never hurts to ask

skizzums · February 4, 2015, 12:30 PM

last week I backed into my wife's car, pretty dang hard too, need a new rear passenger door and a paintjob on that side. of course it has to be the expensive pearl lime green color. anyways, as I was driving around getting quotes, I came across one shop that did tires too. I ask "hey, whatcha guys do with your used wheel weights?" "well", he said "the battery recycler just takes it off our hands."

what?!! that's terrible, can I have em. sure, on the house. AND I can come by whenever and take em outta there, saves him money to pay the battery guy. sweet, probably good for another hundred pounds every couple months. ill toss him cash eventually just to keep him happy. I now have two small shops that give me their lead exclusively. lovin it. all you guys out there just need to put in the foot work, the lead is out there and so are nice people, albeit harder to find these days.

Beagle333 · February 4, 2015, 01:21 PM

Score all you can while the gettin's good!

IllinoisCoyoteHunter · February 4, 2015, 07:36 PM

Good score! Let me know how well that nail shoots!

Wreck-n-Crew · February 4, 2015, 08:08 PM

Heck yeah! That's what I'm saying!

chris in va · February 5, 2015, 03:23 AM

I see some zinc and Fe weights in there. They will need to be weeded out first, along with the tape weights.

skizzums · February 5, 2015, 05:35 AM

what wrong with tape weights, I love those things, I keep them separate since they are mostly pure. other than being stinky when you ingot them, they are great

Wreck-n-Crew · February 5, 2015, 08:21 PM

I found some pewter be nice for my SOWW's! Might just blend the SOWW's in the next batch o COWW's and throw the pewter in.! Have to sleep om it alittle more.

skizzums · February 5, 2015, 09:57 PM

I think I found a couple pewter items at a thrift store next to my office yesterday, I couldn't be 100%, so I am going to go back tomorrow with a pair of snips and make sure its as soft as it seems

Nick_C_S · February 5, 2015, 10:02 PM

Kind of in the upper-right, I think I see the positive end of a AA Duracell battery??

mikld · February 8, 2015, 12:21 PM

I escaped CA about 6 years ago and hadn't seen a lead wheel weight in 5 or six years prior to that. I wouldn't care if the bucket had rabbit pellets in it along with those wheel weights!

When I worked in a shop, the mechanics always appreciated a dozen nice fresh doughnuts (or more depending on how many fellers were in the shop). We had a feller that would bring in warm, fresh bagels and he could get just about anything he wanted done in our shop. I'd say instead of offering money, drop by some morning on occasion with some nice fresh doughnuts (or bagels, or pan dulche), just for the heck of it. They'll remember you...

Snyper · February 8, 2015, 09:51 PM

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Kind of in the upper-right, I think I see the positive end of a AA Duracell battery??

If you used an Energizer instead, would your bullets keep going and going and going................................?

RodTheWrench · February 9, 2015, 12:36 AM

Get 'em while you can. Even in the great Conservative State of Utah, we haven't been able to get lead weights for our wheel balancer for over a year.

Rottweiler · February 9, 2015, 08:48 AM

Skizzums,

It wouldn't hurt to stop by that shop every couple weeks with a box of bakery donuts. One tire shop that has been supplying me with wheelweights for over 10 years refer to me as "The donut guy" when I walk in.

Stopping in late on a Friday afternoon with a cold 12 pack also makes you VERY popular with the guys out in the shop. That will almost certainly get the lead loaded into your vehicle for you too.

A pause for the COZ · February 10, 2015, 10:29 AM

Good score!!! Long past the days could get them regularly around here.
I get a few here and there. Recyclers hit all the places around me and they pay.
Indoor gun ranges are out now too. They got them too.

Cant blame them though. Take the money while its there.
So I trap mine and buy the rest.

straight-shooter · February 10, 2015, 06:24 PM

I was fortunate enough to find a skid of 1,000 pounds of WW at 30 cents a pound. I took the entire lot and shared a couple hundred pounds with a friend. Then if that wasn't enough, I have another friend that works part time at a local tire shop. He dropped in unannounced with two full buckets of WW's the other night.

