This was suppose to be simple. Paint the compost bin. Take off the 1 x 2s and paint those white. (They were put on with screws to make this easier.) Then paint all the rest of the boards red. No, it can't be that simple.
I started unscrewing the 1 x 2s and noticed the lower board they are screwed down to is now underground on both sides of the fence. So no putting it back the way it is now - which means rebuilding it. And then I started thinking, "There's no reason for the sides of the compost bin to be so high." And "There's no reason for it to be 11 x 5'." Then I started thinking that the compost bin is located where it is because it receives sun until around 3pm... A perfect growing place for tomatoes here in Texas.
So, it looks like I will be making some major changes, and the compost bin will no longer be there. I can cut the pickets in half and make a 20' x 3' tomato bed instead.