[Rhodes22-list] Painted Mast

[Arthur H. Czerwonky]

Jb,
It beats me.  Just adds weight.  Maybe someone thought black would look sexy.  I can't find JASCO on the web.  Thx
Art

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>From: Just bent <j.bulfer at jbtek.com>
>Sent: Jun 1, 2008 2:49 PM
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>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Painted Mast
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>JASCO is a good paint stripper. 
>Why would anyone paint an aluminum mast?
>Jb
>
>Arthur H. Czerwonky wrote:
>> 
>> All,
>> I have an '84 IMF mast which I am refinishing to the original aluminum. 
>> It has an almost enamel-like first (primer?) coat, and a second coat of
>> flat black.  Was a painted mast ever supplied as original equipment to
>> anyone's knowledge?  The first coat, looking almost as if baked on, is tan
>> or peach in color, not the green shade of zinc chromate used on aircraft
>> structures.
>> Who has actually used some type of paint stripper for a similar
>> application - paint on aluminum?  I'd prefer not to remove the paint
>> mechanically.  Thoughts?
>> Chow,
>> Art
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