Another "minor" issue is that a tower can be painted
in place. Regalvanizing is fine if all the sections
are apart and on the ground.
K3ND
--- Jim Jarvis <jimjarvis@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> The answer to "why not 'just' regalvanize?" lies
> with the distance to the galvanizing outfit, and
> the galvanizing cost, plus the condition of the
> tower.
>
> It's not cheap to do, particularly if you have to
> truck the load several hundred miles each way.
>
> In addition, most galvanizers won't touch a rusted
> structure. You can't zinc plate over iron oxide.
> So if you see internal rust, it's probably a lost
> cause.
>
> n2ea
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