[Antennas] Cleaning aluminum antenna parts

[Elliott Olson]

Hello antennas,

Has anyone tried Aluminum Jelly (by the makers of Naval Jelly) on
antennas? It chemically removes the aluminum oxide.

Monday, October 4, 2004, 5:05:12 PM, Don wrote:

DH> Using Scotchbrite pads seems to be the easiest and least destructive 
DH> method.  To clean the interior of the tubing, a strip of a pad can be 
DH> cut and wrapped around a much smaller diameter rod [wooden, aluminum, 
DH> whatever] and pushed inside the tubing and rotated.
DH> I would NOT use PENETROX .. it has a tendency to harden .. that would 
DH> make future work nearly impossible.  A better product is Noalox 
DH> [available at Lowe's or Home Depot] .. but make sure you get the correct 
DH> version .. aluminum/aluminum mix only.
DH> There was an excellent conductive material available years ago .. called 
DH> CualAid ... [Cu=copper, Al=aluminum] and it worked with either/both metals.
DH> Good luck
DH> Don
DH> N8DE


DH> Alan C. Zack wrote:
>> 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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