if the strips have corroded much I'd think the galvanize process heat could curl'em end to end, but that might not be a real problem

I use the hi-zinc 'cold galvanize' spray [also sold as weld-thru primer] on a lot of things for the business, and it holds up extremely well and is easy to touch up - nice satin gray finish that looks quite similar to hot dip galvanize or like Zero Rust gray

Bill

Moved over to the Passing Lane

"When we tug a single thing in nature, we find it attached to the rest of the world" ~ John Muir
"When we tug a single thing on an old truck, we find it falls off" ~ me
Some TF series details & TF heater pics