[SML] Painting Truss

[Bill Sapsis]

Chad.   Painting truss does not harm it nor does it affect inspections too much.  You’ll still be able to see that hole someone put in the chord by over tightening a c-clamp.  :-)

Painting will, however, be a royal PITA and will never look good.  Any chance you can find a powder coat company in your area?


Bill S

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> On May 8, 2015, at 10:00 AM, Chad Croteau via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
> 
> Hello Big Brain,
>  
> I suspect I already know the answer I'm going to hear, but I'll ask anyway.  At the college where I work, we have a fair amount of silver 20.5" x 20.5" aluminum truss.  It's very useful and we like it a lot, except for the fact that it's silver (purchased by a predecessor, not current staff/faculty's decision).  So the question came up about painting it matte black.
>  
> The question for the List is whether or not that's an acceptable thing to do?  Is there a reason to not paint truss?  Does it affect how well truss can be inspected?
>  
> I look forward to your responses.
>  
> Thanks!
>  
>  
> Chad
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