Flashing, sheet, pipe and wheel weights. Any amount at the yard. Weighed in front of you, paid on the spot.
Mon–Fri 7am–6:30pm, Sat 7am–5pm
Scrap lead $0.80–$2.50/kg See prices
We buy Copper, Aluminium, Brass, Stainless steel, Steel and heavy metal, Cable and wire, Car bodies, Lead, Batteries, Electric motors, Alloy wheels, Radiators, Catalytic converters, Offcuts, Site clearance.
Prices
We pay $0.80 to $2.50 per kg for scrap lead at our Braybrook yard in Melbourne, depending on the grade.
Scrap lead · per kg
$0.80 to $2.50/kg
As at
| Grade | Price per kg |
|---|---|
| Ingots, weights and sinkers Top rate Solid lead with nothing attached. | $1.80 to $2.50/kg |
| Sheet and flashing Soft lead off roofs, with the nails and sealant off. | $1.60 to $2.40/kg |
| Lead pipe Old soft lead pipe. | $1.50 to $2.30/kg |
| Wheel weights Clip-on and stick-on weights, with the steel ones picked out. | $0.80 to $1.50/kg |
Because lead is so heavy, a small amount adds up. Clean sheet, flashing and pipe take the best lead rate. Lead with paint, tar, sealant or nails on it is graded below that, wheel weights are sorted and weighed on their own, and lead still bonded to plasterboard or timber is graded on what can be recovered.
Not sure which grade yours is? Ring, or send a photo, and we will tell you what to expect before you load the trailer.
You watch the load go on the scales and you see the reading yourself. Nothing gets weighed out the back.
Settled the moment the weight is agreed. No invoice to wait on and nobody to chase next week.
Two hours after most Melbourne yards shut, 5pm on Saturday, and after hours by arrangement if you ring ahead.
A boot load is weighed the same way as a truck load. Factories and industrial sites, we collect.
What we buy
Lead is heavy for its size, which works in your favour when it is weighed: a bucket of flashing offcuts comes to more than it looks. Clean lead with nothing stuck to it is where the money is.
You do not need to know the grade: we grade it in front of you and show you what came out of the load.
Roof and window flashing, sheet offcuts, and lead stripped off x-ray shielding or lead-lined doors. Clean soft lead with nothing attached, and the best paying lead grade.
Old lead water and waste pipe out of older houses and buildings. Take any brass or copper fittings off: they are worth more in their own pile.
Clip-on and stick-on balance weights from tyre shops. Sorted on site, because a lot of newer weights are zinc or steel rather than lead.
Dive weights, fishing sinkers, ingots, keel and ballast lead. Solid lead, weighed as it is.
Car, truck and forklift batteries are bought whole, never broken open, and they have a page of their own.
Car battery recyclingNot on the list, or not sure what you have got?
These are the common ones, not everything we take. Not sure it is lead? It is very heavy for its size, dull grey, soft enough to mark with a key, and a magnet will not stick to it. Send a photo and we will tell you what to expect.
Reviews
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See all reviews on GoogleRead Tom Ison's review on GoogleDawood is one of the nicest lads you’ll meet. Clearly communicated on the phone and was a pleasure to deal with. Had to get rid of these wheels asap and he took care of me with a fair payment.
Would highly recommend his service, easy and straightforward.
Read Ben Salads's review on GoogleGood experience, good customers service, best prices for scrap coppers in Melbourne. On the spot payments.
Good people
Read Luc Tran's review on GoogleGreat service, fast service, no issues, good pricing, They paid instantly and much better rate than other metal recyclers yard across Melbourne,
Read Nathan Barca's review on GoogleWas looking for a scrap metal place and couldn’t find one that dealt with small amounts, Dawood from Metalplus was very quick honest and helpful, i am definitely coming back.
Read Syafiq Azroy's review on GoogleI recently had an old accident-damaged car that I needed to get rid of while I was in Bendigo. After searching on Google, I found MetalPlus in Melbourne, and I’m really glad I chose them.
The whole process was smooth and hassle-free. They were professional, easy to deal with, and offered me a fair price for my car. When I dropped the car off, everything was handled quickly, and I received my payment without any issues.
I’m very happy with the service I received and would definitely recommend MetalPlus to anyone looking to sell a scrap or unwanted car. Great experience overall!
