If you are looking for a way to get some extra money, one of the things that you can do is to sell scrap metal. Depending on what kind of metal you get and how much of it you have, you can add in some extra money to your budget and make your money go further. But if you are going to collect scrap metal, you want to make sure that you are doing everything possible in order to get the metal that you need and the best price possible. So, what can you do?

Clean the Metal

One thing that you can do is to give the metal at least a cursory cleaning. That means that you are going to get the gunk off of it. You don't have to get it back to a bright and shiny stage, but getting rid of any grease, oil, or other mess is a good idea. If you have collected wire, part of the cleaning process is to make sure that you have stripped it. For that, you are going to need a pair of wire strippers, some time, and maybe some work gloves. Pulling the insulation off the wires and cleaning up the metal is something that you can do as you collect everything, so you aren't trying to do it all right before you sell it all off. 

Sort the Metal

Another thing that you can do is to presort the metal. You don't want to have to wait until you are at the scrap yard in order to sort out the metal, because the buyer isn't going to want to sit around and wait for you to go through your load of metal in order to break it down by category. If you do at least a broad sort during your collection process, it will be easier when you go to sell the metal. You can take the metal in sorted, so when it is your turn to see the buyer, you can point out what metals you have, weigh them, and get the money that you have earned from collecting all that metal. 

if you need some extra cash, selling scrap metal may be one way for you to do that. If you are going to sell the scrap metal, you want to make sure that you doing everything you can in order to get the best price for your metal. Contact a company, like Falcon Metals, for more help.