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Why can't I find any mention of the COLORBOND® steel colour Stone® on your website?
Stone® is now discontinued as a standard colour. Suppliers are still able to order non-standard colour from us, although price surcharges and/or minimum order requirements may apply. Please see our Find a Supplier page to find your nearest ten suppliers anywhere in Australia. This colour is still available in our fencing range, however the colour name is specific to the fencing product range. Riversand® is the fencing colour that matches the discontinued COLORBOND® steel colour Stone®. Please view information on Fencing range including the warranty.
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Why can't I find any mention of the COLORBOND® steel colour Plantation® on your website?
Plantation® is now discontinued as a standard colour. Suppliers are still able to order non-standard colour from us, although price surcharges and/or minimum order requirements may apply. Please see our Find a Supplier page to find your nearest ten suppliers anywhere in Australia. This colour is still available in our fencing range, however the colour name is specific to the fencing product range. Hedge® is the fencing colour that matches the discontinued COLORBOND® steel colour Plantation®. Please view information on Fencing range including the warranty.
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Why can't I find any mention of the COLORBOND® steel colour Night Sky® on your website?
Night Sky® is a standard colour. Please see our Find a Supplier page to find your nearest ten suppliers anywhere in Australia. This colour is still available in our fencing range, for post and rails only, however the colour name is specific to the fencing product range. Please view information on Fencing range including the warranty.
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Is COLORBOND® Ultra steel the same as COLORBOND® XSE steel?
COLORBOND® Ultra steel is not the same as it's forerunner, COLORBOND® XSE steel. There are several technical differences between the two products. However, COLORBOND® Ultra steel is designed to fulfill the same role in severe marine and industrial environments as COLORBOND® XSE steel did. Therefore, where you would have previously specified COLORBOND® XSE steel, you can now rely on COLORBOND® Ultra steel to provide the protection you need.
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What difference does the thickness of the COLORBOND® steel make?
The thickness of sheeting is normally measured as its BMT (base metal thickness). For steel of the same grade and profile, a higher BMT generally means the sheet can span further between supports.
Care should be taken when referencing thickness because some manufacturers will quote Total Coated Thickness (TCT). This is the thickness of the total sheet and will be higher than its BMT (which measures only the thickness of the steel beneath any coatings). eg. 0.42mm BMT is the same as 0.47mm TCT.
Increased thickness will not increase the life of a product, and direct comparisons of BMT between profiles or steel grades cannot be made. The profile manufacturer should be able to provide you with spanning information for the profile and BMT you are using.
Soft (or lower strength) steels will generally be thicker than hard, high strength (or hi-tensile) steels, and are commonly used in applications where tight curving is required.
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How can I clean COLORBOND® steel?
For information on how to keep your COLORBOND® steel looking great, view our page Maintain COLORBOND® steel and ZINCALUME® steel. If you think you may have fungus growing on the surface, view our page Identify and Remove Fungus.
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My COLORBOND® steel fence/garage door/roof has patchy, faded sections. Can you help?
This is usually a result of the use of touch up paint on the sheeting. The manufacturing process which gives COLORBOND® steel its colour and gloss retention properties means its surface weathers differently to air-drying paint. After weathering, areas that have been touched up will look different and may result in a blotchy appearance.
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What is the difference between the standard, Ultra and Metallic ranges of COLORBOND® steel?
Standard COLORBOND® steel is the product you're most likely to see on the majority of applications and locations across Australia. However, there are some environments and applications for which it isn't suited, and for these BlueScope Steel has developed specialised products. COLORBOND® Ultra steel is made for more severe environments, such as those exposed to industrial emissions or close to the sea. COLORBOND® Metallic steel has a unique metallic paint finish and is commonly used for prestige projects. You can find out more by viewing our pages: Specifying for marine and industrial environments and COLORBOND® Metallic finish.
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What is COLORBOND® steel?
COLORBOND® steel combines the corrosion resistance of a ZINCALUME® steel base with a durable, oven baked paint finish. Find out more on How It Is Made.
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What is your Green Star™ rating?
Green Star™ is a voluntary rating system developed to evaluate the environmental design, efficiency and performance of Australian buildings. The system is not used to evaluate individual building materials or products. For more view our page on Sustainability.