[Antennas] Cleaning aluminum antenna parts

Mon Oct 4 19:01:01 EDT 2004

Alan,
I use a common kitchen scrubber made by 3M... called SCOTCHBRITE... It is 
non-metallic and works very well with just water, or, if the aluminum is 
particularly grungy, use some COMET, or AJAX in a paste and flush it all off 
when you are satisfied with the results. Dry everything and apply the 
Penetrox to the joint when re-assembling the antenna.
73, Larry - W1GOR
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan C. Zack" <k7acz at cox.net>
To: <antennas at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 5:52 PM
Subject: [Antennas] Cleaning aluminum antenna parts
>I am looking for suggestions for cleaning aluminum tubing used in yagi 
>beams. I have a beam that I disassembled when I moved that has been 
>exposed to the elements for about a year. I want to clean the ends of the 
>telescoping surfaces that come together to insure a good electrical contact 
>between the various pieces of tubing. When the contacting surfaces are 
>cleaned I will reassemble the yagi using Penetrox so need a cleaning 
>material that is compatible with Penetrox.
> TIA & 73
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