>At 10:07 AM 3/23/96 -0500, John A. Ross, IV wrote:
>>I was able to find (via an industrial supply house) a cold
>>galvanizing paint in convential 1 gallon cans. It worked great and that one
>>gallon went a real long way. (Good thing...it was $65!).
>>
>>Of course it was light-grey, but I can't see any reason you couldn't add a
>>bit of tint to make it either tree-greenish or sky-bluish. It went on easy
>>with both a brush and mitt.
>>
>The stuff is also available from welding shops here in WV at about $9/spray
>can. Great for healing nicks in galvanizing, but I don't know I'd paint a
>whole tower with it - the solvents in it are VERY powerful.
>
>73,
>
>Pete Smith N4ZR (n4zr@ix.netcom.com)
The spray can variety puts on a verrrry thin coat. Doesn't stand up to any
abrasion. If you want it to last, get the liquid and use a brush or mitt.
73, John
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John A. Ross, IV - WB2K / VE2QRZ [Zone 2] (wb2k@ritz.mordor.com)
Summit, New Jersey
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>From Pete Smith <n4zr@ix.netcom.com> Tue Mar 26 12:54:02 1996
From: Pete Smith <n4zr@ix.netcom.com> (Pete Smith)
Subject: Tower paint etc.
Message-ID: <199603261254.EAA27692@dfw-ix5.ix.netcom.com>
At 12:03 PM 3/26/96 -0500, WB2K wrote
>>>I was able to find (via an industrial supply house) a cold
>>>galvanizing paint in convential 1 gallon cans. It worked great and that one
>>>gallon went a real long way. (Good thing...it was $65!).
>>>
>>>Of course it was light-grey, but I can't see any reason you couldn't add a
>>>bit of tint to make it either tree-greenish or sky-bluish. It went on easy
>>>with both a brush and mitt.
>>>
>>The stuff is also available from welding shops here in WV at about $9/spray
>>can. Great for healing nicks in galvanizing, but I don't know I'd paint a
>>whole tower with it - the solvents in it are VERY powerful.
>>
>>73,
>>
>>Pete Smith N4ZR (n4zr@ix.netcom.com)
>
>The spray can variety puts on a verrrry thin coat. Doesn't stand up to any
>abrasion. If you want it to last, get the liquid and use a brush or mitt.
Well, I did put on several coats, out of concern about just that point ;-}
73, Pete Smith N4ZR
n4zr@ix.netcom.com
>From Robert Werner, Jr." <rwerner@usit.net Tue Mar 26 13:09:35 1996
From: Robert Werner, Jr." <rwerner@usit.net (Robert Werner, Jr.)
Subject: Thought for Tuesday, Mar 26, 1996 [via LSMTP - see www.lsoft.com]
Message-ID: <2.2.16.19960326080925.339fc3de@usit.net>
I thought this was perfect for the contest reflector... Enjoy.
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> Golden Oldie
>
> When you are in any contest,
> you should work as if there were-
> to the very last minute- a chance to lose it.
> This is battle,
> This is politics,
> This is anything.
>
> -Dwight D. Eisenhower
>
>
Bob Werner
rwerner@utk.edu
rwerner@usit.net
Amateur: KC4URW@N4QEA.#METN.TN.USA.NA
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