Also paint the tower legs and cross members with a couple of heavy coats of
roofing tar. As a matter of fact always coat the buried area of your tower
legs with a tar like material to about six inches above ground. GL
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron KA4INM Youvan" <ka4inm@qsl.net>
To: "tower talk" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2001 11:54 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Repair
> Hi :
> > > Since the new concrete won't bond to the old, and it is likely
> > > that there will be unseen corrosion happening at the junction
>
> Concrete will bond to old concrete if you coat the old
> concrete with bonding compound just before you pour
> the second job. Looks like milk, shake it up real GUD
> then paint it on with a brush or roller, then pour.
> (don't let it dry before the concrete meets it)
>
> 73 (= Best Regards) de: (= this is) Ron ka4inm@qsl.net
> Please visit my HAM web site at: http://www.qsl.net/ka4inm
>
>
>
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