Charlie mead wrote: > A good top-coat for protection from the sun and weather are the > 'clear-coats' used by the automobile industry. Virtually all new > automobiles are finished with a 'clear-coat' over a 'color coat'. > > 'Clear-coat's are manufactured by all the major paint companies. I use > DuPont's 7800S. There are several after-market clear-coats out there > that are much more affordable and seem to work fine. > > The most permanent finish for your project would be to coat the sundial > with West System epoxy over the paint (two-coats, rolled on) and then > two coats of 'clear-coat' over this for ultra violet protection.
The automobile 'clear coat may not be the best on timber or surfaces other than metal, but the West Epoxy will work well. At least it does on woden boats which are subjected to quite haesh elemental treatment. It should be available in any reasonable boat chandlers. P
