[TowerTalk] Tower Leg Maintenance

[Ken]

I've often thought about interior rust but I've never heard of anyone doing anything about it.

Years ago I had some off brand tower which I spent many hours removing rust and repainting.   I have often wondered what the interior condition was like.

I guess that's one thing in favor of aluminum towers.

Ken

On Dec 6, 2011, at 4:39 PM, Frederick Vobbe wrote:

> I think most of us with older towers have, at one time or another, 
> painted or at least removed rust starting on the outside leg of a tower, 
> and repainted it.
> 
> Has anyone done anything to the inside of the leg?
> 
> The reason I ask is because I'm sitting here in my office this morning, 
> with the scanner on, listening to a guy tell other hams how he removed 
> the top plate, and poured a sealant down the tubing, (American Tower, 
> like a Rohn 25), which is to keep it from rusting from the inside out.
> 
> In my 50 years of working with this stuff, I don't recall anyone talking 
> about something like this.
>