I am running into a problem with my tower legs starting to rust and I am looking for some ideas. Background: When I installed an 80 foot Rohn 45 tower 8 years ago I anticipated moving within 4 or 5 y
Go to my website www.erols.com/n3rr and click on the link on the home page: TOWER/GUY ANCHOR RUST DELAY/REPAIR SUBSYSTEM 73, Bill, N3RR I am running into a problem with my tower legs starting to rust
I coat the legs of my towers with roofing compound...black gooey stuff. Your idea of treating the legs, then filling the concrete up to above grade seems reasonable. I have actually removed a one yar
Guys This comes up frequently Do what you want. For 30 years I was a Chicago Licensed contractor specializing in restoration work. Roofing cement belongs on roofs. Do not put it on metal, wood, mason
At 06:31 PM 2001-12-03 -0500, Dave Sublette wrote: Long time ago iron by the blacksmiths was protected and called black wrought iron. I think that the wat they protected the iron was to heat it to al
Go to: http://www.eastwoodcompany.com They sell a product called CORROLESS RUST STABILIZER. I've used this product in some muscle car restoration projects as well as some tower/hardware repairs. This
I am not a specialist in metal work. However, I would be nervous about heating metals. According to reference books, certain types of metals are produced through a combination of alloying and heat tr
You pose a very good arguement. I concur. Black wrought iron is made by one of the processes to which you refer. However, this may be a technique for the manufacuteres to readup on again. I have just