with phosphoric acid with a brush and wrap in plastic, and uncover and keep repainting it periodically to keep it in wet with phosphoric acid. Apple Cider Viengar from Walmart or the grocery store by the gallon is cheapest... followed by white vinegar which doesn't smell so bad. Lemon juice works too and smells nice but is quite expensive.

I tryed it ones and forgot it. 5 years later I see this video, and I remembert it.

Clear coating your files ya good luck with that

Andrew: I'm gonna neutralize the vinegar in baking soda Me: AUDIBLE CONFUSION

I used this method on my tailgate parts for my classic truck. Its an excellent option for restoring parts you can't buy new anymore.

Thank you for going through this process and documenting it. You have confirmed what we've long known, which is; Acid eats rust chemically, so when left long enough, deep rust pockets (that are invisible to the naked eye) compromise the integrity of metal.

my question is why hasn't it evaporated in all this time?

3:40 plot twist: 30 minutes later is actually another 19 months

Andrew, you cleaning tools super fast was exactly what I needed today.

So just to confirm. Are you saying that leaving the tools in vinegar for that long does not damage the steel? For example, the box wrench that is now a pry bar, is that because the rust was so bad or because of 19mo in vinegar?

i love the high speed scrubbing

The sound of you scrubbing the tools in fast motion, absolutely cool!

My personal favorite how to basic video.

you should try this again with coke

Idk why this doesn't have 100k views. Love stuff like this. Thanks man.

Not supposed to leave it in there that long, but it's a good experiment.

The sounds in this video were pretty cool sounding.

I'm actually very impressed.

let me ask you something - when you move at super-speed, does everything around you slow down?

Very interesting. Thank you for taking the time to both do the experiment and upload the video. Thoroughly enjoyable.

I enjoyed the sounds from the sped up sections the most!

Something about the sounds of him working in fast forward is super satisfying idk if it's just me but damn

What am I doing with my life

Oh, for God's sake... Leave the tools in vinegar overnight (ONE night), rinse, scrub. If there's any rust left (which is unusual), try a second night. I don't know why people think "the longer, the better!" Your experiment shows exactly why you shouldn't do that -- vinegar is an ACID and will eat away at more than just rust, given enough time! One day, folks, is plenty for the vast majority of rust problems!!!

The buzzing from the industrial light bars really set the mood

Dude my ears thanks you. Best sounds I've ever heard.

They got so clean...they disappeared.

"Life got in the way and now it's 19 months later" #relatable

Really enjoyed the fast motion sections to scoot thru the boring parts. Innovative! Millions of other bloggers need to take a clue...

The Prep & Etch was all you needed to derust your tools

somehow this video showed up on my suggested videos, very cool accidental experiment. Also really liked the florescent bulb buzz in the final shot, really excellent touch for cinematic effect.

That brush sound gives me life... Good job!

It's hard for me to believe it's only been 5 yrs since I saw this video, I only came back here because I enjoyed it way back then

.....who leaves tools in vinegar for a year and 7 montns?

Nice experiment and appreciate your explanation of why things turned out the way they did

Care must be taken when using vinegar to remove rust from items that are/ were chrome or zinc plated. If left a day or so the vinegar will remove the zinc/ chrome plating. The problem is that there are carcinogenic elements used in both chroming and zinc plating and these will now be floating around in the vinegar/ rust soup. The most dangerous is the gold coloured plating with the slight rainbow/ oil-slick effect on the surface. This is called hexavalent chromate and it is highly carcinogenic to the point that it was banned in many countries. So, extreme care needs to be taken when disposing of the used vinegar and anything it has come in touch with it.

very interesting, nice presentation, and editing

I never knew I'd be so satisfied at the sound of sped up footage of a person using a brush. its so nice wtf 😂

I am actually not joking I want to thank you for this video. Is it just me or is there something really satisfying about this. Also I can’t wait for phone to reach 100% and this man waits 19 months

I've used vinegar to clean out an old metal fuel tank, worked perfectly. Better than what I had ever thought it would. That fuel tank is still in use today and no issues with rust ever since. Although I did have to replace the small inline fuel filter numerous times until it was totally clean. Just a little bit of first hand experience with something that used to be a "throw away" item if it had rust inside of it! Cheers.

Commercial store bought vinegar is a mix of water and vinegar acid. Yes, the acid attacks rust, but it attacks metal too. The best rust removal happens inside the first 2 hours. Anything after that allows the vinegar to begin attacking the metal too. [Actually it attacks the metal instantly, but without a magnifying glass you can''t see that with only a 2 or 3 hour soak.] Leave something in the vinegar overnight and you can be sure it will have tiny pit marks etched into it. Leave it in for months and I am surprised anything survived.

The little spring that could.

I clean all my old tools with vinegar, and I’ve always wanted to try this, see what happens if I were to leave something in there for months

I had a pair of needle nose pliers that were lightly rusted. I soaked them in vinegar for a couple of hours, then used a scrub brush on them, and oiled them, and they look like new. Best thing for tools is to keep them indoors in an air conditioned room if you can, which prevents the rust from forming.

I love how this guy's "creator loves this comment" mark is on a majority of these comments, it shows that this guy pays attention to what his audience is saying. good video!

He has a real talent it's amazing how he scrubs those tools so fast

Great video. My knife is always getting rusty as shit and using this tip has made my life so much easier.

The color of all the pieces at the end is beautiful.

Wheres your neck?

If you suspend the tools in vinegar so they aren't swimming in their own oxides, you should see minimal corrosion, as the acid has affinity for the oxides a lot more than the metal itself. Other acids can be better or worse as far as this affinity goes, oxalic acid for instance is even better than vinegar.

you are a magical man, you are both 20 and 40 years old at the same time, very impressive

Totally good info for any of us wanting to use vinegar to clean rust. Thank you!

Vinegar can't stop me!

why not waait 20 mounths for a better title

Why is this so satisfying to me

Oh man that fast forward scrubbing really hits the spot

Finally a video that has an appropriate title and doesn't have 3 days of someone talking about their life.

ah a good derusting to your murder equipment. this is a joke.

Great video. It may have been a good thing that "life got in the way" and you left the metal items in the vinegar for 19 months, lol. It definitely made the results interesting. It would have been cool if you did have some before pics of the exact items you worked on 19 months later but regardless the experiment is a hit. Well done.

I had to pause it cuz I thought you had a motorized scrubber! Ty, good vid made great by the speedups

i love how you speed some parts up!

Idk why but as soon as I clicked on this vid I felt bad because this guy has 1k subs and deserves way more than what he has.And he probably put around a day or two to make this video so I don't understand why he gets hate. I mean he looks like a nice guy:)

this dude made the Half-Life 2 sewage texture in real life

I actully like the sound of tbe metal clankung together in time lapse!!!!...

Are you sure that isn't triceratops poop from Jurassic Park?

Guess it's useful for something else instead of flavoring roasted fish

Thumbs up for the 19months of waiting

Are you sure you didn't mistake sewer water for the real vinegar trash can?

The sludge looks a lot like 3 week old smoothie. Don't ask.

Did Quentin Tarantino and Kevin Spacey have a kid together?

Imagine drinking that

Almost 3 years. That’s amazing!!!!!