[TowerTalk] FWD: RE: cleaning aluminum beam elements

[Doug Westacott]

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>From: ve6pr at canada.com
>To: "Artmouton"<k5fnq at cox.net>
>Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] cleaning aluminum beam elements
>Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 13:40:17
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>Art
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>save yourself some labour, time and effort.... and achieve a better result..
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>I use an elecric drill fitted with a drum like brush attachment used to strip paint...
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>I forget the actual model...but they are virtually all the same....check the hardware stores...
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>I set the drill up in a bench vise...and run the element on the brush....
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>this method restores the al to a mint finish..  You will spend hours with any manual method to achieve the same results as this metod does in about 3 minutes...
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>Same idea as trying to hand mix 4 yuards of concrete vice renting a cement mixer..
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>Doug
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>>------- Original Message Follows -------
>>From: "Artmouton" <k5fnq at cox.net>
>>To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
>>Subject: [TowerTalk] cleaning aluminum beam elements
>>Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 11:11:14 -0600
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>>I am putting up a used Cushcraft A3S (with 4- meter kit) that was up for a 
>>few years (local conditions in S. Louisiana with salt air and usual crud) do 
>>that it has the usual tarnish, dirt, etc on the elements.
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>>Local suggested cleaning it with steel wool and soap and water.
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>>I intend to break each section down, clean it, open the traps, replace any 
>>bad end caps, remeasure and re-construct.
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>>Just wondering if there were any other suggestion from the group?
>>Art K5FNQ
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