Heavy equipments are the one that takes the maximum dust working on the construction site and that ultimately deteriorates the skin of the machine. It loses its looks and start looking old which may give others the impression that you are working with old machine even if you have just bought it around a year ago. As it is important to take great care of the parts of the machine so that it does not breaks down in mid of important project, in the same way it becomes highly imperative to put some brush on the equipment at regular intervals. The frequency largely depends on the kind of work it has to undergo on a daily basis. Depending on that, one can decide how often he needs to paint the stuff.
Putting stickers is another option to give some real cool looks to your machine. However, you can’t stick the entire body of the equipment with stickers. Other than that, if you have many machines working on different projects, it would be way too expensive for you to put them on each of your machine. In addition to this, there are high chances of the stickers getting washed off during servicing. Well, that may not be of much use then. However, a combination of both painting the equipment and sticking stickers on its body makes much more sense than just doing either of the activity. A thought on this is worth giving.
Let us now talk about few points why we should paint the heavy equipment.
Preventing it from rusting:- We all must be having a vehicle at home and we take intense care of it. We clean the stuff probably every week and if there happens to be some dent for some reason, we try to get that fixed in no time. If we see it losing its shine, we try to get that coloured so that it looks new. We also take special care to prevent it from getting wet in the rain as that might rust the vehicle and lessen its life. So you put that in your garage and it’s safe. Well, the same goes for heavy equipments. It’s just that they don’t have a garage especially when they are on the fields. At the most, you can put a cover on it which will prevent it from getting wet. However, many times we simply do away with it which causes it to lose its shine earlier that it should have. Therefore, it is of due importance to paint the machine as and when it starts appearing to look a bit pale or fainted (in terms of colour). You can also use anti-rusting chemicals which will strengthen the quality of the paint and will prevent the machine from catching rust.
Give an impression on others:- At times when you’re expecting a huge project, the giver of the project wants to check if you have the infrastructure to complete the project in time. Obviously, they would also like to take a peep on your machines and if they find it in poor state that might give them a negative vibe about you. So painting the stuff will always keep it new and putting some stickers here and there will only set a positive impression on others.