Painting guide on posts?

[ajholt7]

Has anyone ever painted the pvc portion of the guide on posts? I just think the pvc sticking up makes the trailer look cheesy. What kind of paint would stick to PVC?

[chpthril]

Get a set of padded and nylon guide post covers! They are cheap and come in color, plain or with logos!

[ajholt7]

I have those but they always slide down leaving about a foot of PVC exposed. I guess I could put a cable tie or something at the bottom to hold them up.

[chpthril]

Cut off the extra PVC so they are the same length as the guides! How tall are the metal support polls underneath? The PVC's are capped so the float, right?

[ajholt7]

Not sure how tall they are. Yes they are capped.

[Dents]

I would vote for the guide pole covers. I could sell you a new set of 36" ones in plain black for $25 or 48" plain black for $35. Let me know if you are interested!!! Or if anyone else is interested too for that matter......

[brett22i]

I did this just the other day. I used double sided tape at the top and bottom of the PVC. I then wrapped the ends with tape to keep it secure. Then put the cover on it. Make sure the foam covers the cap, the exposed cap is what does the most damage to the hull when pulling on/off the trailer.

[ajholt7]

I did this just the other day. I used double sided tape at the top and bottom of the PVC. I then wrapped the ends with tape to keep it secure. Then put the cover on it. Make sure the foam covers the cap, the exposed cap is what does the most damage to the hull when pulling on/off the trailer.

How well do you think the tape will hold up getting wet?

[Jason B]

I drilled 2 small holes on each side and threaded a zip tie through the foam and the PVC then slipped the cover over it. All of it spins when bumped and the foam never slides down. It has worked pretty well.

[brett22i]

Its been ok so far, I do like that zip tie idea though.

[lakebum]

sow the top of the cover so that it can't drop so slid al the way down

[yllw20]

go w/the cover - dont paint it will rub off. I never had a problem w/the cover sliding on mine.

[quick]

I stuck a few paint stirrers.....the cheap wooden ones from home depot that are free........into the ground and slid the pvc poles over the top.....I then sprayed about 4 thick coats of gloss black on the pvc pipes. Then I put the guide pads back on once they were dry.....they have held up fine with absolutely no chipping, peeling, etc.... They look much better painted.

[chpthril]

If you want to paint, use SEM plastic primer and SEM plastic paint, it's the best.