Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

When the package first arrived we set it in my entry room and then spent the rest of the day trying to figure out what smelled like warm rotten eggs doused in gasoline in the house until we were able to track it back to the package. I went ahead and put it together thinking that the smell would dissipate after awhile but letting it sit in my garage for a week did nothing to lessen it at all. I then removed the rubber cradle protectors and was able to figure out that it was the glue that smelled so awful. I soaked them in a bucket of water and then used goof off to remove the glue from the metal but it still smelled. I then used oven cleaner which got the glue off but also damaged the paint. After soaking the plastic in water for a week I pulled them out and they still smelled like death's armpit. I finally went and bought some acetone and found that removed most of the chemical funk odor from them, they did start to dissolve themselves if you left them in too long. I spray painted the metal black and put the plastic protectors back on and then had a useable barbell rack simply one month and $20 later. The spacing is pretty close together though. Would not recommend unless you are looking for a project or are a sadist or have had your sense of smell deadened somehow.