I'm not done! I made a delivery to a gentleman and noticed about 200 pounds of soft lead in a box in his garage. I asked about it and he said he used it for weight in the back of his pickup truck but no longer owns the truck. I was told if I came back after work I could have it. I now use this for a ratio to WW and tin.

Now I realize it's not a bad thing but wow, I'm wondering if I'll ever shoot all this lead!

Smoke & Recoil · February 10, 2015, 06:55 PM

@ Post #9...I think what you see is a valve stem.

Not to hijack this thread, but I have (2) one hundred pound blocks of Doe Run
lead...I'm trying to find a way to slab it for easy handling, any ideas ?

@ skizzums,
Listen to the others, Donuts work wonders...I too Donutize vendors, THINK REWARDING !

skizzums · February 10, 2015, 11:54 PM

donuts are a great idea. I usually try to make em take a 20$ at least, but donuts would be a better sentiment.

salvadore · February 12, 2015, 10:58 AM

I bought 300 lbs of ww a while back lotsa valve stems some zn and fe. Like mikld was happy to have them. Two years ago I was given close to 400lbs of clean ww with lots of zn and fe, still happy get them.

February 4, 2015, 12:30 PM	#1
skizzums Senior Member Join Date: July 1, 2013 Location: Douglasville, Ga Posts: 4,615	never hurts to ask last week I backed into my wife's car, pretty dang hard too, need a new rear passenger door and a paintjob on that side. of course it has to be the expensive pearl lime green color. anyways, as I was driving around getting quotes, I came across one shop that did tires too. I ask "hey, whatcha guys do with your used wheel weights?" "well", he said "the battery recycler just takes it off our hands." what?!! that's terrible, can I have em. sure, on the house. AND I can come by whenever and take em outta there, saves him money to pay the battery guy. sweet, probably good for another hundred pounds every couple months. ill toss him cash eventually just to keep him happy. I now have two small shops that give me their lead exclusively. lovin it. all you guys out there just need to put in the foot work, the lead is out there and so are nice people, albeit harder to find these days. __________________ My head is bloody, but unbowed

February 4, 2015, 01:21 PM	#2
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	Score all you can while the gettin's good! __________________ . . . Have a Colt and a smile.

February 4, 2015, 07:36 PM	#3
IllinoisCoyoteHunter Senior Member Join Date: December 23, 2008 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 1,527	Good score! Let me know how well that nail shoots! __________________ ~~IllinoisCoyoteHunter~~ ~NRA LIFE MEMBER~ ~NRA CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR~

February 4, 2015, 08:08 PM	#4
Wreck-n-Crew Senior Member Join Date: March 8, 2013 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,820	Heck yeah! That's what I'm saying! __________________ If you ever have to use a firearm, *you don't get to pick the scenario!*

February 5, 2015, 05:35 AM	#6
skizzums Senior Member Join Date: July 1, 2013 Location: Douglasville, Ga Posts: 4,615	what wrong with tape weights, I love those things, I keep them separate since they are mostly pure. other than being stinky when you ingot them, they are great __________________ My head is bloody, but unbowed

February 5, 2015, 03:23 AM	#5
chris in va Senior Member Join Date: December 26, 2004 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 13,806	I see some zinc and Fe weights in there. They will need to be weeded out first, along with the tape weights.

February 5, 2015, 08:21 PM	#7
Wreck-n-Crew Senior Member Join Date: March 8, 2013 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,820	I found some pewter be nice for my SOWW's! Might just blend the SOWW's in the next batch o COWW's and throw the pewter in.! Have to sleep om it alittle more. __________________ If you ever have to use a firearm, *you don't get to pick the scenario!*

February 5, 2015, 09:57 PM	#8
skizzums Senior Member Join Date: July 1, 2013 Location: Douglasville, Ga Posts: 4,615	I think I found a couple pewter items at a thrift store next to my office yesterday, I couldn't be 100%, so I am going to go back tomorrow with a pair of snips and make sure its as soft as it seems __________________ My head is bloody, but unbowed

