Wheel weights, how much to offer?

[surfclod]

Was looking for treasure in my local scrap yard, found a few items I could use.

Also saw this

I don't cast bullets but know lots a folks are into it.

Whats a fair price to offer the guy?

 

[wbaad]

Beer or whiskey?

 

[yomomma]

Scrap yards are at about $0.27/lb.

 

[Moose_Master]

Depend but usually if the bucket weigh 100 lbs you can be sure that in the best case scenario you'll have 60 lbs of clean ingots. Unless those buckets are there since 1960. I never offer more than 20$ for a full (I mean FULL) bucket.

 

[back40sniper]

Tire shops around here vary from , free, to a high of 20$. What part of se SK are you from?

 

[Kryogen]

20$ per bucket, after sorting iron, zinc, and clips, you loose near 50%
Plus the cost of propane, the time, it's just not really worth it for more than 20$.
30 if you REALLY need it.

 

[jpspence]

I buy the guys a Pizza at the tire shop once in a while, and I have been known to get some buckets pre-separated and with large weights.....

 

[camster]

All the non "soon to be" bullet stuff can still be scrapped in the end too

 

[vinver]

I bought a pretty big bucket from a repair and tire shopped, and offered $20, they seemed pretty excited. Even said they'd toss in some new weights too. I may have overpaid, but next time I go back I'm sure I'll have a reliable supply of weights. A lot of the other places I stopped to ask already had guys that came to collect their used weights.

 

[Lucas269]

If you go right into a shop with a box of donuts you can probably walk out with a bucket of wheel weights. Also proper etiquette dictates to bring a replacement empty bucket for them to start filling again. Talking to the service writers or managers might muddle the process. In the years ive worked as a mechanic that has always been the case until i started claiming the weights for my own casting.

As for the wrecking yard weights, i would offer $5 a bucket and see what he says. As others mentioned, dont go over about $20.

 

[buckbrush]

I would pay $50.00 a bucket and be happy about it.

 

[Dogleg]

I melted down a pail of wheelweights the other day. After sorting out steel steel and zinc, and burning exactly 10 dollars worth of propane we got 60 pounds of clean ingots. Weights were free.