i spray painted my poles this year. they were ill. i spray them like striped. one was lime green and black striped and the other pole was hot pink and black stripes. so ill. but i recommend taping them cause paint chips off dude. tape is the way to go.
i painted my poles this year to, and the havent chiped, you need a certain sort of srpay paint for it to last longer without chipping, or maybe put some kind of gloss thing other it to protect the paint