Galvanizing

1. Hot dip Galvanizing - There are only 3 companies inToronto that Hot dip Galvanize according to an industry source (major steel fabricatorin Toronto). Two of them are american owned and seemed to have gotten worse. There are strange surcharges on galvanizing and the steel fabricator literally has to wait there to get it glalvanized sometimes for a few hours. - then the order gets lost and either ends up at the bottom of the galvanizing bath or on someone else's project. The fabricator then has to put together another piece of steel and get it made. - The long and the short of it is that it is very difficult to get galvanizing on a smaller job and the surcharges are significant. - minimum order $350, this can be more expensive than the piece of steel. Alternative: There is no alternative but putting on a zinc rich primer is one. Tremclad is not a real product at all that can be relied on. So... Galvafroid, two step process, very expensive. This is the trade name in the industy and we discovered that it was about $400 a can. Another option is: CROWN Bright Galvanizing Coating Premium 7008 is an aerosol can for touch ups $15 A can will set you back up $150. It is 65% zinc rich and the can weighs 50 lbs accordingly. It is made by an american company, AERVOE Industries. It can be found at the distributor: MArkham Industrial Last note: Putting a nice finish such as powder coating will require light sandblasting of the hot dip galvanizing. Remember Hot dip galvanizing only lasts 10 years.