This is Bill from Force 12. Had a customer ask about making a vertical antenna look nicer. Most of us know that 'mill finish' aluminum tubing - as is typically used in antenna construction - may have
Bill, As you know the aluminum is pretty shiny when it is first installed but it dulls after being up for awhile. That is one consolation that you might tell the customer. I would probably try Krylon
Bill: How about Anodizing? If not a choice, it should at least make the list. --Mike, WV2ZOW _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk
I though anodising had a problem with surface currents? Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 Bill: How about Anodizing? If not a choice, it should at least ma
Thanks for the suggestion, Mike. Reading TT thread about anodizing now. 73 Bill AA7XT BIll AA7XT Glade Park CO DM59pa _______________________________________________ _________________________________
conductive chemical conversion coating iridite or alodine are two common ones Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 Bill: How about Anodizing? If not a choice
The problem with anodizing is that it is non conductive -- 73 de KG2V Charlie _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list To
For aluminum, anodizing is great as a finish since it does not create problems with part fitment as there is no coating to deal with. But, as mentioned below, it is non-conductive so would need abras
Not sure how long the Krylon will hold up. People are using it on SteppIRs repainting the fiberglass tubes with mixed results. The marine paint holds up much better and it is more expensive. I painte
Alodine. Easy, fairly cheap, good long term protection. Chromate coating, two stage process. Mickey Baker, N4MB Palm Beach Gardens *Tell me, and I will listen. Show me, and I will understand. Involve
Anodized = insulating but not perfect Alodine = conductive but not particularly attractive. Why bother with either? Jim ab3cv For aluminum, anodizing is great as a finish since it does not create pro
Large test and instrument manufacturers using aluminum chassis construction, such as Tektronix and HP among others. including military equipment manufacturers, used chromate conversion coating (CCC)
Author: J Chaloupka via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2016 09:29:54 +0000 (UTC)
Also, CCC is the coating process that readies aluminum for paint.JIM From: Don W7WLL <w7wll@arrl.net> To: Towertalk <towertalk@contesting.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2016 1:46 AM Subject: [TowerT
There's also versions of conversion coating that don't use hexavalent chromium, but chromate is by far the most popular. But the OP was looking for something that is visually more attractive. A bit