Greetings, Jackie and all,
In 1994 I put a dial on a wall of my place of work. This wall is high
up, right on the sea shore and violently exposed. The dial is 110cm. by
85cm. and is made of marine ply with a (braced) brass gnomon. I
repainted it after about ten years and last year after twenty years it
was taken down as needing further attention. Due to my passing years it
is now resting in my garage until I fire up enough energy to repaint it.
The dial suffered pretty ferocious attacks from wind, sand and salt
spray. It had been treated with half a dozen coats of commercial paint
on both sides and the front paint was much damaged. But the wood itself
is in good condition and could be re-used. A more recent marine ply dial
on a less exposed side wall of my house appears quite unaffected by time.
Best wishes,
Frank
On 08/05/2015 17:46, Jackie Jones wrote:
Dear All,
I have been asked to do a painted dial for a south facing wall. Due
to lots of reasons, I am going to paint it on board and then screw it
onto the wall when it is completed. The wall is not suitable to paint
directly onto and it is some distance away from me.
I thought of using exterior or marine grade plywood; has anyone who
has had any experience of this any tips or advice as to how to protect
it so it will last a good number of years? Should I also paint the
back and/or cover the top edge of the wood?
Many thanks,
Jackie
Jackie Jones
50° 50' 09" N 0° 07' 40" W
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