[TowerTalk] Efficacy of Painting Tower, for extended life

[Pat Barthelow]

Folks:

I have an old Tristao 60 ft crankup, in very good condition.  No rusting 
showing through the galvanized structure at the moment, anywhere,  even 
though the tower is probably 15 - 20 years old.  Some retainer pins and 
clips for the section roller bearings are rusty and should be replaced.  
(does anyone have these as replacement parts?)

Can the life of the tower be prolonged at this stage by painting it?  Will 
the paint stave off development of rust?  We are near the water at Monterey 
Bay..

Another thing, do tristao towerr have a manufacturer's name plate installed 
anywhere?

tnx
Pat aa6eg at hotmail.com