[TowerTalk] Tower Paintin'

[Ian White, G3SEK]

W5PUT wrote:
>
>Tower Painters:
>
>You can file this under the "for what it's worth department" --
>
>About twenty years ago, I was faced with painting a new galvanized storage 
>building. When I posed the problem to a professional painter, he told me to 
>wipe the building down with a 50/50 solution of vinegar/water prior to 
>painting.  I followed his instructions and the paint never did peel!  Soooooo 
>--- if your painting a tower, a vinegar/water treatment might be in order --

Lemme get this right... for towers over 200 ft, does it have to be red
and white wine vinegar in alternating stripes?

73 from Ian G3SEK          Editor, 'The VHF/UHF DX Book'
                          'In Practice' columnist for RadCom (RSGB)
                           http://www.ifwtech.com/g3sek

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