Sorting and selling the valuable scrap metal from your home and business
is a great way to get rid of unused appliances or old cars,
and the most valuable metals can come from unexpected places.
Learn how to scrap with the pros and turn your obsolete junk
into cash in-hand.
Here are our tips to find, sort and sell your scrap metal for cash.
All right!
First, it’s best to set out a sorting method before you start.
Cardboard boxes are effective and cheap, but if you use plastic tubs,
you’ll be able to easily transport them to the scrap yard.
Make sure to label them clearly by metal type.
For the types of metal, non-ferrous metals
(those with no iron in them)
tens to be worth the most.
Copper fetches some of the higher prices at the yard,
so look out for wiring in stereos, old dryers or large electric appliances.
Strip your wires first to get the highest price.
Watch for red brass, though:
even though it contains a small amount of copper alloy, it’s still processed as brass.
Brass is another highly valuable metal, and it’s found most often
in pipe fittings and high-quality plumbing fixtures.
You might also be surprised to learn that old car radiators were made of brass.
Other non-ferrous metals include aluminum, lead, tin, zinc and nickel.
If you’re not sure what is and isn’t a ferrous metal,
then invest in a high-powered scrap magnet.
Don’t try to go cheap with a refrigerator magnet.
It’s just not powerful enough,
and keychain scrap magnets can be found in most hardware stores and online.
All GT Scrap staff are equipped with keychain magnets.
Ferrous metals can be found in just about anything that is made of metal,
making them the most common, and least valuable, scrap metal.
But metal is heavy, and it adds up quickly.
Find steel in metal appliances including washers & dryers,
as well as many old nuts, bolts, washers and more.
Just use the magnet to test them.
When you have all the scrap you can store,
take it all down to your local scrap yard!
We have staff available to answer all your questions.
GT Scrap has three convenient locations in Pontiac, Hazel Park and Chesterfield,
all open six days a week.
Call us for more information at (248) 543-2500