[TowerTalk] best way to shine up an old yagi?

[Hector Garcia XE2K]

This pads are great to clean and leave smooth the surface of any metal pipe or 
tubing
and are the first thing to use  if you want to make  SHINE the idea is to polish 
is how I understand

Force 12 use no polished aluminum to save money , CC use it and the antennas 
shine when New

If you want SHINE POLISH is the way to go, but maybe your  restricted 
neighborhood  can complaint

Shining antenna that looks LIKE NEW  clean and polish,  maybe got lost in the 
translation or  how  SHINE is used

SHINE is not clean or smooth   , Shine  reflect  and looks  great in the 
mornings and afternoons

Have no problems with neighbors , but yes, the antennas looks like know when 
they are OLD   



 J. Hector Garcia XE2K / AD6D
Mexicali B.C  DM22fp
P.O.Box 73 
El Centro CA 92244-0073
USA
http://www.xe2k.net
http://www.dxxe.org




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From: D Calder <towertalk at n4zkf.com>
To: TOWERTALK at contesting.com
Sent: Mon, July 12, 2010 2:28:12 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] best way to shine up an old yagi?

Yes, my bad. I had SOS on the brain when I saw scotch bright.



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[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of john at kk9a.com
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 5:21 PM
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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] best way to shine up an old yagi?

Are you sure that you didn't use some other product?  I'm not aware of any
iron in Scotch Brite pads and I have recycled a lot of aluminum using the
product with no issues.  3M claims it will never rust: 
http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/Windows/Doors/Product-Informatio
n/Products/Abrasives/Hand-Pad/

John KK9A


Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] best way to shine up an old yagi?
From: "D Calder"
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:25:07 -0400


Scotchbrite came back and bit me some years ago. The "metal in it" got in
the pits of elements and actually made the antenna look like it rusted a
month later. Even though it wasn't the aluminum, it was the metal in the
pad. They make brass pads too.

I had to take it down, use 400 grit to get it out and then clear coated it
and it's been up for some time now. It stops it from deteriorating when you
live 900 ft. from the ocean when it's covered with something. I have some
that have been up 7 to 8 years and that's a good bit next to the sea salt.


73 Dave n4zkf
n4zkf at n4zkf.com
www.n4zkf.com 

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