corn crib paint

glennster

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• Jun 2, 2020

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ok have an old corn crib at the other farm. needs paint bad. saw this latex barn paint at rural king. 50 bucks for five gallons of white. i have a
commercial electric sprayer. anybody use it? dulux or sherwin williams will run about 130 for a five gallon. heres a link to the paint and a pic of the crib.

barn paint

 

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flying belgian

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• Jun 2, 2020

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I think I would tin it and be done with it forever.

 

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glennster

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• Jun 2, 2020

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got an estimate in tin, over 20 thousandbdollars.

 

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larbear

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• Jun 2, 2020

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I got a real good deal on cheap white paint to paint my Grandfathers house almost 30 years ago. I put it on in the best of conditions, it started coming off that fall.

 

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DR. EVIL

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• Jun 2, 2020

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That looks like about a 3/4 scale replica of the crib on the farm I grew up on. Held 8000+ bushel of ear corn and probably 4000 bushel of small grain, oats, soy beans, etc. I did not realize barn paint was that expensive. I think it would be worth trying a couple buckets of the $50/bucket paint.

 

super99

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• Jun 2, 2020

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You have a bucket truck, so painting wouldn't be too bad. Could you power wash it instead of scraping the old paint off? Can't help you with the paint, sorry

 

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flying belgian

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• Jun 2, 2020

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Yikes!! However you did not tell us what the labor cost is to put the paint on. I would not put latex on. Get a good oil base paint. Scrape it and brush it on. Then in 5 yrs. do it again. If you are hiring it done every 5 years you will have 20,000 in it before you know it.

 

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glennster

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• Jun 2, 2020

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actually chris, i was thinking of just blowing the paint on heave, no scraping or powerwashing and calling it a day. i know, i know i should power wash it. i have a rotax nozzle for my pressure washer. prolly do that .

 

Jaden

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Location

Eastern Nebraska

• Jun 2, 2020

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With all that bare wood, it will need to be primed before the finish coat. It may need 2 coats of quality finish paint to look right and last. I believe a good paint job should last a minimum of 20 years.
Remember, the labor is the same to apply good or poor paint.

 

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glennster

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• Jun 2, 2020

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i can do the paint work myself, i have a commercial sprayer and a boom truck.

 

big tee

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• Jun 2, 2020

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I think it needs a box of Ohio Blue Tips--never regretted what we did to the "Keep Sake" buildings when we moved here in 77--Eye sores and money pits--cruel but true---Tee

 

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tomNE

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• Jun 2, 2020

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i did some in latex and some in oil base. oil base is lasting, twice as long as latex. buy lots of paint thinner. both for cutting the paint and clean up on oil based paint!

 

BarnyardEngineering

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Location

Rochester, NY

• Jun 3, 2020

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Dad tried some paint in a 5 gallon can from Tractor Supply, I'd imagine probably the same stuff maybe with a different label.

It was garbage. Watery, even after he mixed it for half an hour. Didn't cover at all. Took it back and got his money back.

 

Blackhole49

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Location

White Lake MI

• Jun 3, 2020

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If I had a use for that building other than a crib and someone would put tin on it for $20,000, I would have them there tomorrow.

 

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cumminspuller

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• Jun 3, 2020

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I'd love to see more pictures of the corn crib if you have any.

 

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Leroy

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• Jun 3, 2020

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The name tels me everything I need to know about the paint. Majic is junk not worth carrying home. Washes off in first rain. The Majic is in getting people to buy it. As far as oil based paint not avaible, if store had it and a can got a leak they had to get the epa involved so no more oil based paint for buildings. My late wife was the one that had to deal with the epa on that.

 

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glennster

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• Jun 3, 2020

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next time im over there i will get more pics and post them.

 

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larbear

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• Jun 3, 2020

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Wood buildings like that, especially built with wood from a time, if you don't mind natural let it go that way. You could help it out with a power washing if you want. When you paint and get the look, your married to it.

 

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caterpillar guy

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• Jun 4, 2020

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Unless it is the picture it looks like it already has some lean to it. Could you brace it and open it up for bigger equipment? If so I would do that. Then paint less to paint and more usable. As for the paint Not sure what to use these days none of it seems to be much good. Dad painted his house with a latex paint,sprayed it on seems to be pretty good been there 2or 3 years now. Was about the consistency of thick gravy when we opened the pails.