[Antennas] Cleaning Aluminum ....question

2002年10月31日 00:00:17 -0500

hey guys.. i believe you that lye will do the job... i have an old beam on
the ground begging to be polished up... there has to be a commercial
product that spit shines aluminum that is safer than lye ???? 73 paul
w8jn
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Fouchey" <[email protected]>
To: "Mike J Maloney" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 11:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Antennas] Cleaning Aluminum ....question
> Mike Lye is common in most grocery stores next to the Liquid Plumber. Use
> gloves and safety goggles though.
>> Dave
> WA4EMR
>> At 08:57 PM 10/30/02 -0600, Mike J Maloney wrote:
> >Hi Kees,
> >Still enjoying that blueracer deluxe! I restored an old Wilson SY33
> >late last year. The parts were heavy alum, but plated (rusted) steel
> >clamps and fasteners. The traps were Mosley clones. I replaced all
> >the fasteners and clamps with all-stainless hardware, and bought a new
> >boom to mast camp from Hygain. Money well spent I think.
> >
> >I have cleaned up aluminum parts using the old ARRL handbook formula with
> >caustic soda or common lye. Aluminum comes out looking like brand new!
> > Hardest part was finding the lye, but a search on ebay should find some.
> > Also Scothbrite pads are good for cleaning mating joints before applying
> >Burndy Penetrox A or equiv. joint compound. Traps cleaned up with a
> >good stiff brush, Scotchbrite, stainless screws (if orig rusted), and lye
> >treatment of cylinder cover if desired. A joint of 3 or 4" PVC can be
> >split with a skillsaw and capped at each end to make a trough for the lye
> >bath. Be very cautious with the stuff, do with adequate ventalation,
> >use rubber gloves, goggles, etc.
> >
> >Doing this to restore an aluminum antenna will make it look like new
> >again and by the time it is tarnished again, we will be SK's or too old
> >to give a rip.
> >
> >73, Mike
> >
> >On 2002年10月30日 20:34:44 -0600 Sandy and Kees Talen
> ><[email protected]> writes:
> >> What's the best way to clean up aluminum elements, refurbish traps,
> >> and fastner coating to prevent corrosion. I assume going to
> >> stainless
> >> hardware is a good idea since most manufacturers offer that. Does
> >> anyone coat the aluminum to retard future corrosion ?
> >>
> >> Some manufacturers like Mosley and Wilson sure construct their
> >> antennas from better materials than others (larger traps, thicker
> >> end
> >> caps which don't deteriorate as fast, stronger aluminum elements,
> >> etc).
> >>
> >> 73 Kees K5BCQ
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