[Alberg30] Painting the mast

[schuylki at vanent.vanebros.com]

>When an old aluminum mast loses the anodizing, it is open to oxidation and
deteriotion.

The anodizing process is oxidation; the idea is the process lays down an
even coat of aluminum oxide that then protects the raw aluminum underneath
from oxygen. I would think any aluminum that loses it's coating from dings
or abrasion would oxidize back on it's own-not evenly, and repeatedly in
the same place would weaken the metal, but not a cause for anything like
immediate concern either.

Michael
#220
BTW my understanding is the Alberg mast extrusion's wall thickness is
hugely oversized by today's standards


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