QUOTE(chisel55 @ Jun 22 2011, 08:51 PM)
Wrought Iron is a common name for mild steel that looks like wrought iron.
Real wrought iron are those that you see in Buckingham palace and some very old bridges in London.
So essentially there is no such thing as wrought iron.
It is just mild steel bar, flat or round hammered into certain patterns to make it look like wrought iron.
Real wrought iron is resistant to rusting and need not be painted over.
That's why the WI you get needs to be painted with antique looking paint.
Most people cannot master the technique of painting it to look like its antique
And instead you get this horrible scribble of gold and black mix of paint.
Because they call it WI instead of mild steel they charge much higher.
bro...u got that right. there's no 'real' wrought iron in malaysia. even if there was it'll be too expensive to manufacture esp when grilles are very price sensitive products.
wrought iron in malaysia is derived from mild steel material which will be hammered to get that antique look. but bro you're mistaken when u say just because they call it 'wrought iron instead of mild steel they charge much higher'.
1st : there's extra cost of material (though not so much)
2nd :workmanship will be higher compared to MS cos more work in bending and welding the flowers
3rd : painting is more tedious process (normally 3 steps more than gloss paint) e.g. black base, antique color + clear coat
Jul 27 2010, 09:14 PM
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