"AuralFeast" wrote in message
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At a landscaping seminar Saturday, we were advised to "invisibleize" our
chain
link fence by painting it a "natural" color - black, brown or green. I'm
not
so sure about this for a number of reasons, primarily because I envision
having
to repaint it frequently due to peeling and weathering paint.


My last house was a 75 yr. old in an urban setting. I got a quart of the
darkest green I could find and painted the smallest section of fence. The
look was unacceptable to me because it actually looked worse against the
backdrop of my white house and garage. I have seen black or green look good
against a wooded background, however. Personally, I'd pass on brown.
My neighbor and I wound up repainting with Benjamin Moore Aluminum paint and
the fences looked like brand new. I was also advised to use primer if not
using aluminum paint on the rusty areas.

As far as repainting, well nothing lasts forever, but it's cheap and should
look good for several years.

Anyone ever done this - have any paint/technique recommendations?

Sure, first hit up any rusty areas with a wire brush. Dust off or rinse off
the loose particles. Wait a day to paint if you rinsed it. Get a painting
mitt and some plastic gloves and a fluffy roller. You might want tape and
plastic sheeting to keep paint off buildings and landscaping.

The easiest way to paint the poles was to put on a plastic glove (plastic in
the mitt breaks down) then the painting mitt and just dip the mitt part way
into the can of paint then grab the pole and run your hand from top to
bottom and across the top. Then take your fluffy roller and roll the mesh
part, this is messy and goes much faster if you can get another person to
roll on the opposite side of the fence at the same time.

I suppose I
could give it a whack and replace the fencing it if it looks real bad. In
only
have about 80 feet of it.

Another option is to remove the mesh, paint the poles and put up new mesh
rather than replace the entire fencing if the poles are in good shape.
Jo


Thanks in advance.

BP