RE: [amsat-bb] Restoring/Preserving aluminum??

["Michael P. Olbrisch" <kd9kc@xxxxxxxxxx>]

There is a product that is made for aluminum contact joints
on antennae.  It is called Penetrox-A, and I have seen it
sold by AES and others.  As I remember, a palm-sized bottle
was about $10.00  I also have a cup of some sort of copper
paste that KLM gave with their KT-34 antenna.  Since KLM
went toes-up, maybe somebody knows about that stuff.

These are all I know about.  If there is something better
out there, somebody please come forward and teach us.

Thanks Y-all.


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-AMSAT-BB@AMSAT.Org [mailto:owner-AMSAT-BB@AMSAT.Org]On
> Behalf Of Tony/AB2CJ
> Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 1999 5:21 PM
> To: amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Restoring/Preserving aluminum??
> 
> 
> Greetings all
> 
> I'm about to move my satellite antennas on to a new tower, and 
> would like to chemically clean them before they're re-mounted. 
> I would like to use an aluminum treatment that prevents oxidation,
> and preserves the antennas, but would rather not paint them. 
> 
> The antennas have been in use for 8 years and exhibit a dull finish,
> but do not show any signs of pitting. 
> 
> Are there any spray or brush on aluminum preservatives available for
> this purpose? 
> 
> I understand there is an acid that can be used to clean 
> aluminum...has 
> anyone tried this method of cleaning? 
> 
> 
> Thanks 
> Tony/AB2CJ
> 
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