Dave Carter manages a parking garage in Tampa. He's been there nine years. Knows where the water pools, where the delivery trucks scrape, which bolts are frozen.
He's been replacing bollards every 18 months. Sometimes less. The ones he buys look okay at first. Then humidity does its thing. Paint lifts. Rust shows. The HOA emails him pictures. He emails quotes back. He's tired of it.
Tried three suppliers. Same story.
Last year a contractor said "try these guys." Dave ordered two bollards from us. Raw galvanized. No paint. 3.0mm wall, 275g/m² zinc. He put one at the entrance ramp-where trucks clip the corner. The other next to the drain at the bottom of the spiral ramp. Wet spot. Always wet.
Ten months later he sent a photo. No rust. Nothing to peel because there was no paint.
He called last week. "I need 180. Surface-mount. Now the HOA says black powder coat-the silver doesn't match the new curbs."
We shipped the first pallet yesterday. Dave's doing the rest in phases. He also asked for extra base plates. "Some bolts are seized. I'll drill new holes."
We have 40 raw galvanized units left. Same spec. Anyone wants to see how they hold up in their own wet salty place-just ask. No need to buy. Just test one.
