Blinds leading the Blind

**snorton1** · 09-24-2013, 03:04 PM

Just starting out here and was recently contacted by a window blinds company allowing me to haul away their scrap after installs. The first load filled the back of my pick-up, but has left me with a question. The old slats from horizontal blinds are painted metal, yet are not magnetic. By chance, are these aluminum?

**ryanw** · 09-24-2013, 03:05 PM

Yes, they are aluminum. A utility knife removes these real quick once you get good at it.

**brandon** · 09-24-2013, 03:09 PM

Retract them all the way up, cut the string at each place they are connected on the bottom bar. all the aluminum slats will come out easily.

**MattInTheHat** · 09-24-2013, 05:09 PM

the top pieces have been known to be aluminum sometimes as well

**hobo finds** · 09-25-2013, 05:09 PM

By me they say throw them in with the dirty alum. I say they are clean painted alum. So next time I will try and turn them in as is and see if I can still get the dirty alum price!

**hobo finds** · 07-24-2014, 03:58 PM

Originally Posted by hobo finds

By me they say throw them in with the dirty alum. I say they are clean painted alum. So next time I will try and turn them in as is and see if I can still get the dirty alum price!

Well I did this. They took the blinds as is (string, plastic, painted alum and steel zip tied closed) for dirty alum $.25. Clean painted alum was $.50 lb and sheet iron $.08 a pound. So I figure I did ok this way...

**british** · 07-24-2014, 04:12 PM

Originally Posted by hobo finds

Well I did this. They took the blinds as is (string, plastic, painted alum and steel zip tied closed) for dirty alum $.25. Clean painted alum was $.50 lb and sheet iron $.08 a pound. So I figure I did ok this way...

Can't do this here (uk) I have to roll and cut ...But even painted get ALU price ....or as whole get 'shread'.
Try a weigh and pay reseach thing with this....I think you did realy well on price.

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