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On May 20, 11:27*pm, RicodJour wrote:
On May 20, 10:48*pm, "
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Whats the green rebar I saw a while back, was it a coating?


Yep. *It's an epoxy coating. *It's used in construction where the
rebar will be subjected to harsh conditions and rusting is an issue.

R


Okay, I'm being stupid here (but that's not hard)

If rebar is supposed to be encased inside of the concrete and not
exposed to the elements. Isn't all rebar more or less exposed to the
SAME conditions (ie being embedded in concrete)? Wouldn't almost
anything that would bother the rebar also bother the concrete?
Wouldn't a better solution be to protect the concrete?