Metallizing vs. Galvanizing

Metallizing is often used as an alternative to hot dip galvanizing and there are several advantages in choosing metallizing. The following is a list of some of those advantages: Appearance – The color and appearance of metallizing is uniform and continuous and does not leave puddles, laminations, uneven or marbled finish like often occurs with galvanizing....

Iron Valley Tank & Plate

Iron Valley Tank & Plate Iron Valley Tank & Plate (IVT&P), formerly Shale Tank Solutions, was founded in 2014 to provide tank fabrication services for the Oil & Gas industry.  Oh, how times have changed! Today, Iron Valley Tank & Plate has evolved into one of the top fabrications, maintenance and repair organizations in the...

Surface Preparation Prior to Metallizing

After our last blog entry, your boy Blue got quite a few messages, asking bout surface preparation prior to metallizing. So, sit back, relax and let me drop some Steelcoat Family knowledge! Surface Preparation Prior to MetallizingProper surface preparation is the indispensable first step in the metallizing process. Surface preparation includes cleaning the steel (removing...

Blue’s Blog

Good morning world, and thank you for reading my new blog “Out of the Blue”! I am Blue; mascot, metallizing guru, spokesman and international icon for the Regal Industrial Corporation. A lot of folks ask me and my partner; what is metallizing and how does it compare to galvanizing? Great question! I will provide the...