nope aluminum was clean. Couldn't believe the price, but as it was the only place that took scrap and I didn't want to move it 3hrs east I sold it. So I found out today that where I am now, you have to be a licensed appliance recycler to recycle appliances here. Some new law as of last January. Where I was before no one took ferrous metals so this is all new to me. Gonna verify this at the scrap yard here sometime this week.