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Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Paint

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Paint
From: Joel Harrison <w5zn@w5zn.org>
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 07:55:51 -0600
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Thanks Pete.....I'll hit the archives!

ZN


On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 7:04 AM, Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com> wrote:

> There's a lot in the archive on this.  I used a pressure washer to
> remove the old loose paint, then a primer specially formulated for
> galvanized metal, followed by good quality latex house paint.  After 15
> years, aside from a little wear on the tower rungs from climbing, it
> looks essentially like it did the day I painted it.
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
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> On 1/17/2011 7:39 AM, Joel Harrison wrote:
> > I have a tower I have acquired that has been painted red&  white that I
> want
> > to paint over so it looks "natural" or as close to its unpainted
> galvanized
> > color as possible. The tower is in excellent condx so it is just a
> cosmetics
> > issue, not a structural one of rust or diminishing galvanizing.
> >
> > Is there a specific paint that anyone here has used or any tips on tower
> > painting?
> >
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