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

[K7LXC@aol.com]

In a message dated 04/26/2000 4:57:23 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
glennz@execpc.com writes:

> 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.
>  
      Any tower over 200-feet (and there are thousands of them) are painted 
orange and white for visibility purposes. Hasn't been a problem. It actually 
can preserve the galvanizing under a protective layer of paint!

Cheers,   Steve   K7LXC
Tower Tech 

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