Superstrut Gold Galvanized-- how does it hold up to the weather

[NorthShoreOahu]

My local home depot sells superstrut gold galvanized. Here in Hawaii things rust pretty fast. Superstrut advertises how good their gold galvanizing is but I wonder if anyone here has used and how does it hold up to the weather.

 

[Solar Guppy]

Its not an outdoor rated product, for solar panels you are best using a listed product like IronRidge which is aluminum

 

[Robert Ibe]

I used to run the plating op in sparks NV for superstrut before american electric corp was sold off in pieces and they moved the superstrut mfg to nuevo laredo mexico in the early 90s . It was zink plated followed by a yellow hexavalent chrome dip then a clear hexavalent dip back then which I would not use in your enviroment. I see they advertise a trivalent chrome now , not as good but not as toxic.

 

[Eber]

I have used both Silver and Gold, work great so far. However it has been only 2 years so i dunno nothing yet on durability.
The 12 gauge stuff is pretty tough. 14 is too flimsy. No issues at this time.

 

[Solar Guppy]

There is another issue of galvanic corrosion which is when dissimilar metals contact it makes a small voltage and over time will destroy the metal. This is why you should always use aluminum as that is what the panel frames are always made of.

 

[ricardocello]

I prime and paint all of my gold galvanized superstrut.
And put this between the strut and the panels:

https://www.3m.com/3M/en_LB/p/d/v000098361/

Salt water in the air is about the worst for corrosion.

 

[Supervstech]

I only use the powder coated stuff for outdoor use