Painting vs cold galvanizing Submitted by emorymom t3_11e637b on February 28, 2023 at 1:30 PM in DIY [removed] 4 comments 14
Darkassassin07 t1_jacvf2f wrote on February 28, 2023 at 3:06 PM #2,106,771 Galvanizing tends to be more durable, painting has more range of colours/options. 3
electricDETH t1_jad3tcs wrote on February 28, 2023 at 4:01 PM #2,109,446 Depends on the climate you have there. In my industry (fencing) we typically prime and paint over the cold galv spray. If you're using the cold galv paint that stuff is so thick it could be the finish coat or you could acid etch it and prime and paint over that. 3
beau_loop t1_jadkp5i wrote on February 28, 2023 at 5:50 PM #2,114,838 I'de go with option #2 or #3. −2−
p0diabl0 t1_jae171r wrote on February 28, 2023 at 7:33 PM #2,120,142 Is cold galv not just spray paint with zinc in it? 8
Darkassassin07 t1_jacvf2f wrote
Galvanizing tends to be more durable, painting has more range of colours/options.