[TowerTalk] Tower Painting

[Bill Austin]

I just wanted to say thanks to everyone that responded.  I do appreciate 
the input.  I'm going to take a piece of the tower over to the paint 
store and see what they recommend for primer and paint, and what it's 
going to cost, before diving in.

73,
Bill



Pete Smith wrote:

> At 12:42 PM 4/13/04, Dave NØRQ wrote:
>
>> 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)
>>
>
> Special primers are available for galvanized steel, and I recall 
> reading here that Trylon towers are made of steel that is galvanized 
> before it is sheared, which means that rust can form on the edges in a 
> couple of years.
>
> I stripped my second-hand Rohn 25, used the galvanized primer, and 
> then added a coat of good quality latex exterior paint.  The resulting 
> paint job is still good nine years later.  Some epoxy industrial 
> paints are even tougher.  If it will help the acceptability of the 
> tower, I'd do it.
>
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
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