Certain considerations must be taken into account to fabricate components for galvanizing. Adopting the following practices, along with those listed in ASTM A385 Practice for Providing High Quality Zinc Coatings, will produce top-quality galvanized steel while reducing coating costs, speeding up turnaround times, and ensuring the safety of galvanizing personnel.

Select a topic from the alphabetical list below to view detailed information on each subject:

• Architecturally Exposed Structural Steel (AESS)
• Abrasive Blasting
• Bending
  • Bending Before HDG
  • Bending After HDG
• Distortion & Warping
• Dulling Surfaces
• Fasteners, Bolts, & Nails
  • Holes
  • Tapping Threads
  • Threaded Assemblies
• Marking Parts
• Masking
• Material Handling
• Moving Parts
• Overlapped Surfaces
• Steel Residues
• Steel Surfaces
• Temporary Bracing
• Venting & Drainage
• Welding
  • Welding Before HDG
  • Welding After HDG