Pentagon Composter

Step 4 Paint - Optional

Paint is optional. Think about whether you actually want to paint it.
This composter will eventually compost itself and join your soil, your food and your own body.

I chose Olive Drab (O.D.) so as to not give away the position.
Choose the camouflage pattern that matches your terrain.
"Dazzle paint" would be great for a marine setting.

I found an orphan can of O.D. latex paint and slobbered it all over the panels with a roller and a small brush for the inside of the holes. I painted both sides which is totally unnecessary, but coffee demons made me do it.

Get a real paint lid pry-tool from your nearest paint store and don't mess up the lip of the can. That way it won't dry up in the can so quick.
I'm a big fan of misusing tools and adapting one thing for another, except for those paint can tools. Don't use anything else for that. Get the real tool. It's free.

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[bFusion]

My only concern with paint is if any chemicals would leech off the paint into your compost. I'm not sure if that would happen or not, though, so maybe I'm just worrying about nothing...