Tower paint etc.

[John A. Ross, IV]

>At 10:07 AM 3/23/96 -0500, John A. Ross, IV wrote:
>>I was able to find (via an industrial supply house) a cold
>>galvanizing paint in convential 1 gallon cans. It worked great and that one
>>gallon went a real long way. (Good thing...it was $65!).
>>
>>Of course it was light-grey, but I can't see any reason you couldn't add a
>>bit of tint to make it either tree-greenish or sky-bluish. It went on easy
>>with both a brush and mitt.
>>
>The stuff is also available from welding shops here in WV at about $9/spray
>can.  Great for healing nicks in galvanizing, but I don't know I'd paint a
>whole tower with it - the solvents in it are VERY powerful.
>
>73,
>
>Pete Smith N4ZR (n4zr at ix.netcom.com)

The spray can variety puts on a verrrry thin coat. Doesn't stand up to any
abrasion. If you want it to last, get the liquid and use a brush or mitt.

73, John

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>From Pete Smith <n4zr at ix.netcom.com>  Tue Mar 26 12:54:02 1996
From: Pete Smith <n4zr at ix.netcom.com> (Pete Smith)
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 04:54:02 -0800
Subject: Tower paint etc.
Message-ID: <199603261254.EAA27692 at dfw-ix5.ix.netcom.com>

At 12:03 PM 3/26/96 -0500, WB2K wrote
>>>I was able to find (via an industrial supply house) a cold
>>>galvanizing paint in convential 1 gallon cans. It worked great and that one
>>>gallon went a real long way. (Good thing...it was $65!).
>>>
>>>Of course it was light-grey, but I can't see any reason you couldn't add a
>>>bit of tint to make it either tree-greenish or sky-bluish. It went on easy
>>>with both a brush and mitt.
>>>
>>The stuff is also available from welding shops here in WV at about $9/spray
>>can.  Great for healing nicks in galvanizing, but I don't know I'd paint a
>>whole tower with it - the solvents in it are VERY powerful.
>>
>>73,
>>
>>Pete Smith N4ZR (n4zr at ix.netcom.com)
>
>The spray can variety puts on a verrrry thin coat. Doesn't stand up to any
>abrasion. If you want it to last, get the liquid and use a brush or mitt.


Well, I did put on several coats, out of concern about just that point   ;-}
73, Pete Smith N4ZR
n4zr at ix.netcom.com 



>From Robert Werner, Jr." <rwerner at usit.net  Tue Mar 26 13:09:35 1996
From: Robert Werner, Jr." <rwerner at usit.net (Robert Werner, Jr.)
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 08:09:35 -0500
Subject: Thought for Tuesday, Mar 26, 1996 [via LSMTP - see www.lsoft.com]
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I thought this was perfect for the contest reflector... Enjoy.


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>                                                                Golden Oldie
>
>                       When you are in any contest,
>                       you should work as if there were-
>                       to the very last minute- a chance to lose it.
>                       This is battle,
>                            This is politics,
>                                 This is anything.
>
>                                      -Dwight D. Eisenhower
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