[TowerTalk] why not regalvanize?

[GALE STEWARD]

Another "minor" issue is that a tower can be painted
in place. Regalvanizing is fine if all the sections
are apart and on the ground.

K3ND



--- Jim Jarvis <jimjarvis at verizon.net> wrote:

> 
> The answer to "why not 'just' regalvanize?" lies
> with the distance to the galvanizing outfit, and 
> the galvanizing cost, plus the condition of the
> tower.  
> 
> It's not cheap to do, particularly if you have to 
> truck the load several hundred miles each way.
> 
> In addition, most galvanizers won't touch a rusted
> structure.  You can't zinc plate over iron oxide.
> So if you see internal rust, it's probably a lost
> cause.
> 
> n2ea
> 
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