treevet
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I like to keep my stuff looking sharp like we all do. I am just not very good at it.
To spend 3 grand or more on painting a tree truck, well, I just cannot do it.
So what I do is half as it myself. I tried painting off of a compressor for a number of years and some days it was too windy or too humid or just plain raining and sometimes rained on the fresh paint and destroyed it. On a hot day it was hard to keep the breather guard on so if I went without, I had orange hairs inside my nose telling me that nasty stuff was getting to my lungs. Also it became just plain illegal to spray paint outside.
So next we have been just taping em up and rolling and brushing it on and it looks decent to the eye from a distance which is really all we are trying to accomplish....a professional look.
The problem I have is when I sprayed the color seemed to last a lot longer and stayed shiny. The rolled and brushed paint, although the same product just oxidized quicker and looked good the first, ok the second year and the third year it was faded in color and sheen.
Was wondering how you all handle this task and if anyone has professional insights to this necessary evil in our trade. Here are a few picts of our latest effort.
Just purchased 99 BC 2000
To spend 3 grand or more on painting a tree truck, well, I just cannot do it.
So what I do is half as it myself. I tried painting off of a compressor for a number of years and some days it was too windy or too humid or just plain raining and sometimes rained on the fresh paint and destroyed it. On a hot day it was hard to keep the breather guard on so if I went without, I had orange hairs inside my nose telling me that nasty stuff was getting to my lungs. Also it became just plain illegal to spray paint outside.
So next we have been just taping em up and rolling and brushing it on and it looks decent to the eye from a distance which is really all we are trying to accomplish....a professional look.
The problem I have is when I sprayed the color seemed to last a lot longer and stayed shiny. The rolled and brushed paint, although the same product just oxidized quicker and looked good the first, ok the second year and the third year it was faded in color and sheen.
Was wondering how you all handle this task and if anyone has professional insights to this necessary evil in our trade. Here are a few picts of our latest effort.
Just purchased 99 BC 2000