14/02/2021
Currently buying 'Brass & Gunmetal'. So what is Gunmetal one might ask. Well Gunmetal is usually the metal scrappies dont want you to know about. Primarily because it is worth more than brass. Gunmetal is made of copper and brass, which means it is worth more than just brass. So how do you tell. Well you get a grinder or a file and scratch the surface of the metal. If it is a yellow honey color, it is brass. If it is a coppery pink color it is gunmetal. SEE EXAMPLE BELOW. In the left of the photo is a Brass fitting, as the scratch test shows up yellow. But in the Right of the photo where there are 2 x Gunmetal metal fittings, it shows up pinkish. So without doing the test you wouldnt know and you could be loosing money. For just to look at them they all just look like brass fittings, and of which brass is worth less money to you than Gunmetal. And dont scrappies just love your gift, if you dont know what your metals are. So this is just another lesson on how you can make money too, just by knowing the difference between Brass & Gunmetal. Brought to you by Heyfield Scrap Metal Recyclers, 17-19 Firebrace Rd Heyfield.