[BC] Tower guy wire coating

[Mike McCarthy]

If the guylines are starting to show signs of corrosion, it's already too 
late.  The core is already suffering and the line is technically in a 
failure mode.

You would do MUCH better by simply replacing the guy lines.  As expensive 
as that sounds, I agree with other posters that field application of a 
coating product is not the right thing to do for all the reasons cited.

MM

At 07:30 PM 5/29/2008 +0000, Allen Sherrill 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