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I love a good challenge almost as much as I love painting…so when I was asked to paint a more than 30-foot long Picket Fence Mural<\/strong> for an eatery called “Burrito Barn,” I jumped at the opportunity.\u00a0 Little did I know HOW challenging it would be!\u00a0 It wasn’t just the sheer size that proved difficult…it was painting on a coarse wood surface…trying to maintain a cohesive look when there were breaks in the fence every few inches…and, did I mention, the wind was blowing the fence the entire time!?!\u00a0 Now that it’s done, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief, take in the scenery, and enjoy a good burrito.<\/p>\n

As you can probably tell from the “Before” photo, the Burrito Barn is a permanently parked food truck. The owner not only caters to all the farm workers in the area, but to hundreds of employees in neighboring industrial buildings.\u00a0 So, he wanted a cartoon-style picket fence mural<\/strong> to give them something fun to look at while they grab a bite to eat and take a break from work.<\/p>\n

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It was a brand new picket fence so I didn’t need to worry about power washing it first.\u00a0 Instead, I started with primer.\u00a0 I used a Killz latex primer and my new paint sprayer, being careful to protect the ground and, of course, the food truck from any over-spray.<\/p>\n

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Next, I started painting.\u00a0 With so much space to fill, I painted barn animals, hay bales, and sunflowers…anything that would add to the country scenery but still fit the scale.\u00a0 I used bright paint colors to tie in with the paint job on the food truck.<\/p>\n

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Once I was done, I finished it off with a protective, clear top coat by Minwax called “spar urethane.”\u00a0 It provides more protection from the sun, rain, and temperature changes than regular poly urethane, but it’s also a bit pricey.<\/p>\n

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This Picket Fence Mural<\/strong> wound up taking four days to complete.\u00a0 I was trying to be mindful of when customers would be there, and again, I was dealing with a considerable amount of wind.\u00a0 But overall, I was happy with the results because the owner loved it.\u00a0 He’s now bringing in live music on Friday nights to complete the “Burrito Barn” atmosphere.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

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