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Podium Platform Painting

SWVAturkeyhunter

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I filled my Podium platform with some DAP expanding spray foam. I don’t remember the exact type, but it was in the green can for gaps 1” or larger. This helped tremendously with killing the metallic “ting” with possible impacts on the platform. After the foam fully dried, I took a Dremel tool with a scrubber bit and cleaned off the squeeze out and rubbed off the non-skid finish on the bottom and inside edge of the platform’s outer tube and middle tube. I also scrubbed off the textured part of the factory paint on the mounting brackets knobs where the pull strap attaches. After I had the platform prepped, I used flat tan and satin olive as my two base colors. I then used flat black to add some contrast. After the paint had dried, I sprayed some crystal clear flat clear coat on it to seal it in. I think all the paint I used was Krylon brand that I picked up at Lowe’s. I think the tan may have been Rustoleum. Can’t remember exactly. I don’t have it in the pictures, but after everything was dry, I added some vet wrap that I picked up at Tractor Supply to the expanded metal platform pull strap knobs where they contact one another. I put some around the buckle of the pull strap also, but I’ve been playing with a 1/4” amsteel whoopie sling for tree attachment. With the foam added to the tubes and the vet wrap placed at contac points, this thing is dead silent now!
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Todd Perkins
-Regional Prostaff Manager for Mossy Oak
-Arcus Hunting Field Staff member
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Well done! Do you have a weight on it after adding the foam?

No, I don’t. I don’t have a scale that would weight it accurately. It may have added an ounce maybe, but it didn’t add any noticeable weight at all. That foam stuff is pretty light.


Todd Perkins
-Regional Prostaff Manager for Mossy Oak
-Arcus Hunting Field Staff member
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may try that when mine get here. yours looks good. Someone suggested bed liner on the standing part for more grip. think you will try that?
 
may try that when mine get here. yours looks good. Someone suggested bed liner on the standing part for more grip. think you will try that?

I doubt I will, honestly. There is an anti-skid finish on it from the start that feels pretty good and rough. It really feel like sandpaper all over it. It’s really grippy. The expanded metal is pretty grippy as well. Now if that were to ever wear off, I’d maybe try something like bed liner or something, but honestly I don’t think it’s needed at all.


Todd Perkins
-Regional Prostaff Manager for Mossy Oak
-Arcus Hunting Field Staff member
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My first attempt at camo. Think it turned out pretty good (with help from my little guy). Followed OP and Great Stuffed the podium itself and really deadened that hollow, metallic dinging noise when bumped. Now, to wear it all off practicing.
 

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Looks great. I just got a podium, looks like I just got another project added to the list. At least it's a my do, instead of a honey do.
 
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