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    Posted: 25 Oct 2024 at 11:32pm
Few years ago a stain appeared on top of baler.  Drove me crazy as to what or where it came from. Thought maybe was from the fall before when cleaning for winter storage, the one guy in our shop was spraying all kinds of soaps on it. But didn’t remember seeing it then. Or was it from the propionic acid. But stain is in very front on top. Never could figure it out.
Now this year we have a brand new mower and the same stain appears on that. And mower hasn’t been washed yet or near acid. But both has been covered with brand new tarps new out of package. If at fields away from home and chance of rain went a got new tarp to cover quick. The new tarps out of package must give off something that stains the paint. Only thing we can think of. 


Edited by Mikez - 25 Oct 2024 at 11:32pm
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If the tarps are “made in China” could very well be a chemical stain. We don’t know what is in things made over there. 
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Sadly I don't know of any other kind of new tarp than the "Made in PRC" kind.  Most likely something leaching out of new tarps like you say.

Any photos of the staining?  I'm wondering if it's Bromine used to keep plastic cheap things from going up in flames, would tend to leach out if it happened to be bright & sunny after covering with tarp.
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That’s exactly what I’d say happened. Problem is these stores don’t carry good tarps anymore. We searched for long time.
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That's the big problem, stores don't carry quality any more. You could probably find something online from a smaller company, but the cheap throw-away mentality ensures it's not worth stores taking up shelf space for the odd one-off sales of more expensive stuff.
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How about having a tarp made of the heavy material like is used on dump and grain trucks. Around here there is a shop than makes custom covers for boats, trailers and other things. Suppose there are shops like that in other areas. 
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Yep. Clemons? Canvas comes to mind. I think they are still operating near where I work
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Could also be Mr coon hopping up on the tarp, taking a whiz, and it leaking through the mesh of the tarp...Wink
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Get some heavy plastic like they use to cover bunker silos. I just had a friend save me a piece when they uncover there silage pile. He usually cuts it off on smaller pieces but he folded it back and saved me a bigger piece.
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I actually thought it was better just to let stuff breathe. Cover it with plastic and seems you’re asking for trouble with paint damage, mold, etc.
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Mildew is relentless once appears, gets into pores of paints or metals.
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Originally posted by Tbone95 Tbone95 wrote:

I actually thought it was better just to let stuff breathe. Cover it with plastic and seems you’re asking for trouble with paint damage, mold, etc.

Honestly, that's the route I prefer generally. Keeping things covered traps condensed moisture & prevents any wind from drying things out.  If things that need oil/greased ARE oiled & greased then it's not likely to cause any harm getting a soaking. (one exception being the B's engine, got the block deck oiled up and shrink wrapped while it waits for head bolts)

Another possible option if you did want to keep the worst of rainstorms off newer equipment while not impeding airflow, maybe consider a cheap gazebo. Would need to be pegged down well if significant wind expected & not as easy to keep on hand as a tarp would be but probably offers the best of both worlds.
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Those Metal Carports seem to do pretty well, they also MUST be anchored pretty tight.  Versa Tube and Alan's Carports are biggest ads here.  One local body shop sells them as kits.
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lol all good comments. Thanks.
We’re just covering for the rain during operation then going back to making hay. Don’t like getting that hay dust wet and then it rusts down in the seems and stuff. The haying equipment gets stored indoors all other times. I’ll get a picture of stain 
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