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Platform Painting Really Necessary?

Todd Brown

Todd Brown

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I am new to saddle hunting. When I say new, I mean I have not even placed my platform or saddle on a tree from the ground. I don't even think I will make it in a tree this year until I practice a lot. As a consequence of that I am all over this board and YouTube. Among the topics I cross from time to time is painting your platform.

I have a Predator XL platform. It is raw aluminum and not really shiny. It is more of a dull gray (I'm sure you guys are all familiar). Most of the trees I climb with my climber today are gray with darker accents. I'm having trouble seeing the value of painting this platform. I see the fun. I see the cool. But what I don't see is the value. If a deer looks up at me in the tree I'm guessing that they will see me before they see the platform. If it was really shiny I would get it, but to my eye it is not.

Side note: I am using Hawk Helium 20" sticks, also grey and dull.

Help a newb out here. Is painting essential or just what the cool kids are doing?
 
Eh, depends on the tree, lots of leaf coverage to hide your platform don't worry about it. I painted a predator, but my ridge runner came all black and I left it alone.

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Yeah, painting is fun. But I’ve had deer walk right below my raw aluminum Predator and had no clue. More than color I’m concerned about sunlight glinting off the metal and catching their eye, but I’d agree with everything you mentioned.
 
Yep, absolutely necessary as is the custom paracord cobra weave along the entire edge that took 3 hours and several blisters. If you don't, the deer's soul will be insulted and haunt the woods.

Seriously though, I doubt it matters one bit but it does make your platform unique.
 
If your not customizing your hunting equipment your just not dedicated. paint jobs, rope mods, silencing efforts and the like are all part of the offseason shenanigans that go down while waiting on opening weekend. In most cases its totally unnecessary, but why not??
 
I don't own a bare aluminum platform but if I did I know I'd paint it. For no other reason than it would bug me not being painted
 
I just got the same platform. Did i need to paint it, probably not…..but since i had some spray cans and a sponge, i said why not?
it’s doing your thing. If you want to paint it, make it “yours” then have at it. If you’re worried about it being shiny, hit it with a little dark….
 
Completely pointless. I gave up on camo. I wear a brown flannel shirt and they never look up. just dont move around like you got ants in your pants. On really heavily pressured public this is more important. Those deer scan the trees regularly
 
Painting your platform is not necessary by any stretch of the imagination. I think you made a good point in your first post about if it is shiny then it would be a good idea. However most platforms are not. I think hunters just use their free time to be inventive and put more effort into their craft. I painted mine because I was bored honestly.


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It's only worth painting if your gonna wear complete scentlok color cordinated camo, face paint, current flag ship bow, with extream FOC, walking 3 miles into public, and self filming. Other than that its your choice. Set up right, and kill em in a blue snuggie. Or if it gives your some extra confidence. Paint away!
 
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