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   DanH | Dec 03, 2006 01:06am | #1

   If it was me I'd use the galv.

   People never lie so much as before an election, during a war, or after a hunt. --Otto von Bismarck
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   sungod | Dec 04, 2006 07:30am | #2

   Look at real wrought iron in New York and New Orleans, they have lasted a hundred years. The main characteristic is that they are solid. Most metal is hollow and rusts from the inside out.

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   MarkH | Dec 04, 2006 02:52pm | #3

   Wrought  iron is very durable, but not generally available anymore.  Solid steel will rust faster than iron.  But tubular is lighter and what you will find nowadays, unless a custom builder makes the gate.  I'd definately spring for the galvanized.  Hopefully the paint will adhere well to it, but ungalvanized will rust under the paint shortly.