He ʻano honeycomb kū hoʻokahi ko ka uhi ʻili o ka wili kila galvanized. Ma ke ʻano microscopic, aia ka uhi ʻana i nā "honeycombs" alumini i loaʻa ka zinc. ʻAʻole wale kēia hoʻolālā akamai e hāʻawi i ka pale anodic akā hōʻemi pū kekahi i ka manawa o ka electrolysis ma muli o ka alumini e hoʻopuni ana i ka mea zinc. Eia nō naʻe, he mea nui e hoʻomaopopo he hiki i ka ʻoki ʻana i ka galvalume ke hopena i ka emi ʻana o kona mau hiki ke pale anodic. No laila, ua ʻōlelo ʻia e hōʻemi i ka ʻoki ʻana a pale i nā kihi me nā hana anti-rust e like me ka pena a i ʻole ka pena waiwai zinc e hoʻolōʻihi i ke ola lawelawe o ka pā.