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I need some paint for an awkward job in difficult conditions. I'd be grateful if somebody who knows about these things can recommend something appropriate.
The background is that at my rowing club we have an ongoing safety issue with the channel marker posts. These are posts which are stuck in the middle of the river to indicate to boat traffic which side of an island is navigable, or which way leads to the lock, that sort of thing. Unfortunately, when viewed from low down on the water they are not very easily visible against cluttered backgrounds - especially since rowers face backwards, so they have to look over their shoulders - and one in particular is quite close to the recommended line for rowing, which makes it a collision hazard. In the last few months we've had two collisions and one capsizing due to this. Fortunately nobody has been hurt, but it's not acceptable to be relying on fortune.
So the cunning plan is to paint them white, to improve their visibility. And the question arises as to what sort of paint should I use? The posts are wooden, about 2 metres tall and maybe 20 cm wide. They're made of roughly sawn wood, which has presumably been treated with some kind of waterproofing agent, and obviously they're out there in all conditions 24/365. Ideally I'd use something which will go on thickly and well with just one coat. Given the difficulty of doing this, and the logistics - I need to organise launch drivers, safety lookouts, etc - I have a huge preference for being able to do it in one trip, even if the materials required to do it that way are more expensive.
Can anybody recommend something suitable?
Out of interest, here are a couple of screen grabs from Google Maps to illustrate the posts.
The background is that at my rowing club we have an ongoing safety issue with the channel marker posts. These are posts which are stuck in the middle of the river to indicate to boat traffic which side of an island is navigable, or which way leads to the lock, that sort of thing. Unfortunately, when viewed from low down on the water they are not very easily visible against cluttered backgrounds - especially since rowers face backwards, so they have to look over their shoulders - and one in particular is quite close to the recommended line for rowing, which makes it a collision hazard. In the last few months we've had two collisions and one capsizing due to this. Fortunately nobody has been hurt, but it's not acceptable to be relying on fortune.
So the cunning plan is to paint them white, to improve their visibility. And the question arises as to what sort of paint should I use? The posts are wooden, about 2 metres tall and maybe 20 cm wide. They're made of roughly sawn wood, which has presumably been treated with some kind of waterproofing agent, and obviously they're out there in all conditions 24/365. Ideally I'd use something which will go on thickly and well with just one coat. Given the difficulty of doing this, and the logistics - I need to organise launch drivers, safety lookouts, etc - I have a huge preference for being able to do it in one trip, even if the materials required to do it that way are more expensive.
Can anybody recommend something suitable?
Out of interest, here are a couple of screen grabs from Google Maps to illustrate the posts.
