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Powdercoating v Colorsteel

Q. What is the difference between powdercoating and coloursteel? or as others might say colorsteel?

Allan Sizemore
- Auckland, NZ
2002

A. I have never heard the term "colorsteel" so I can't help you. Try to pose your inquiry in real-world terms rather than as an abstract question and somebody may be able to help you.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
2002

I'm sure you've learned already, but 'coloursteel' is a trade name for a corrugated steel roofing product.
If you'd seen the address of the o.p., rather than making silly comments, you'd be better off.

Marcus Perry
Engineer - Auckland
October 2, 2024

A. Hi Marcus,
I don't recall exactly what info was available on the web 22 years ago, and why I didn't find anything for colorsteel; but Bruce Idoine replied with the info in short order.

This is a place of aloha & camaraderie where we eschew criticizing people.

In the course of curating this site (35 years, 60 thousand threads, a quarter million posted questions), readers attempting to help posters have requested thousands of times that the o.p. 'please provide your actual situation'. Eventually we added a link right on the posting form to an explanation of why they don't like abstract questions.

I for one remain very curious about the situation confronting Allan that prompted his question, and I am confident that I would have learned something from it.
Luck & Regards,

ted_yosem
Ted Mooney, P.E. RET
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey

A. Coloursteel is a trade name for the finish applied to steel sheet by BHP at their Glenbrook plant. The "paint" is applied wet and baked on. Powder coating is a generic process. The "paint" is applied as a fine powder which is electrically charged to attract it to the surface. The item is then baked to fuse the power to the surface. The difference also depends on your needs. Powder coat can be applied to any metal item (and some non metallics as well) while "coloursteel" is restricted to steel sheet which may be post formed into corrugated iron etc.

Bruce Idoine
- Auckland
2002

Q. Response to information offered is ? how does the powder coating of corrugated iron compare with the bhp colourbond process in terms of durability and cost per square metre?

Ross William Freshwater
- Australia
2004

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