Coloured wire

[stevew]

We have a customer who we are installing an Otter fence for and they want the wire to "blend in with the surroundings" and have asked if the wire can be coloured green or brown rather than plain galvanised. I have explained that the galvanise will dull and fade after a few weeks but he still insists on a green or brown colour. I have spoken to Hilary at Tornado who tells me that it is something that they are not asked for.

 

Has anyone had any enquiries for something like this or have any experience of having wire dipped or painted and how successful it may be?

[premnayloon]

Just wait for a really wet day. Trample the net n the ground before putting up.and hey presto, mud Brown wire,

See it's not only viz has top tips,

[stevew]

Ha Ha ! Never underestimate the predictability of stupidity

[Rossco]

Wot about dipping the rolls in creosote or something would take the shine off

[Ben Fencin]

A couple of the manufacturers in the US offer black wire,. It starts with a zinc aluminum coating then black paint on top of that which adds even more life to the wire. It certainly blends into the background better.

http://www.wellscroft.com/catalog/files/mobile/index.html#55

[stevew]

Thanks. Ben & Rossco. The fence is an otter net fence about 3000 lm, if we dip the rolls obviously where the wire touches within the roll it won't be coated, whilst I appreciate your comments on creosote it won't dry and would be a nightmare to handle and install

Thanks again

[Charliehub]

I suppose your only other option is to use chain link but I'm not sure how otter proof it would be ?

[PDRContracting]

Our supplier does sell a 4' lightweight stock nett which is galv but with a green coating like rylock, perhaps they can offer an otter nett in it? but of course it wouldn't be tornado though.

 

We did price up for some railway line side chainlink that was made of high tensile wire (I can dig up the spec sheet if you'd like?), very tough stuff compared to mild chain link (but not cheap!) if like Charlie says whether its otter proof?

[R carter]

We using uni wire. They are make green deer netting in hot for use. I think they make you otter net if the order is big another.

[Rossco]

Uniwire that's a swear word rubbish

[Robsweetingfencing]

I had someone wanting it once and I was just going to dip the roll in paint never did it tho. Or someone told me to put the fence up and go over it with a paint roller could be a long job tho

[Robbell]

Tornado used to do the Gold wire which realy did blend in but not enough people used it. 

 

you could leave the wire outside in the weather for a while to take the shine off it, but its a bit of a long job etc, croesote dip or even a slurry dip (I dont offer a laundry service) 

[West Fork Fence]

Old thread, but it's been storming for a few days and I'm getting bored.  My first thought would be to boil and dye a few 330 conibear traps and solve the otter problem.  That led to my second thought.....Why couldn't it be colored with trap dye?

[Goaty]

I read in a poultry keeping book in my youth about using a bitumous paint on chicken netting using a roller that you use for home decorating. 3000m will be costly.