[TowerTalk] Tower Paintin'

[Jonathan Kaplan]

At 05:39 AM 4/28/00 -0700, Tony wrote:

>At 07:33 PM 4/27/00 -0400, you wrote:
> >
>...
> >I am not sure towers have this sort of oil applied to them.  You could
> >really feel the oil on the siding.  Not so with any tower section I have
> >ever had.
>
>My US Tower crankup (TX455) has a light coat of some kind of lubricant 
>over every place I've touched. I'm sure it's for moving parts. To paint 
>it, you'd definately have to clean it. But then, you'd have to relubricate 
>selected parts.
>
>73,  Tony, AD6ID

I was told recently, it's a kind of vegetable based oil, used the food 
industry for their food-handling machinery. Very friendly, environmentally

73

Jonathan KO6XS.


> >Bob, W9UI.
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: owner-towertalk@contesting.com
> >[mailto:owner-towertalk@contesting.com]On Behalf Of ValErwin@aol.com
> >Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 8:07 PM
> >To: glennz@execpc.com; towertalk@contesting.com
> >Subject: [TowerTalk] Tower Paintin'
> >
> >
> >
> >Tower Painters:
>...
> >--- if your painting a tower, a vinegar/water treatment might be in order --
> >
> >Val
> >W5PUT
>...
>
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