Video: How to Install a Post Guard Bollard Cover

Demonstration of how to install a SMG Post Guard

April 7, 2017

Encore Commercial Products Inc. | Post Guard

Hi. I'm Rachel and I'm 11 years old. Today I am going to show you how to install a Post Guard. First you take two pieces of foam and cris cross it on the top of your bollard. Then you take you're Post Guard and put it over your foam on to your bollard then after that you pull these straight. Then you push it down and there you go.

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