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I have had good luck with the Bachman poles. I usually remove the bottom two crossbraces and file them smooth. You can leave one, two or all depending on the look you want. Just nip the tops of the insulators a little (to get rid of the pointed look) and paint them with a mix of green and clear that is to your satisfaction. You can even mix a paint cap full of the stuff and turn the poles over and dip them one side (3 insulators) at a time. They can be re-dipped for as many coats as you want. I suppose you can paint the poles for a more weathered look or dip them in whatever you want to get rid of the brown shiny look. They don't look like wood poles but they aren't bad. The sun hits the green paint/clear coat and looks pretty good. And they are flexible, easily installed after poking a hole in the dirt with a metal rod, and easily replaced when the weedeater gets a little close. By the way, where do I get more pic's of Marty's RR? Awesome!!!
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