Patent ID: 7261922

Claim:
The method of providing additional corrosion protection for a portion of a pole by increasing the thickness of a galvanizing layer comprising the steps of: determining which portion of the pole is to receive additional corrosion protection during the subsequent galvanizing of the pole with the said portion of the pole being less than the entire pole; cleaning the said portion of the pole to create a profiled surface thereon thereby increasing the surface area of the said portion; placing the pole into a caustic tank for a predetermined length of time; removing the pole from the caustic tank; subjecting the pole to a caustic rinse; placing the pole into an acid tank for a predetermined length of time; removing the pole from the acid tank; subjecting the pole to an acid rinse; placing the pole into a flux tank for a predetermined length of time; removing the pole from the flux tank; placing the pole into a heated galvanizing kettle for a predetermined length of time; and removing the pole from the galvanizing kettle.