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26 • AUGUST 2012 • WORLD FENCE NEWS EAST EARL, Penn. — Planet Saver Industries, LLC is marketing its Green PostTM system for eliminating rot and decay and extending the life of wood posts as well as making them more environmentally friendly. The system includes specially-for- mulated water-based bituminous coat- ing (Swift Bond), a thermoplastic barrier material (Postguard Wrap) that Green Post system helps fight in-ground fence and deck post decay is wrapped around the coated footing of the post, and the Pony-Winder, a jobsite application machine with which you apply and cure the wrap. The system provides total encase- ment of the portion of the post that is in-ground for fence and deck applica- tions. "Fence contractors will be able to add value to the in-ground treated or untreated fence posts that they install by extending the life of the posts so that they don't need to be replaced in the customer's lifetime," said Matthew Livingston, Planet Saver Industries sales coordinator. "This is also an en- vironmentally-friendly approach be- cause it can prevent the chemical pressure treatment on the wooden posts from leaching out into and con- taminating the soil." Here are the basic steps in the Green Post system: • Apply the water-based bitumi- nous coating (Swift Bond) to the post with special rollers. • Staple the thermoplastic barrier material (Postguard Wrap) to the post FASTENER CAPS for the fence industry ALL TYPES Snap-Caps, Tap Caps, Kappets, Hex-Caps, Hinge Caps All colors and sizes available in small or large quantities Easy to order through PRO-DEC.COM Check us out! The photo above shows a fence in- staller using the Pony-Winder portable work center to prepare a post for the Green Post coating. Below, the three- step process: Applying the water-based bituminous coating to the post with special rollers; rotating the reel of the Pony-Winder to apply the thermoplas- tic barrier material around the post after securing it with staples; and position- ing the barrier-applied post into the propane oven of the Pony-Winder to cure it. (Plant Saver Industries photos) and rotate the reel of the Pony-Winder to apply it around the Swift Bond on the post. • Position the barrier-applied post into the propane oven of the Pony- Winder and cure it for the specified amount of time. According to Livingston, the Green Post provides protection from the harmful effects of concrete, mois- ture, termites and other soil organisms, corrosive soil agents, fertilizer and oxygen. For more information, call 888- 289-2210 or visit the web site www.planetsaverind.com. West Coast Regional Fence Show is on the horizon continued from page 9 • Brad Howard, show co-chair, 206-255-3387, or contact via e-mail at: howardfencing@yahoo.com. The registration deadline is Sept. 20, 2012. Attendees should make their room reservations directly through the Nugget. Call 800-648-1177 to book your rooms. Mention the registration code GWCFENC. The hotel is located at 1100 Nuggett Ave. in Sparks. Attendance to the show floor is free to those who pre-register.