[TowerTalk] how much rust is too much?

[Tom Osborne]

Hi Steve

The stuff is called .Ospho.'

I worked on the river here for Weyerheauser for 32 years and we used to 
use this stuff for removing rust.  After the rust is gone, it coats it 
with a covering you can paint.  Really good stuff.  73
Tom W7WHY




On 10/14/2014 8:37 AM, K7LXC--- via TowerTalk wrote:

There's a compound available from hardware stores that you cover the 
rust with and that'll encapsulate the rust. I'd follow your plan for 
removing the rust.

After it's off, then you can coat it with something. W3LPL recommends 
painting everything that comes in contact with soil with a home repair 
type tar; e.g. roofing tar. That'll take care of it for the foreseeable 
future. If you're concerned about the bottom of the tower leg strength, 
just reinforce them with angle iron or aluminum and hose clamps or 
similar splinting arrangement. This might be more psychological but like 
belt-and-suspenders - it couldn't hurt. Cheers & GL, Steve K7LXC TOWER TECH