[amsat-bb] Re: Cleaning oxidation from antenna

[Jim Shorney]

On Thu, 9 Jul 2009 09:42:33 -0700 (GMT-07:00), Clint Bradford wrote:

>>> ... Nothing seems to be pitted or deteriorated, just "ugly". 
>
>Fine steel wool.


I have been told that steel wool is NOT a good thign to use, because tiny
particles will embed themselves in the aluminum and subsequently rust.

73

-Jim


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