Sand Blasting the Pylon Faces
PBC noticed that there was considerable variation of the pylon coloration
and considered sand blasting to obtain a more uniform color. Peo asked
if I had some older images that showed the before coloration they could
be used for comparison. Shown here
are two views (September 2004).
The improvement was dramatic, so the sand blasting was continued for both
the east and west pylons. Here are similar views after sand blasting (
March-April 2005)
And here are some views of the sand blasting in progress. The sand blaster
were more like trapeze artists on a suspended platform.
(February 4, 2005, three days later):
For those that like HIGH adventure, I can recommend a balancing act on
the west pylon sand blasting platform -
here supported by the west pylon crane. Looking east (left) and looking
west (right)
and these two guys are the acrobats that guide the stream of grit
toward the pylon face.