Read Joseph Robinson's review on GoogleGreat service, best copper price in the market Dawood helped heaps Will be back
Been in and had a good run? A review takes a minute and it genuinely helps. Leave one here, or just ring 0452 220 422.
Send us a photo
A picture from your phone is usually enough for us to tell you what it is and what to expect for it, before you load the trailer.
We will come back to you on the number you gave us. If it is during opening hours it is usually pretty quick.
If you would rather not wait, ring 0452 220 422.
Where to sell it
Drop it off at our yard, 159 Ashley St, Braybrook, with any amount, from a few wheel weights to a roll of old flashing, with no appointment and no minimum at the gate. We are open 7am to 6:30pm on weekdays and 7am to 5pm on Saturday, and outside those hours by arrangement.
Most scrap lead comes off old roofs and out of old plumbing, which is why renovations of period houses in Footscray and the terraces of the inner suburbs turn it up, and a bucket of it is an easy run to the yard. From a factory or an industrial site, we collect, weighed on site and paid on collection.
Bring photo ID, which Victorian law requires for every scrap metal sale. And keep it in its own bucket: lead is easy to lose in a mixed load, and it is worth more weighed on its own.
Questions
If yours is not here, ring and ask. It costs nothing and it saves a trip.
Call 0452 220 422We pay $0.80 to $2.50 per kg for scrap lead at our Braybrook yard in Melbourne, depending on the grade. By grade, per kg: lead ingots $1.80 to $2.50, sheet and flashing $1.60 to $2.40, lead pipe $1.50 to $2.30 and wheel weights $0.80 to $1.50. What your load comes to is confirmed on the scales in front of you, by grade and weight.
At our yard, 159 Ashley St, Braybrook, with any amount and no appointment. We are open 7am to 6:30pm on weekdays and 7am to 5pm on Saturday. From a factory or an industrial site, we collect.
Yes. They are sorted on site, because many newer weights are zinc or steel rather than lead, and only the lead ones are paid as lead. Bring them in a bucket as they come off the wheels.
Yes, and it is the most common lead we see. Clean flashing is the top lead grade, so pull off any nails, screws and old sealant before you bring it if you can.
Yes. Lead bonded to plasterboard or timber is graded on the lead that can be recovered, so it is worth more stripped off its backing. For a whole x-ray room refit, ring first and we will tell you what suits.
Yes, but whole. Batteries are bought as batteries and never broken open, because the acid inside is dangerous. Bring them as they are, upright, with the caps on.
No minimum at the yard: a few wheel weights are weighed and paid the same way a roll of flashing is.
Handled sensibly, yes. Wear gloves, do not eat or smoke while you are handling it, wash your hands afterwards, and never melt or burn it: lead fumes and dust are toxic.
Worth knowing
Including the times when the honest answer is that it is not worth your trouble.
Flashing usually comes off a roof with nails, screws, mortar or silicone still on it. Anything that is not lead pulls it down from the clean grade, and most of it comes off with a scraper in a few minutes.
Not every wheel weight is lead. Newer ones are often zinc or steel, and a magnet picks out the steel ones in seconds. We sort the rest on site either way, and anything off a scrap alloy wheel is worth keeping.
There is nothing to gain by melting scrap lead into ingots before you sell it, and the fumes are toxic. Bring it as it is. Wear gloves when you handle it, and wash your hands afterwards.
However you bring it, it is weighed in front of you.
You watch the load go on the scales, you read the figure yourself, and you get it on a docket before money is discussed.
How we weigh and payRecognise yours?
The jobs that most often produce scrap lead. If yours is not here it does not mean we will not take it.
How it works
Tell us roughly what you have got. A photo from your phone is usually enough for us to say whether it is worth bringing in and what to expect.
Drive it into the Braybrook yard Monday to Saturday, or at another time by arrangement. Any amount, and no appointment. Factories and industrial sites can book a pickup instead.
Your load goes on the scales while you watch. You see the reading and you get the docket. Nothing is weighed out the back where you cannot see it.
Sorted the moment the weight is agreed. You are not waiting on an invoice and you are not chasing anybody next week.
Weighing and payment
The single most common worry people have about selling scrap is that the weight will not be right and there is no way to check. So we took the question off the table.
Also in the load?
Bringing more than one? Keep them in separate piles if you can. Mixed loads get graded towards the lowest metal in them, and that is the most common reason people are paid less than they expected.
Ring us and we will tell you what it is worth and whether it is worth bringing in. Takes two minutes and it costs you nothing to ask.