[TowerTalk] Tower Painting

[Dave NØRQ]

I have a Trylon, Bill.  I don't want to rain on your parade, and I am
NOT a painting expert...   but I would suggest making sure that
you *really* want to do that.  Painting it once might not be that big
of a deal, but imagine what is going to happen to it after a year, or
two, or three...   and a repaint job would be a real BIG pain to do!

Maybe someone will have a better answer for you...

(pics of mine at the URL below, if you're interested)

Dave NØRQ
www.qsl.net/n0rq



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Austin" <billaustin at powernet.net>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 11:21 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Tower Painting


> I'm putting up a 60' Trylon steel tower.  I want to paint it so that it
> blends in better with the surrounding area.
>
> Are there any special preparations or procedures to follow when doing
this?
>
> What type of paint should I use, and how many coats should be applied?
>
> Is it better to paint before stacking, or after it is all assembled?
>
> Any other suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Bill
>
>
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