Painting Light pole bases

Thanks Drivelane

No problem, Anything to help someone from GA! (I have a lot of family there)

I'm sorry for stepping back in but I can't let the prevailing "love them spray can" stencilers lead newbies astray. You aerosol guys do your math. Spray cans are costing you around $50 per gallon. The only good point for using spray cans is from the aerobic exercise you get from bending over and over and over. Not to mention stencils looking like double exposure, fuzzy, and or streaked. The only way you can get a stencil that looks like a vinyl sign is with your machine. Make your striper work for you. You spent big bucks for it. Use it. You can reduce the pressure (and change the tip if you need) to get a similar flow of paint as compared to a spray can. Brandon stripes fire lane AND stencils at over 1mph including curb. http://www.forconstructionpros.com/print/Pavement/Feature… http://www.forconstructionpros.com/construction/htdocs/pa… I'm not saying the way we do it in the links above is the only way to stencil. However, I am certain aerosol cans aren't the way. Been there done that. Costs too much in time and materials when you can use the striping machines to work for you.

\\\STRIPES/// wrote on Mar 23, 2009:Go to #23

I'm sorry for stepping back in but I can't let the prevailing "love them spray can" stencilers lead newbies astray. You aerosol guys do your math. Spray cans are costing you around $50 per gallon. The only good point for using spray cans is from the aerobic exercise you get from bending over and over and over. Not to mention stencils looking like double exposure, fuzzy, and or streaked. The only way you can get a stencil that looks like a vinyl sign is with your machine. Make your striper work for you. You spent big bucks for it. Use it. You can reduce the pressure (and change the tip if you need) to get a similar flow of paint as compared to a spray can. Brandon stripes fire lane AND stencils at over 1mph including curb. http://www.forconstructionpros.com/print/Pavement/Feature… http://www.forconstructionpros.com/construction/htdocs/pa… I'm not saying the way we do it in the links above is the only way to stencil. However, I am certain aerosol cans aren't the way. Been there done that. Costs too much in time and materials when you can use the striping machines to work for you.

It does work well, especially if you aren't large enough to own 75 stencils, 15 line drivers and have a dedicated machine for every color, paint type, weather change, etc. Is also a good way to get a new employee started on stencils on day one without having to worry about teaching the machine. Is a machine more efficient and cost effective in the long run? Yes. You said it yourself "been there and done that" so realize that some are "there and doing that"

skimike wrote on Feb 9, 2009:Go to #15

roll em rollem keep those doggies rollin RAWHIDE. Naw seriously though Id roll em . No overspray. 2 guys could prolly do it in 2 days , Im sure a guy could average 5 or 6 an hour with a roller, if you have 1 accident and overspray 1 car there goes your profit, plus if you roll you could use the same cutout for all , instead of having several dripping ones.

agreed, this is exactly how i would do it.

Quoting Poletector, February 03, 2009 (that post is not in this thread):

forget painting check out www.poletector.com You don't have to paint anymore. You also woudn't get paid to paint them anymore.

i think ive read about someone using a wheel lock system where you roll your painters in and they can snap and be secured in place be the wheel/s. does anyone know what this is or have any recommendations for securing painters? i hate using ratchet straps.

Someone posted some sort of bracket they made to secure the stripers in the photo gallery sometime back. I don't remember who posted it. I believe it was part of a rack or something like that to secure the stripers.

I did awhile back, here is a link for one brand................ http://prolawnequipment.com/

Twas was me posting this... and it works brilliantly...! http://parkinglotplanet.com/forum/index.php/topic,5002.0.… M_

both of those are ingenious. other people here had some good ideas too. i dont think 2x4 would be secure enough for my liking. angle iron is a little better but id like something a little more secure, sometimes we hit a pothole or whatever and paint goes all over the machine, trailer, etc.. those prolockers look awesome i think im going to look into some. thanks!! and thanks everyone else for your ideas.

Dr. Doolittle was the post I was referencing. I like the link Shep posted. Those look really good.

having good parking brakes on your stripers is important. Hoppers will stop paint from splashing.