SonomaProducts.com wrote:
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I assumed I could use a house sprayer and 5 gallon buckets of cheap
exterior paint. Problem was spraying these out was a nightmare. The
house sprayer laid down way too much paint, didn't get in the gaps and
would have killed my profits. So I took to hand finishing them with
oil stain or latex. Looked great in white and blue kind of chalky
beach color stains. Again, labor was 3x the build time just to finish
them.
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Cut the pieces, then hang them on a large rack and paint before
assembling. If making glue joints, spray the rough pieces and do the
joinery on the finished pieces if too complex to cover/protect them.

For the stain/oil, dip instead of coat...

Other than that, sounds like a good plan...

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