Replacing or painting sky dish

[Ruggers]

If i was to replace or paint my ageing sky dish, if i was to remove it and replace it with a new dish is there an easy way to make sure it's set up the same or would i need someone to set it all again and check the signal? I don't have the equipment for this.

 

[DaveHerns]

Paint it in situ. I used an aerosol of black gloss.

 

[Lucid]

Take pictures, do measurements, mark the bracket at each joint.

The Sky box has a signal meter built in.

 

[EddieM]

leave it and spray in situ as said. you can pick up a satellite signal with a dustbin lid with an LNB appropriately positioned.. speaks volumes.

 

[Bosswhite]

leave it and spray in situ as said. you can pick up a satellite signal with a dustbin lid with an LNB appropriately positioned.. speaks volumes.

Any particular type of spray paint ??

I seem to recall someone some where saying do not use gloss paint. ( Matt or semi gloss instead)

 

[cwhaley]

Take pictures, do measurements, mark the bracket at each joint.

The Sky box has a signal meter built in.

The correct way to do it.

Can you imagine trying to spray paint a Sky dish on the side of a house? Up a ladder. In the wind. Spray paint everywhere. Fisheyes on the paintwork.

 

[Lower]

You can buy a satellite finder meter for about £8.

http://www.systemsat.co.uk/satellit...ZgRtTvyhc_92zVEhA7UmChFqLILeHRLIaAsWHEALw_wcB.

Or there are various apps you can download that will tell you where to point the satellite dish.

Take it down and paint it or replace it. Its not difficult to realign it.

 

[foxhole]

Took my dish off the bracket and sprayed, no need to disturb the angle.

 

[Lucid]

You can buy a satellite finder meter for about £8.

http://www.systemsat.co.uk/satellit...ZgRtTvyhc_92zVEhA7UmChFqLILeHRLIaAsWHEALw_wcB.

Or there are various apps you can download that will tell you where to point the satellite dish.

Take it down and paint it or replace it. Its not difficult to realign it.

Yep. The cheap meters don't tell you what satellite you're pointing at, but you can get that from the Sky box. Once it's on the right satellite then the meter works fine for doing a line-up.

 

[lostinthelight]

Just had a flier from aldi
https://www.aldi.co.uk/metal-protection-spray-paint/p/095850186520200
litl

 

[Ruggers]

I'll go with the matt spray finish or a new dish then depending on how bad it is once close up. From what i have read it seems to be ok to remove and refit without altering the signal too much. Thanks everyone.

 

[Adam182]

I recently found out the reason why my newly bought house had two sat dishes, the previous owner was an elderly gentleman and he managed to write off the first dish by painting it (I'm guessing he used some kind of metal based paint) he must have not been arsed to take it down so he just put a new one up.