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Default Cleaning and painting galvanised steel

"Nightjar \"cpb\"@" "insertmysurnamehere wrote in
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On 07/06/2011 20:21, Tabby wrote:
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I wouldnt want to sand the zinc coating.


The main problems is that it would be extremely tedious to do. Zinc
dust, however, has no known long term effects on health and the short
term ones are readily avoided by wearing appropriate protective gear.

Colin Bignell



I dont want to pay out to hire a blaster

Will a good pressure washer do?

I can imagine it doing a job on the poles - connectors might be fiddly
though.