How long does it take nature to degloss PVC pipe? It is moss less 5 years later!

To all the wise structure builders:
I didn't want to sand the pieces originally. It just seemed like a ton more work. I was building ten at a time, mass producing. I've been a regular reader on here for 5 years. I've been building structure with everything but the kitchen sink. I figured if PVC was in the water long enough nature would strip the high gloss off the PVC and then moss would form. 5 Years later and low water, I realize I may have to wait way longer than I wanted. It seems like it may take 20 years?? I may not use scrap pieces of new PVC anymore unless I want to sand it. Which thats a lot of work to save a few hooks! Used worn out PVC has mossed up and held fish great, wood and boo have as well. But New -unsanded PVC has been kinda a waist of time. I guess in life you have to learn the hard way sometimes! Any thoughts??

buy some now, or accumulate it, leave it out behind the shed for a few months, then build your structures

sand it or rough it up and it will build up alge much quicker.

Just lay it down on concrete or chat and run it over with a four wheeler or somin not hard to scratch it up a little.

Anyone ever tried this? 4" pipe and it comes already perforated for easy sinking????

I have use the black four inch threaded into a five gallon bucket four ways , with about 6 foot each way A company makes these and they call them bass buckets I've not had much luck fishing them

I have used the drain pipe and I put a large rock in the bottom and a pop bottle in the top and then insert 1/2" black irrigation pipe thru at different angles at the top of the pipe so it looks like a palm tree when it is done. Pretty cheap and the fish seem to like it. You can get 100 ft of drain pipe for $35 and 100 feet of 1/2" irrigation pipe for $9. That is about $3.75 for 1 8' tree.

Oly1

I know mold grows on the house every year. have to wash with bleach.

Think of it this way, that smooth finish is DESIGNED not to "slime up" in a rather hostile situation (drainage and sewer systems); in water, ain`t gonna happen in a couple of decades unless you scuff it, unfortuneatly...never tried the black drainage tile...

When sanding your pvc you don't have to spend alot of time. Just get a piece of really rough sand paper and pull it down the pvc 1 or 2 times. Will only take 5 seconds per piece at most.