Maintenance of your playground
We hope that you and your family will enjoy many of hours of great family fun while using your
Component Playgrounds Products. We appreciate your business. Our goal is to provide safe,
durable and fun products using the best materials available. Your product should be mostly
maintenance free. However, you should consider the following suggestions with regard to the up
keep of your new swing set.
1.
Chains and Connectors:
The chains are coated with the highest quality bright zinc
coating and the highest quality polymer coatings available. However, over time the zinc
coating may become discolored or eventually have surface rust appear. The polymer
coating may also become discolored with time and may eventually crack. This depends
mostly upon environmental conditions and normally will not affect the durability and
safety of the product. However, these items should be inspected regularly for excessive
wear and should be replaced as necessary.
2.
Swing Hangers:
These items are coated with a high quality galvanizing. However,
swing hangers may become discolored or may eventually rust. Should this happen, a
touch up using a cold galvanizing compound followed by a coat of silver aluminum spray
paint will make them look new again. These items can be purchased in aerosol cans
(“spray paint”) at most hardware stores and at Component Playgrounds. The brass
bushings inside of the swing hanger are impregnated with lubricant and will not generally
require any further lubrication. However, these should be periodically inspected for wear
and replaced as necessary. Note: Twisting the chains while swinging will put extra wear
on the swing hanger parts. If your children enjoy this practice, please inspect the swing
hangers more frequently.
3.
Tire Swing Knuckles (for sets with a tire swing):
The tire swing knuckle arrives at
Component Playgrounds pre-lubricated from the manufacturer. However, it is good
practice to inspect the knuckle and be sure that there is adequate lubrication before it is
used the first time. After that, the tire knuckles should be lubricated at least twice
annually to prevent excessive wear and the eventual failure of the tire swing knuckle.
4.
Welds:
The heat from the welding process will damage the galvanizing that is on the
pipe when it arrives to us from the manufacturer. This damage to the galvanizing is
restricted to the actual weld. When your equipment is built, Component Playgrounds will
repair this damage using a cold galvanizing compound spray along with a top coat of
silver aluminum. This is a time tested and durable process. However, when you are
inspecting your playground equipment, if you notice that some surface rust has
appeared on the welds, simply apply a fresh coat of the cold galvanizing compound and
the silver aluminum top coat to keep your structure looking new. (These spray products
