Sheet metal type for blind skins

[Etxbuckman]

If I was going to skin a blind in sheet metal, would hot rolled or galvanized be preferable? Or would it even matter?

I’m going to get whatever the shop I know where to buy it from offers, but was more curious in case they give me the option.

[RWB]

You may know this already but Mueller in Willis sells their metal in flat sheets. Same stuff they sell for metal buildings before it rolled into R panel.

[Philip-TX]

Go ask 'em for cover sheets. Basically the protective pieces of sheet metal that are on top/bottom of the nice new stacks of colored/painted sheets when delivered to a job.
Sometime they will sell 'em pretty cheap.

[Etxbuckman]

You may know this already but Mueller in Willis sells their metal in flat sheets. Same stuff they sell for metal buildings before it rolled into R panel.

I did not know that. But thank you. Thats actually very helpful.

[Dale Moser]

Sometimes galvanized doesn’t hold paint well.

I’ve done 3 big blinds and skinned them all with mueller U-panel.

[Treeshark]

I’ll second the flat metal sheets before they turn it into a panel. More coverage and works great.

[flywise]

to dang hot