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I agree will Bill and others, I switched from roller to pad. Pads were
easier to clean up and applied the pain more evenly.
Grins, John
John A. Skinner 218 Ellington Hall
Extension Apiculturist University of Tennessee
[log in to unmask] Knoxville, TN 37901 (423)974-7138
On Wed, 1 Jan 1997, MR WILLIAM L HUGHES JR. wrote:
> It really works. I used a paint pad this spring on my new equipment
> and it work great.
>
> BIll Hughes
> Bent Holly Honey Farm
> Brighton, Tennessee USA
>
> <<
> A few postings have mentioned good ways to paint or preserve hives.
> I've had
> great luck with piling my boxes high and then using a painting device
> called
> a "pad" - a 5" wide pad of fuzzy fabric with a handle, used, usually,
> for
> painting walls around door and window trim. It's smooth, wide and
> applies a
> nice, even thin coat of paint on the boxes. I suppose a roller might
> also be
> good and even wider but I don't like the spray and spatter rollers
> make and
> their paint delivery is not as good as this pad. I can do a 10 high
> stack of
> hives, all sides in aboaut 10 minutes with this pad. A great work
> saver and
> a fine project for winter months.
>
> Faith Andrews Bedford
> Tampa and Ivy, VA>>
>
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