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[TowerTalk] Can Chrome-moly be galvanized? Should it?

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Subject: [TowerTalk] Can Chrome-moly be galvanized? Should it?
From: Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2004 18:15:47 -0500
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I'm embarked on this summer's antenna project, which will involve substituting a 16-20 foot 2" chrome-moly mast for my present 10-foot Rohn galvanized steel one.

I have been warned that bare chrome-moly will rust and make a mess. Would it make sense either to have it galvanized or paint it with a POR-15-type product before it goes up? The tower has a Rohn 25 pointy-top, so some degree of wear and tear on any coating seems inevitable, and maybe this is overkill. What do you think?

73, Pete N4ZR
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