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
    141·
    9 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.

    • The Uncanny Observer@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      101·
      9 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.

      • this_1_is_mine@lemmy.world
        32·
        9 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

      • dezmd@lemmy.worldEnglish
        17·
        9 months ago

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

        • The Uncanny Observer@lemmy.dbzer0.com
          51·
          9 months ago

          Are you sure the correct kind of paint was available when it was installed? And how long of a lifespan does that paint have? Surely not the life of the hydrant. This isn’t a one and done sort of thing. This is something you have to do every few to several years, depending on the specific coating you use. Every so often, the laws change regarding what can be used where, and advances in coating technology means a specific product might only be available for a few years before it’s replaced with something else, if it’s replaced at all. Working in the paint industry, I can tell you that some products died when COVID hit and the companies that made them went under.