wire coating

**BIGERK** · 09-20-2013, 02:00 PM

Looking for a place to sell wire coating/jacket.Any help would be great

BIGERK

**jord0690** · 09-20-2013, 02:21 PM

iv never heard of anyone buying the coating. But if someone does id love to know about it!

**Wolfwerx** · 09-20-2013, 04:43 PM

I assume you're talking about PVC jacketed wire? I can't imagine anybody interested in dealing with anything less than tons of the stuff at a time, and even then I'd be surprised if it's worth more than a few cents per pound. Can PVC be recycled? Shredded/pelletized and re-used? I don't know, but if so, then surely you'd have a buyer somewhere.

I don't produce nearly enough to even bother looking, but I am interested just for the purpose of educating myself.

**miked** · 09-20-2013, 07:54 PM

I would think those who operate wire copper/granulator would have enough to find an outlet for the PVC insulation. IF we have any active members who are chopping wire perhaps one will let us know. Mike.

**silversurfer** · 01-25-2014, 10:13 AM

I melt my wire insulation off cuts into glue for special projects and also use the coating for tie downs and handy ropes if they are strong enough.

**sawmilleng** · 01-25-2014, 03:54 PM

Sounds like a great idea!!

How do you do it? Just put the stuff in a pot on the stove and dip stuff you want to coat in it? Presumably you sort out the insulations that will melt....Do you stay with any particular sort of wire, like Romex?

Jon.

**Lupin111** · 02-07-2014, 10:33 PM

PVC can be recycled and there are buyers for it. Though the quantities required by buyers are by the truck load.

I'm currently trying to find a buyer for other types of wire jacket/insulation such as PEX/XLP (cross linked polyethylene).