Jumping off Jupiters: casino painters a breed of their own

More than 12,000 litres of paint is being applied in three coats to the iconic Gold Coast building.
The workers say the scariest part of the job is hopping over the edge, the rest is easy.
Project manager Mick Ward from Gold Coast-based company Usher and Son says the painters are a breed of their own.
"To wake up every morning knowing that you're getting off the top of a high-rise, you've got to be a pretty special sort of person to do that," he said.
Mick admits he was not originally sold on the idea of abseiling painting, but over the past decade he has come around.
"It's a lot safer than people realise," Mick said.
"Even though to the novice driving along the road watching a bloke hang off a building off a rope [it] can be fairly frightening."
A significant amount of logistical planning, training and safety measure have gone into the project.
The work is being done in stages to minimise the impact on hotel guests.
The painters work in pairs to ensure safety and weather conditions are closely monitored.
If wind gusts get too high, the painters down tools and hope it is calmer the next day.
"You've got just as much chance of getting hurt riding a bike as you have abseiling over a wall," he Mick.
The project is expected to be finished in the new year.
Listen to the abseiling painters as they give Jupiters a new coat.