Right, double seal covers - galv internal recess cover is 88 quid, one
with stainless steel edge (just an edge riveted on, not the whole
thing - I asked them), is 198 quid. Can that be right ? Surely I can't
pay that much !
So, how can I treat a galvanised finish to make it look better and /
or protect it from eventual rust ?
Finish must not add too much thickness to the metal I suppose.
Any ideas ?
Simon.

sm_jamieson wrote:
Right, double seal covers - galv internal recess cover is 88 quid, one
with stainless steel edge (just an edge riveted on, not the whole
thing - I asked them), is 198 quid. Can that be right ? Surely I can't
pay that much !
So, how can I treat a galvanised finish to make it look better and /
or protect it from eventual rust ?
Finish must not add too much thickness to the metal I suppose.
Any ideas ?
Simon.

I bought an exterior manhole cover (to take pavers) from Jewsons the
other day. List £84, paid £42. All I did was say it was cheaper
elsewhere (Wickes, as it happens).

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Right, double seal covers - galv internal recess cover is 88 quid, one
with stainless steel edge (just an edge riveted on, not the whole
thing - I asked them), is 198 quid. Can that be right ? Surely I can't
pay that much !
So, how can I treat a galvanised finish to make it look better and /
or protect it from eventual rust ?
Finish must not add too much thickness to the metal I suppose.
Any ideas ?
Simon.

I have a tile depth one, you lay tiles in it to match the floor, or build it
up with mortar and vinyl it.
All you see is the edge just below the tile surface.

sm_jamieson wrote:

Right, double seal covers - galv internal recess cover is 88 quid, one
with stainless steel edge (just an edge riveted on, not the whole
thing - I asked them), is 198 quid. Can that be right ? Surely I can't
pay that much !
So, how can I treat a galvanised finish to make it look better and /
or protect it from eventual rust ?
Finish must not add too much thickness to the metal I suppose.
Any ideas ?
Simon.


There is no better treatment against rust than hot dip galvanising.
There is no need for any further protection against rust. However,
you can improve the appearance by painting it.

Getting paint to adhere to the zinc finish isn't easy. The old
fashioned approach was to apply a mordant wash (such as T-wash) or a
coat of etch primer. Some systems used both. Then you followed up
with a lead-based undercoat followed by two coats of micaceous iron
oxide paint.

There are some more modern recommendations here, but the need for
T-Wash and/or an etch primer remains in force:
http://www.hdg.org.uk/159_Introduction.php

An Australian view differs in some details from the British one above:
http://www.corp.indgalv.com.au/techn...f/galman13.pdf

As you can see, getting a paint to adhere reliably to galvanised steel
is not a trivial issue.

Personally, I would recommend one coat of Hammerite "Special Metals
Primer" and two coats of Hammerite top coat in your choice of colour:

http://www.hammerite.com/uk/products...ls_primer.html

On 6 Aug, 11:30, Rod wrote:
sm_jamieson wrote:
Right, double seal covers - galv internal recess cover is 88 quid, one
with stainless steel edge (just an edge riveted on, not the whole
thing - I asked them), is 198 quid. Can that be right ? Surely I can't
pay that much !
So, how can I treat a galvanised finish to make it look better and /
or protect it from eventual rust ?
Finish must not add too much thickness to the metal I suppose.
Any ideas ?
Simon.

I bought an exterior manhole cover (to take pavers) from Jewsons the
other day. List £84, paid £42. All I did was say it was cheaper
elsewhere (Wickes, as it happens).

I hardly dare ask, but why didn't you get it from Wickes ;-) ??
Simon.

sm_jamieson wrote:
On 6 Aug, 11:30, Rod wrote:
sm_jamieson wrote:
Right, double seal covers - galv internal recess cover is 88 quid, one
with stainless steel edge (just an edge riveted on, not the whole
thing - I asked them), is 198 quid. Can that be right ? Surely I can't
pay that much !
So, how can I treat a galvanised finish to make it look better and /
or protect it from eventual rust ?
Finish must not add too much thickness to the metal I suppose.
Any ideas ?
Simon.
I bought an exterior manhole cover (to take pavers) from Jewsons the
other day. List £84, paid £42. All I did was say it was cheaper
elsewhere (Wickes, as it happens).

I hardly dare ask, but why didn't you get it from Wickes ;-) ??
Simon.

Not in stock!

--
Rod

Hypothyroidism is a seriously debilitating condition with an insidious
onset.
Although common it frequently goes undiagnosed.
www.thyromind.info www.thyroiduk.org www.altsupportthyroid.org

On 6 Aug, 13:40, Rod wrote:
sm_jamieson wrote:
On 6 Aug, 11:30, Rod wrote:
sm_jamieson wrote:
Right, double seal covers - galv internal recess cover is 88 quid, one
with stainless steel edge (just an edge riveted on, not the whole
thing - I asked them), is 198 quid. Can that be right ? Surely I can't
pay that much !
So, how can I treat a galvanised finish to make it look better and /
or protect it from eventual rust ?
Finish must not add too much thickness to the metal I suppose.
Any ideas ?
Simon.
I bought an exterior manhole cover (to take pavers) from Jewsons the
other day. List £84, paid £42. All I did was say it was cheaper
elsewhere (Wickes, as it happens).

I hardly dare ask, but why didn't you get it from Wickes ;-) ??
Simon.

Not in stock!

Oh yeah, not since 1985 ?
Simon.

sm_jamieson wrote:
On 6 Aug, 13:40, Rod wrote:
sm_jamieson wrote:
On 6 Aug, 11:30, Rod wrote:
sm_jamieson wrote:
Right, double seal covers - galv internal recess cover is 88 quid, one
with stainless steel edge (just an edge riveted on, not the whole
thing - I asked them), is 198 quid. Can that be right ? Surely I can't
pay that much !
So, how can I treat a galvanised finish to make it look better and /
or protect it from eventual rust ?
Finish must not add too much thickness to the metal I suppose.
Any ideas ?
Simon.
I bought an exterior manhole cover (to take pavers) from Jewsons the
other day. List £84, paid £42. All I did was say it was cheaper
elsewhere (Wickes, as it happens).
I hardly dare ask, but why didn't you get it from Wickes ;-) ??
Simon.
Not in stock!

Oh yeah, not since 1985 ?
Simon.

Actually I had seen one in Wickes a week or so earlier - before we had
decided we needed one. Went back - and there were none. It's obviously
block paving season throughout the land. (Or would be if it stopped
raining.) I was ready to "threaten" Jewsons that I would go to Wickes a
few miles away in the next town but it would have been a pain.

--
Rod

Hypothyroidism is a seriously debilitating condition with an insidious
onset.
Although common it frequently goes undiagnosed.
www.thyromind.info www.thyroiduk.org www.altsupportthyroid.org