Did we get ripped off? Who can tell me if it was clean or dirty

At my yard they pay $.11 / LB for dirty aluminum, so you did pretty good I'd say.



I don't feel you got ripped off because they told you why it was going for dirty. Yards have different ways of grading stuff and what one yard considers dirty one considers clean. I know my yard will buy aluminum with steel screws as clean still, as long as there's not tons of other metals or trash contamination. On the other hand some yards will pay dirty aluminum if it has the slightest of stuff such as a screw, in your case adhesive or reminants after tearing carpet off. And like someone stated above you always have a fair chance to not sell to them.

You did well getting .20 lb for dirty alum. as I only pay .14 lb for dirty were I work, we call alum. breakage. With the carpet pulled off it would of been clean #2 alum. glue dosen't hurt the weight .44 lb. Hand rail's and decking with no paint or glue new or used #1 ex .62 lb

Originally Posted by brassbuster

You did well getting .20 lb for dirty alum. as I only pay .14 lb for dirty were I work, we call alum. breakage. With the carpet pulled off it would of been clean #2 alum. glue dosen't hurt the weight .44 lb. Hand rail's and decking with no paint or glue new or used #1 ex .62 lb

Never heard of #2 Alum

By me painted Alum $.43
Dirty Alum $.20
Extruded $.64

You did good, and now you know remove what you can to get a better price!

The yard I work at calls our alum. #2 because our buyer allows 2% contamnation for metal screws, die cast door handles, plastic or rubber weather strips. Your prices are good ours droped yesterday.
#2 Al .40
Alb .10
#1 Ex .60