Cheap lead (coated) in NorCal

(dakid) · (dakid) **Join Date: Feb 2001** 01-23-2004, 9:43 AM

Where can one get lead bars cheap in NorCal? Lookin' to get about 400lbs.

Thanks.

mmascari 01-23-2004, 9:50 AM

Proflight Towers in Modesto sells coated 65lb bricks... I think for ~$35.

(mastercraft7100)

Tire Stores they will give lead for free.

flyer 02-03-2004, 8:18 PM

I got old elevator weights from a scrap metal yard for 30 cents a lb. Nice bricks 60 lbs each. Check it out

(bdavis) · (bdavis) **Join Date: Sep 2002** 02-03-2004, 9:09 PM

Uh, Joe, where's Norcal? That near Norco?

(dakid) · (dakid) **Join Date: Feb 2001** 02-03-2004, 9:24 PM

NorCal = Northern California

(greatdane) · (greatdane) **Join Date: Feb 2001** 02-03-2004, 10:58 PM

Joe,

Last year Proflight sold their 65 lb coated new lead bars for about $50 each at the boat show. And, on the last day of the show they were blowing them out for $35 each - I got 6 - I guess they did not want to ship them back.

The same new lead uncoated can be purchased for $0.50/lb at ALCO in San Leandro (just south of the Oakland Airport off of 880).

http://www.alcometals.com/default.htm

Coating can be done by the novice but it costs and it is a lot of work. I recommend Proflight. They do a real nice job.

(greatdane) · (greatdane) **Join Date: Feb 2001** 02-03-2004, 11:47 PM

The proflight bars - sweet!

lead

(typhoon) · (typhoon) **Join Date: Jul 2001** 02-04-2004, 6:20 AM

i can get those same bars for .32 a pound and jsut coated them with dip it.

(typhoon) · (typhoon) **Join Date: Jul 2001** 02-04-2004, 6:21 AM

check recycling shops

mooch 02-04-2004, 10:25 AM

What about so.cal. I can get lead Ingot bricks for $0.96 a lbs down here but $.50 a lbs. sounds better. Coat them with a do it yourself paint on bed liner like line-x?

(wake_fun) · (wake_fun) **Join Date: Apr 2002** 02-04-2004, 10:34 AM

I went to the show last Saturday and they wanted $60 for a 65lb bar. Maybe I should go there this Sunday.............

(typhoon) · (typhoon) **Join Date: Jul 2001** 02-04-2004, 10:35 AM

call a metal recycler and you can get them for about .30-.40 per pound.

mooch 02-04-2004, 5:41 PM

Found a metal recycler.Clean lead ingots for .30 per pound.

(onealrep) · (onealrep) **Join Date: May 2002** 02-05-2004, 7:37 AM

Jack,

Where'd you find that at?

mooch 02-07-2004, 10:40 AM

chuck, It was trash. but I found a place in Riverside and I am going to go look at it next week. When I talked to them on the phone they said they have 2000lbs sheets of clean lead. I will let you know next week.