2024 HAUNT UPDATE VIDEO #1: 2024 HAUNT PLANS AND FIRST PROJECT OF THE YEAR!!

Preparations are underway for the 2024 haunt season here at The Manor. Check out our first haunt update video to see what we have brewing for 2024.
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[@FraidyZone]

I love it!!-And the darker red color looks great for Halloween. Looking forward to your haunt updates!🎪😄✌️

[@halloweenatthemanor8450]

Thank you!!! I got a gallon of that paint, so we will be using it a lot during these upcoming haunt projects.

[@sarahisgoingwhere]

Oooo I’m so excited to watch along as you get ready, loved this and think it’ll make a fantastic photo area. Thank you both again for sharing these updates. I genuinely look forward to them so much 😊

[@halloweenatthemanor8450]

Thank you!!! We appreciate it.

[@alexplorer]

Spray paint is usually the wrong way to go, and especially the way you guys are doing it. A brush or roller is the more efficient method since most of the paint it just flying past the bars. If you do have to paint something like PVC pipe, then do the following: 1) Paint it before assembling the prop. There's less chance of getting the paint on parts that are going to be painted a different color. You can also put the material close together. If you set things up so the parts are suspended (e.g., just the ends touching something), you can paint about 90% at one time. 2) Use a brush, roller, or even wipe it on with gloves. Even if that method leaves a streaked finish, at least you're closer to a first coat that you can touch up later. 3) Take advantage of drips or over-spray. If you put the material (e.g., pipes) on top of other plywood to be painted the same color, then technically none of the paint is wasted; it just misses one thing and lands on something else you intended to paint. (I saw where the back of the plywood was being sprayed, and that's a good example.) I've done this with things where I'm painting for protection rather than "looks," like rebar I've cut into stakes for gravestones and props: Just lay them all out side-by-side on some plywood, and spray away. The plywood needed painting anyway. 4) Use primer. This will make the material last longer by sealing it. It will also save paint bc then the wood won't be drinking up the paint (which is usually more expensive, especially if it's a custom color). Additionally, if you use a bonding primer, you can also use, say, latex paint on PVC, which otherwise wouldn't stick for long. 5) Start with a color closer to the finish. In the case of PVC, you are trying to go from white to black, which is pretty hard since you often end up with some of the white showing through if you missing a spot or the paint gets chipped while handling the prop. You can instead use gray electrical conduit and have something closer to neutral. It's the same PVC, same price, same sizes, just an easier color to work with. If you're painting flat surfaces, then use a roller or even a brush. Almost anything is faster, cheaper, and more thorough than spray cans. Trust me; I've made the same mistakes as everyone else here when I did my first props.

[@halloweenatthemanor8450]

Thanks for the tips.

[@treatortreat]

I'm so excited to see you work on your haunt! This car looks already great! 🎃

[@halloweenatthemanor8450]

@@treatortreat thank you. We did improve this some more.

[@dwg1973]

It turned out great!

[@halloweenatthemanor8450]

Thank you!!! I'm sure we will beef it up some closer to Halloween.

[@vanessafoti5408]

As Costanza said "you're not in the mood? You get in the mood!"

[@halloweenatthemanor8450]

I'm starting to get going...GEORGE IS GETTING UPSET!!!

[@cindydavis1443]

What a great idea and it looks fantastic! I am interested in how you are going to secure it - will you have it out just for the day or longer?

[@halloweenatthemanor8450]

We will probably have it out the entire season. We had two pieces of 4ft rebar in the ground on both sides and slid both sides on each piece. It was standing up on its own and didn't seem like it would go anywhere.