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Re: [TowerTalk] Any harm in pressure washing a tower ?

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Any harm in pressure washing a tower ?
From: Pete Smith N4ZR <n4zr@contesting.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 09:01:14 -0400
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My Rohn tower used to be part of a broadcast station - when I got it, it was covered with wide stripes of orange and white paint. I rented a big pressure washer to get the paint off, which it mostly did, and there was no evidence that the underlying galvanized surface was damaged. I then painted it with special primer for galvanized metal and followed with ordinary latex house paint, and the finish still looks great 18 years later.

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On 7/11/2013 12:41 PM, Jim Thomson wrote:
Any harm in pressure washing galvanized tower’s, or steel bases, masts etc ?
I have bird crap and stuff on some portions of mine.   Mine is just a small 
electric
one... but its capable of ripping the paint off of wooden steps  etc, if  too 
close
or wrong attachment wand used.

It would save a lot of time, but I don’t  want to damage the galvanized  
surface etc.
The idea was to use just enough pressure to clean it  without  damaging things.
I suppose I could use a soft nylon brush and soap and water too...then rinse.

later... Jim   VE7RF
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