[TowerTalk] Re Painting rusty tower

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jack Schuster" <w1wef at intergate.com>
To: "Tower (Tower)" <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 4:13 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Re Painting rusty tower


I painted my 108 ft Rohn 25 this year. Most sections had little or no signs of rust. The 
most rusty was as sound as it was when it was new. As I recall, a little steel wool 
removed the surface rust, and I painted it with a commercial grade Rustoleum aluminum 
colored paint, using a painting mitt. Both  available at Home Depot. Good idea to wear a 
rubber glove under the mitt...the longer it goes up your arm the better. The mitt makes it 
a real fast job. I brought the paint up the tower in a gallon bucket... The whole tower 
took only a quart of the paint.   Happy Holidays...JACK W1WEF


I'm impressed Jack, I would have wound up with 1 qt. on my face alone.
and
curious
did you paint on the way UP or way DOWN? :-)

ps: your comport interface is still working perfectly and simplest design I've found.



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