[TowerTalk] Re: Tower paint......what color ?

[Glenn Ziolkowski]

Does the list population in general consider it good practice to paint a
galvanized ham tower?

My gut feeling is that a layer of paint might obscure a developing defect
(rust-through, crack, etc.) that might otherwise be visible during inspection.

OTOH, I suppose paint is no different than the galvanizing in this regard.

Comments from the tower vets appreciated. Planning for my first tower this
year (40 ft Rohn 25).

tnx n9eau

At 09:08 PM 4/26/00 +0000, Pete Smith wrote:
>
>At 04:59 PM 4/26/00 EDT, you wrote:
>>
>>In a message dated 04/26/2000 12:44:24 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
>>jim.thomson@telus.com writes:
>>
>>> Fellows,  Iv'e searched the archives to no avail on this subject.
>>>  
>>>  -What is a good color to paint a tower to make it more acceptable to
>>>  'the neighbourhood'.  ...
>
>First off, there is special primer for galvanized steel -- highly
recommended.
>
>I primed my used Rohn 25 and then painted it with ordinary, dark grey
>exterior latex house paint (good quality, but not industrial strength).



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