Hey folks,
I'm a coach and the head of maintenance at my gym and I want to refurbish and restore an old climbing rope we have. While we have 3 modern soft white ropes, the ones in question is an old manila rope that's probably 50 years old. Many fibers have splintered out, but the rope integrity and mounting point are in excellent condition. I'm batting around ideas for how to restore and recondition this thing since I don't see a reason to throw it out.
My current idea is to take it down, lay it out across the parking lot, and do a controlled burn. Just singe off all the fibers that are poking out, rub it down with a dry rag to break off any char, then rub it with linseed oil to rehydrate the fibers some. What are your thoughts?
I'm a coach and the head of maintenance at my gym and I want to refurbish and restore an old climbing rope we have. While we have 3 modern soft white ropes, the ones in question is an old manila rope that's probably 50 years old. Many fibers have splintered out, but the rope integrity and mounting point are in excellent condition. I'm batting around ideas for how to restore and recondition this thing since I don't see a reason to throw it out.
My current idea is to take it down, lay it out across the parking lot, and do a controlled burn. Just singe off all the fibers that are poking out, rub it down with a dry rag to break off any char, then rub it with linseed oil to rehydrate the fibers some. What are your thoughts?