Where to buy: brushed alum sheets

MunDMC · 19-July-04, 01:23 PM

Quick question for anybody who has Home Depot memorized by heart:
Where should i go to buy sheets of raw brushed aluminum. The major hardware stores just sell crappy sheets, nothing nice. I'm looking for about 5-6 square feet.

Thanks
-Mun

carbongraphite · 19-July-04, 10:52 PM

the brushed look is from the ano process showing the grain of the metal (diffrent processes make diffrent finishes from brushed to smooth glossy to hard ano) so you could just get some steel wool and brush it since anodizeing a sheet would either make you do it yourself or pay too much to get it done at a plater type buissness.

Del · 19-July-04, 11:40 PM

McMaster-Carr has alum sheet for a reasonable price. You can also check your local metal stores (for example, K&H Metals in Riverside, CA).

MunDMC · 20-July-04, 12:50 PM

Thanks all, much appreciated.

19-July-04, 01:23 PM		#1 (permalink)
MunDMC Apex Techie Wannabe	Where to buy: brushed alum sheets Quick question for anybody who has Home Depot memorized by heart: Where should i go to buy sheets of raw brushed aluminum. The major hardware stores just sell crappy sheets, nothing nice. I'm looking for about 5-6 square feet. Thanks -Mun

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19-July-04, 10:52 PM		#2 (permalink)
carbongraphite Pow - Hoe playa	the brushed look is from the ano process showing the grain of the metal (diffrent processes make diffrent finishes from brushed to smooth glossy to hard ano) so you could just get some steel wool and brush it since anodizeing a sheet would either make you do it yourself or pay too much to get it done at a plater type buissness.

19-July-04, 11:40 PM		#3 (permalink)
Del Apex Master Tech Apprentice	McMaster-Carr has alum sheet for a reasonable price. You can also check your local metal stores (for example, K&H Metals in Riverside, CA).

20-July-04, 12:50 PM		#4 (permalink)
MunDMC Apex Techie Wannabe	Thanks all, much appreciated.