Thanks to all for the suggestions on this. Seems like the consensus is to
just paint over the red/white with a good quality latex paint or cold
galvanize paint. Seems like a good plan. As a follow up, what is the
thoughts from the reflector on a good quality paint brand for the sections
that will not flake off and show red/white underneath in a few years. I am
strongly looking at a battleship gray color.
Thanks for all the replies and advice so far. Good stuff!!
73 Al N9ISN
On Wed, 2 Aug 2017 11:53:26 -0400, K7LXC@aol.com wrote:
>> I will be undertaking a major tower project next year with gently used
>Rohn
>55 tower sections. I bought 18 sections for a insanely great price and they
>were in almost new condition. The only issue is they are all painted red or
>white.
>
>> The wife would like to see the new tower (180ft tall) not painted and
>returned to its deep gray galvanization. I tested the paint on the tower
>sections and it does *not* contain lead paint.
>
>
>> What is the best way to remove this paint and leave the zinc galvanizing
>intact? My crazy idea is to build a 'tub' that will hold a section,
>submerge it in the tub filled with chemical paint stripper and use a broom
>to brush off the paint. Or am I over thinking this. :-)
>
> I'd suggest just re-painting the tower with cold galv. You can get it
>in spray cans or gallon buckets. Do a decent prep job and the coating will
>last some years. WAY too much work to take the red and white paint off!
>The red and white paint will protect the galvanizing underneath! Talk about
>your belt-and-2 sets of suspenders - hi.
>
> When you get to the painting part, I'd also suggest some paint gloves.
>Tower monkeys use them to paint towers. You just dip your hand in the
>paint and apply directly. Reasonably cheap and fast.
>
>Cheers & GL,
>Steve K7LXC
>TOWER TECH
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Allan W. Schlaugat Albertville, WI USA
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