i just make the cages and use them. crw is so thick i think it'd take many years before they'd rust to the point of being unusable. i'd never paint them. it's going to have to be done each year and you'd have to scrape the old cracked paint just too much work. besides i don't want chips of paint in my garden. i leave them out all winter and they are 5 years old and look the same as when i made them. i never open them back up tho i did make them too wide so i cut out some to bring them down to a smaller diameter. and yes the bent over pieces can break when you open them but if going smaller you just cut that off anyway. i wrap the prong 2 times so it really locks the cage and holds it tight. love crw cages.
tom
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