[TowerTalk] Tower base maintenance

[Charles H. Harpole]

More:  I used roofing tar --not thinned-- to coat the base bolts I
recently put into concrete, but had to be absent during previous pours, so
missed out.  The HammerRite is exactly as stated below, hard finish that
chips, but that is not a problem on the base AND it bonds with rust unlike
cold galv. spray or brush paint.  BTW, cold galv. paint wears badly
exposed to the elements --I got two years befor new rust-- so put on the
cold galv. and then top it with and epoxy paint or something with color in
it at least.

On Tue, 7 Apr 1998, K7LXC wrote:

> In a message dated 98-04-07 01:22:17 EDT, you write:
> 
> > Check the place where your tower base enters the concrete.
> >  I found that in one year this Florida rain had rusted the bottom inch of
> >  the metal sticking out of the concrete base.
> 
>     I think Frank, W3LPL, now recommends coating the anchor-in-concrete
> hardware with tar or similar material for that very reason. 
> 
> >  I scraped off the rust and painted with "Hammer...something" a brand of
> >  spray or brush-on paint that is made to bond with the rust and make the
> >  rust its friend.
>  
>     Hammer-Rite (close spelling I think) is a paint brand. I've tried one of
> their cold galv-type products on a mast but it didn't adher very well. It was
> also hard and tended to chip off easily. By the time we got the mast installed
> and antennas mounted, I had to go over it all again with cold galv. LPS and
> Klein are 2 good cold galv products. 
> 
> Cheers,  Steve  K7LXC
> 


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