On 2008-01-18, Dave Hinz wrote:

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On that topic, anyone have a rundown of paint color codes for steel? I
don't know the vendor and last time I looked, I found about 4 different
standards referenced by various sites I found on google. So it's racks
of mystery metal, I'm afraid. For stuff with a spec, I buy to that
spec, of course.

As you've already discovered -- each vendor has its own color
code standards. I could look up the standards for Jorgensen Steel
(because I have one of their older catalogs), but that would be useless
for any other vendor's steel, let alone those from an unknown vendor.

And there is a *lot* of codes to type in, so I won't do it while
I know that it would not do any good.

If you can find out who the original vendor likely was, you want
to get a copy of *their* steel catalog.

And -- if you get steel from another source, but know what the
steel is, *paint it yourself* to match the catalog you have, so you will
know later what it is.

If you can't find out -- just get a catalog from your own
vendor, and keep all newly-bought steel in a separated area.

Good Luck,
DoN.

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