Jump Paint 5.1 ((HOT)) Download
Tonette Bynd
One thing that I know a lot about is building, and painting,horse jumps. I got started building and painting my own jumps over 15 yearsago, and since then I have built at least 1,000 jumps for myself or others. Andbecause of this, I have experimented with every type of paint you can imagineto get some color onto a jump.
And since the weather is finally turning nice, and the temperatures are above freezing all day and night long, now is a good time to paint or repaint some jumps. And in case you were thinking about doing the same, I thought it might be helpful to go over some of the choices you have to paint your jumps.
I have a lot of new jump ideas in my head right now. And getting them out of my head, and into reality is my goal over the next month or so. But choosing the best paint will make all the difference in the world when it comes to the longevity of the jumps I build.
Water based paint is more affordable, dries faster, and is easier to work with. But when it comes to horse jumps and how much they get moved, stored or bumped into, and this is where the cheap water based paint falls short.
And even though I tend to stay away from the water based paints, there is one that I love and use over and over again, Kilz 2 primer. This is a paint, sort of. But more than that it is a primer paint. A primer paint is a preparatory coating put on materials before painting. Priming ensures better adhesion of paint to the surface, increases paint durability, and provides additional protection for the material being painted. And the Kilz 2 primer is affordable. I can usually find a 2 gallon container of it for around $27.00.
The finish is flat though, so no shiny rails or standards.But it will work to give you a bright white jump. And the primer dries fast. Ona normal summer day, a coat of the primer will dry in about an hour.
Though there are fewer options for oil based paint. But thistype of paint is my first choice because no matter how hard I search, I cannotfind a latex paint with the same performance as a good old-fashioned oil-basedenamel.
Oil-based enamels provide for a glassy smooth finish and isas hard as nails. This paint is so durable and can withstand a lot of abuse. Oilbased paint is by far my favorite paint for horse jumps. Unfortunately, oilbased paint is getting more difficult to find. But this stuff is so strong, andworks so well for horse jumps. It isvery durable and lasts a very long time, even when jumps are left outside inthe elements.
But this type of paint will give you the longest lasting paint job on your jumps that I have found so far. However, if you are planning on doing a lot of striping on your rails, keep in mind that it will mean a lot longer dry time in between the painting of different colors.
I had a lot of black jump cups that I wanted to change thecolor, so they would match my standards. And I have had good results with allbrands of spray paint when using them on my jump cups, even if they liveoutside all winter, and summer long.
Marine paints are most commonly used to coat the exterior ofboats that have constant exposure to water. These oil-based paints provide adurable surface, but like all oil based paints, it takes a long time to dry. The upside to this is the finish it gives toyour jumping equipment. The marine paint gives a very tough and weather prooffinish to your jumps.
Well now that I have given you a lot of information on thedifferent types of paint you can buy to paint your jumps, the time has come todecide. Which type of paint are you going to choose to give your jumps afacelift?
Hi I have a question for you regarding paint options. First, thank you for all this information! If I use the kilz primer on the poles can I just add an oil based paint over the top of the Kilz (for stripes etc)?
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