Thanks, and a "tip of the Hatlo hat" to you!
Mike, K4EAR
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> Earl Morse
> Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2013 5:54 PM
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Any harm in pressure washing a tower ?
>
>
> Have at it.
>
> I bought my Rohn 45 as a used red/white painted broadcast antenna. I
> rented a commercial power washer to blast off the paint and clean up the
> few rusted chip spots prior to painting it with zinc/galvanize paint which
was
> painted right over bare metal, bare galvanized areas, and areas with paint
still
> on them. That was almost 20 years ago and the tower still looks great.
The
> cold galvanize is solid and not peeling.
>
> Basically, the galvanize is impervious to pressure watching and would
> probably need sandblasting to get it off.
>
> Earl
> N8SS
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 09:41:54 -0700
> From: "Jim Thomson" <jim.thom@telus.net>
> To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Any harm in pressure washing a tower ?
> Message-ID: <5565671F225E4746A5E1655EF2F9573C@JimPC>
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> Any harm in pressure washing galvanized tower?s, or steel bases, masts etc
?
> I have bird crap and stuff on some portions of mine. Mine is just a
small
> electric
> one... but its capable of ripping the paint off of wooden steps etc, if
too
> close or wrong attachment wand used.
>
> It would save a lot of time, but I don?t want to damage the galvanized
> surface etc.
> The idea was to use just enough pressure to clean it without damaging
> things.
> I suppose I could use a soft nylon brush and soap and water too...then
rinse.
>
> later... Jim VE7RF
>
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