[TowerTalk] Painting Rohn 25 tower

[Pete Smith]

My Rohn 25 came to me used, painted alternate sections in orange and 
white.  I used a professional power washer to remove as much of the 
paint as possible, then painted the bare places with special primer 
for galvanized metal and followed it with good latex exterior paint 
as Dave suggests.  After 14 years there is a little superficial rust 
on the horizontals where I have climbed it, but that is all.

73, Pete N4ZR
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At 11:46 AM 6/11/2009, David Gilbert wrote:

>When I installed my AN Wireless freestanding tower (heavily hot-dipped
>galvanized) I wanted to paint it a flat dark color to make it less
>visually obtrusive to the neighborhood.  The manufacturer suggested I
>use a good grade of exterior latex paint.  I did a bunch of Google
>searching and came up with the same recommendation, so that's what I did
>and I've been very happy with the results.  The paint sticks fine and
>the tower is very difficult to see from a distance.  See
>http://ab7e.com/AB7E_Tower_Page_15.html for some pictures.
>
>Painting the tower to match the house might look more attractive up
>close, but painting it a flat dark color (dark brown, dark gray, etc)
>will make it harder to see from a distance.
>
>73,
>Dave   AB7E
>
>
>
>Mel Ming wrote:
> > I plan to put up a used Rohn 25 tower in the next couple of weeks. Just got
> > the permit today. The tower is in excellent shape, but I plan to brush any
> > rust areas and paint it before I install. Since the tower is cold 
> galvanized
> > I want to use a good quality cold galvanized paint.
> >
> >
> >
> > Questions:
> >
> > 1. It is my impression that Rustoleum is one of the cheaper quality cold
> > galvanized paints and LPS one of the better cold galvanized paints. Are
> > their brands you recommend and where can you buy them?
> >
> >
> >
> > 2. My wife would like me to paint it to match the house since it is
> > attached. What kind of paint should I use over the cold galvanized paint?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >
> >
> > Mel
> >
> > N7GCO
> >
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