Refinished Climber Stand

[dbHunterNY]

Summit Open Shot climber was getting beat up. Finish left lots a shiny aluminum spots on it from over a decade of use. I've been busy but each morning I gave it another coat. Came out alright I think. It should work just fine. I've got new shrink tubing for the cables once i pull the old stuff off to inspect them. Setup is only 14 lbs so I use it a lot. Even in timber during rifle season.

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[The_Real_TCIII]

What paint did you use? I love my Summits but the paint flaking issue they refuse to address is OUTRAGEOUS

[dbHunterNY]

nothing special and honestly i didn't strip the whole thing first.  we'll see how it works.  I think all the cans were Rustoleum.  First coat was grey auto primer.  next various colors of their ultra flat non-reflective "camouflage" line.  lighter tan color was just a flat matte 2X coat can of theirs.  the top section i didn't do much with where i missed i can't imagine it'll last long if i did.  bottom section was bad.

I know of a guy that tinkered with DIY powder coating with an old kitchen oven he picked up.  that would almost be the way to go.  i think it'd have to be all the solid and one color though.  for the cost of spray paint i did it the easier way.

[grampy]

Nice job on a great stand! I haven't used my summit in a while now. But it's there if I need it.  Comfy and easy to use. And a great go to option if needed. 

[philoshop]

The nice thing about using spray paint is it's really easy to touch up any shiny spots when you find them after a hunt or two.

Nice job on the camo pattern!

[bugsNbows]

Looks great. Now, the shoes ...LOL

[The_Real_TCIII]

Let us know how it smells in a week or two

[catskillkid]

Nice shoes

[TreeGuy]

Don't forget to take a can with you to the stand in case you nick it. Great cover scent !!!

I have done some stands with rubberised paints and they kill 2birds. Color and sound deadening. Only thing that stinks is selection of colors !

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[dbHunterNY]

1 hour ago, catskillkid said:

Nice shoes

 

2 hours ago, bugsNbows said:

Looks great. Now, the shoes ...LOL

gotta earn some pay to play

[dbHunterNY]

45 minutes ago, TreeGuy said:

Don't forget to take a can with you to the stand in case you nick it. Great cover scent !!!

I have done some stands with rubberised paints and they kill 2birds. Color and sound deadening. Only thing that stinks is selection of colors !

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thought about testing that first but i'd only see black on the shelves.

[TreeGuy]

They used to have a tan and a hunter green... Hard to find.

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[dbHunterNY]

I was out in the garage and what RealTCIII said popped into my head. Felt silly for half a second but yea.. no smell.

Here's the colors and paint I used along with a leafy locust branch and a dishwashing sponge.


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