[TowerTalk] Never before asked question

[Clay W7CE]

You can buy concrete form oil at any concrete supply house.  The stuff 
I've used before smells like diesel.  I've known contractors who just 
buy diesel at the gas station for their form oil.  You can also use 
vegetable oil or mineral oil if you want to do it green.  For small 
forms under 12" high, I usually don't bother with anything.  I've never 
had a problem removing the forms.  On anything larger, I'd use some type 
of oil to make it easier to get the forms off.

73,
Clay  W7CE


On 12/7/2010 6:25 PM, K7LXC at aol.com wrote:
> Howdy, TowerTalkians --
>
>      I can't ever remember seeing this topic before -  which is pretty rare
> after the last 15+ years of TT.
>
>      I'm pouring a large tower base. What is  an easy and cheap way to keep
> the wooden forms (2x12's) from sticking to  the concrete? I've used motor
> oil a couple of times and couldn't tell if it did  any good. I've used nothing
> and the forms just peeled off so I'm not sure what  to do. Any plausible
> info appreciated.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve    K7LXC
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