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House sign - weather protection?

I've just put up a new house sign. It a metal plate with the house name in green and white paint. The sort of signs that you see at the likes of Timpsons etc.

I replaced a previous sign that had weathered. It was the same sort of thing, but some of the paint had peeled off. Is there anything that can be used to protect the new sign? Any coating or spray?

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  • bigdic
    bigdic Posts: 245 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    You could tray spraying a few coats of clear Laquer over it (Halfords stock it), should protect it pretty well.

    Practice spraying on something else first if you've not done it before though.
  • Norma_Desmond
    Norma_Desmond Posts: 4,417 Forumite
    Marine varnish! I used it on our cast iron sign.
    "I'm ready for my close-up Mr. DeMille...."
  • swebb
    swebb Posts: 1,042 Forumite
    Marine varnish! I used it on our cast iron sign.

    Where can you get that from?
  • Norma_Desmond
    Norma_Desmond Posts: 4,417 Forumite
    A good ironmongers should have it, tho' I got mine at the local chandlers.
    "I'm ready for my close-up Mr. DeMille...."
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