[BC] Tower guy wire coating

[Urban, Brian L]

They used to grease guy wires on tall towers years ago.  AFIK, this is no longer standard practice.  I can think of several reasons not to apply coatings-it traps moisture in the interior of the wire, and makes it difficult to see surface corrosion are two big ones.  If the wires were properly galvanized at the time of manufacture, I'd think coatings would be unnecessary.  My $0.02.

On 5/29/08 2:30 PM, "Allen Sherrill" <warp99 at hotmail.com> wrote:



Howdy, wise folk:

I am collecting bids for a tower repainting job, and one of the tower guys
is trying to upsell me on applying a coating on the guy wires.

Apparently this is some sort of petroleum product, similar to heavy motor
oil, that is applied to the wires and hardens.  Supposedly it prevents
corrosion, premature guy failure, hair loss, IRS audits...well, you know.

Other than interlaced guy wires on closely-spaced towers, I have never heard
of applying any such protective coating on guys.  Is this legitimate, or
just another extra that makes money for tower guys?

Allen Sherrill

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