Saw this going to a friend’s house- they bagged the fire hydrants….one thought was snow; but this is the first year apparently. And snow has been a mild issue this year compared to most.

  • Alexstarfire@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    That seems like chump change for something that probably already costs over $1000, won’t take a gallon of paint, and is meant to last for decades.

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      8 months ago

      You’re forgetting the cost of removing them from the ground to have them sandblasted beforehand. This isn’t latex water based paint for your wall. You don’t just toss it on top of whatever is already there.

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        7 months ago

        You don’t remove them you strip clean and paint in place.

        Lol down votes I’ve painted hydrants. You have obviously never. There would be no reason to remove them. Since you would also be disabling the hydrant to do it and what do you do if there is a fire? Here you dumb bastards.

        https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MJnfpo0YcaI

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        8 months ago

        Thats why you paint it with the correct paint before you install it in the first place.