February 5, 2015, 10:02 PM	#9
Nick_C_S Senior Member Join Date: March 21, 2013 Location: Idaho Posts: 5,522	Kind of in the upper-right, I think I see the positive end of a AA Duracell battery?? __________________ Gun control laws benefit only criminals and politicians - but then, I repeat myself. Life Member, National Rifle Association

February 8, 2015, 12:21 PM	#10
mikld Senior Member Join Date: February 7, 2009 Location: Southern Oregon! Posts: 2,891	I escaped CA about 6 years ago and hadn't seen a lead wheel weight in 5 or six years prior to that. I wouldn't care if the bucket had rabbit pellets in it along with those wheel weights! When I worked in a shop, the mechanics always appreciated a dozen nice fresh doughnuts (or more depending on how many fellers were in the shop). We had a feller that would bring in warm, fresh bagels and he could get just about anything he wanted done in our shop. I'd say instead of offering money, drop by some morning on occasion with some nice fresh doughnuts (or bagels, or pan dulche), just for the heck of it. They'll remember you... __________________ My Anchor is holding fast! I've learned how to stand on my own two knees...

February 9, 2015, 12:36 AM	#12
RodTheWrench Senior Member Join Date: April 24, 2013 Location: Utah Posts: 365	Get 'em while you can. Even in the great Conservative State of Utah, we haven't been able to get lead weights for our wheel balancer for over a year. __________________ "Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid." - Han Solo

February 9, 2015, 08:48 AM	#13
Rottweiler Senior Member Join Date: January 30, 2001 Location: Texas Hill Country Posts: 391	Skizzums, It wouldn't hurt to stop by that shop every couple weeks with a box of bakery donuts. One tire shop that has been supplying me with wheelweights for over 10 years refer to me as "The donut guy" when I walk in. Stopping in late on a Friday afternoon with a cold 12 pack also makes you VERY popular with the guys out in the shop. That will almost certainly get the lead loaded into your vehicle for you too. __________________ Texas - envied by lesser states since 1845

February 10, 2015, 10:29 AM	#14
A pause for the COZ Senior Member Join Date: October 11, 2012 Location: Braham, Minnesota Posts: 1,314	Good score!!! Long past the days could get them regularly around here. I get a few here and there. Recyclers hit all the places around me and they pay. Indoor gun ranges are out now too. They got them too. Cant blame them though. Take the money while its there. So I trap mine and buy the rest.

February 10, 2015, 06:24 PM	#15
straight-shooter Senior Member Join Date: June 12, 2007 Location: North Central Indiana Posts: 436	I was fortunate enough to find a skid of 1,000 pounds of WW at 30 cents a pound. I took the entire lot and shared a couple hundred pounds with a friend. Then if that wasn't enough, I have another friend that works part time at a local tire shop. He dropped in unannounced with two full buckets of WW's the other night. I'm not done! I made a delivery to a gentleman and noticed about 200 pounds of soft lead in a box in his garage. I asked about it and he said he used it for weight in the back of his pickup truck but no longer owns the truck. I was told if I came back after work I could have it. I now use this for a ratio to WW and tin. Now I realize it's not a bad thing but wow, I'm wondering if I'll ever shoot all this lead!

February 10, 2015, 06:55 PM	#16
Smoke & Recoil Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2008 Location: East shore of Lake Michigan. Posts: 714	@ Post #9...I think what you see is a valve stem. Not to hijack this thread, but I have (2) one hundred pound blocks of Doe Run lead...I'm trying to find a way to slab it for easy handling, any ideas ? @ skizzums, Listen to the others, Donuts work wonders...I too Donutize vendors, THINK REWARDING !

February 10, 2015, 11:54 PM	#17
skizzums Senior Member Join Date: July 1, 2013 Location: Douglasville, Ga Posts: 4,615	donuts are a great idea. I usually try to make em take a 20$ at least, but donuts would be a better sentiment. __________________ My head is bloody, but unbowed

February 12, 2015, 10:58 AM	#18
salvadore Junior member Join Date: January 1, 2007 Location: Idaho Posts: 2,282	I bought 300 lbs of ww a while back lotsa valve stems some zn and fe. Like mikld was happy to have them. Two years ago I was given close to 400lbs of clean ww with lots of zn and fe, still happy get them.