| So, you have finished construction of your | | | | achieve a different finish. Also, you can use |
| climbing wall. Once the woodwork is complete, | | | | golf tees to plug in your T nut holes so that |
| it is very important to go on to the final | | | | the primer and paint does not go into the |
| phase of your climbing wall, i.e. painting | | | | threading of your T nut. |
| and final finishing. Your wall should look | | | | |
| like a mountain face and should be safe to | | | | If it does, you will have a hard time fitting |
| practice on. | | | | your holds. The final touch is bolting on |
| | | | your holds and jugs to your wall. You can use |
| You can sand the surface, which you want to | | | | different footholds at the bottom of your |
| be painted. Remove any sharp edges in your | | | | wall, but as you progress higher, you will |
| ply joints and also around your drill holes | | | | require very few and none at the top. As per |
| by sanding them with a sanding machine or | | | | your climbing skills and the construction of |
| manually. Then apply a coat of primer to the | | | | your wall you will require some jugs at the |
| wood. You can also apply latex primer if you | | | | bottom and some at the top of your wall. You |
| want the wood to have a genuine sand or rock | | | | can buy an entire ready made set of plastic |
| like finish. Primer helps the paint to stick | | | | or wooden holds which just need to be bolted |
| well with the wood and hence prevents | | | | on to your wall. Buy one according to the |
| chipping and bubbling. If your wood is wet, | | | | size of your wall and the number of holds |
| then you will have to dry it first before you | | | | required. |
| can start applying anything on it. | | | | |
| | | | You will also require a good mattress, which |
| Mildew can also be removed from wood by | | | | breaks your fall without breaking your bones |
| applying bleach mixed with water at a 1:4 | | | | in case you slip and fall. The mattress |
| ratio. You can use any exterior paint for | | | | should be around 10 to 12 inches thick and |
| your climbing wall and since most of them | | | | should not only cover the entire base of the |
| have a fungicidal agent added to the paint, | | | | wall but should also extend away so as to |
| it should prevent further mildew attacks from | | | | cushion your fall if you slip while swinging |
| taking place. To protect any non-painted | | | | from one hold to another. Your final finished |
| surface or the floor, cover them with old | | | | wall should look like a genuine rock wall for |
| newspapers or cloth or apply tape on it. | | | | you to get into the real mood of rock |
| | | | climbing. |
| If you are planning to provide a sand like | | | | |
| finish to your climbing wall then you can add | | | | So, once your climbing wall is ready, go in |
| sand to your paint in the ratio of 1:10. | | | | for a test climb. Then call your friends and |
| Since sand settles down very fast in your | | | | neighbors over for a rock climbing |
| paint pan or container, you will have to | | | | competition and have fun. Arrange rock |
| constantly keep on stirring your paint | | | | climbing related theme parties. Happy |
| mixture before every application. You can | | | | climbing. |
| also change the sand to paint ratio to | | | | |