kelvyn, what is the Chinese term for Galvanise?  When i ask for quote worry they don't know this English term.

My price includes stainless steel bolt, nut and railing (track).

is part of the autogate system or grill contractor? or becoz u buy both so give good stuff??

wonder if this is not given , then its just normal steel rail that would rust?

YES, INCLUDE INSTALLATION BUT EXCLUDING CABLING.
BUT THE CONTRACTOR IS LOCATED AT MELAKA

just share with everyone my autogate installed by a friend of mine. I'm using FAAC autogate and so far didn't give me any problem.

FAAC DoMoSwing

Lets me know if you need to get this autogate system.

This is the picture of my gate. My children said I am so shameless when I said this is the nicest gate  on our street.  They said I have omitted to disclose that, most houses on my street are very old.... haha...

Anyway, just want to share the pictur.  Note that the track and the roller are stainless steel, and the gates are fixed to the pillar by way of a 4 ft high panel (fixed to the pillar by a few wal plugs).  The bottom part of the gate is not wood (cant remember if its aluminium or powder coated steel) because it would be lighter and maintenance free (vs the wood type).    The flowers and the leaves are a little bit more special than those seen normally, look a bit 3D.

This guy service so far I think ok lah...  I also got him to do my pergola, parameter fencing grille, grill for front door, and folding grille for my balcony door too.   The flowers and leaves are not too bad, and the design look better than those I see in the pattern book (that grille guys carry).



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Hi. What do you guys think of "Legate" - http://www.bte.com.my/
Their price is quite pricey but very good at selling their technical points.
What impressed me especially was that they use
stainless steel rollers and the rail is 100 % solid stainless steel (not hollow).

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Added on July 4, 2011, 2:21 pm

Nice gate. Can you please PM me the contractor contact. Thanks

these items cost just a very small fraction of the overall gate cost. Mostly included.
Just a word of caution in using the stainless steel rail (where the gate's roller slides on). They can get rusty if you use strong acid to wash your car porch floor. Happened to mine when my maid used acid to wash the car porch floor after the renovation work 

according to google translator   

镀锌

You can ask your gate fabricator..

BTW, if you are galvanising the gate, you need to apply the following surface protection system. Else, there will not be proper adhesion between the paint and the galvanised surface. After sometime the paint will start peeling off. 

1. Hot dip galvanising
2. Etching primer - can get from most hardware shops
3. Finish coat - can be Micaceous Iron Oxide or the normal Nippon/ Jotun paint
Many of the workshop (I meant those the make the gate & grille) does not know this. This what what I come across when I was try to do up my front gate. They just apply the normal red oxide and the finishing coat. Few months/ years later, the paint starts coming off. 
However, the galvanising remains if properly done.

kelvyn, i think #2, and #3 they don't do it. Maybe i got to do it myself. The Erching primer is it clear or grey? If grey that mean I got to paint it again.

Depend on your gate fabricator. I bought the etching primer and MIO; and pass them to my fabricator to use. He applied them using his spray equipment. The finishing is much better than painting with a brush.

The etching primer is important for galvanised surface. If you apply the normal red oxide, it will not bond properly with the galvanised surface. The primer is the first coat after the galvanised surface. Thus, it is the most important coat. If the bond is not good, after some time, the paint will start peeling off. So, whatever paint that is painted on top of the primer will be of no use.

If I recall correctly, the etching primer that I used was Olive Green in colour.

As for the MIO, they comes in either grey, black and another lighter colour which I cannot recall.  I used MIO for its durability as well as for its texture (like the surface of fine grade sand paper)
Alternatively, you could use the normal Acrylic finishing paint.

Ok, Than i need to talk to the grill person.

Can a normal steel gate use this primer?

bro, any suggest good moto for auto gate (swing type)? budget around 1.8k + installation, but exclude wiring as i have installed armour cable by my wiring man. thanks

For swing gate, i recommand to use arm type motor. Dont use dc motor gfm905 similar motor as it is not suitable for swing gate. I can recommand u maxstone sw720. Taiwan imported motor. I have compared to oae a333. The gearbox , motor and structure r alot better than local arm. The price also quite cheap. May i know ur location?

Dc moto use gear to lock the gate been open. If u use abit strenght to pull the gate, it will crack the gear. For arm type, it use screw type concerpt to lcok the gate. Can u imaging how r u going to pull out bolt and nut. If u use strenght to pull the gate, normally motor wont spoil but the wall plug will been pull out or the welding point broken.

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Added on July 5, 2011, 6:06 pmAnyway, dc moto arm suitable for swing gate.