Recommned varnish/laquer for wood sign

tombrown wrote: »

My daughter has painted a name sign for our house on a piece of drift wood. I'd like to coat it with a good quality varnish or laquer so we can put it out on the gate post.


It will obviously be exposed to all sorts of Donegal weather.



I need to varnish to be very clear and not to discolour so that the painting is not obscured


Any recommendations?

I've never seen anything that won't peel off after a few years by way of varnish. Not even yacht varnish. And that's in more clement places than Donegal.

If the wood is rough/split then the damp will get in an push the varnish off from the inside even more quickly.

If the piece which was painted was flat I'd say put a piece of glass over the area but if uneven then no ideas except perhaps decking oil. It will need maintenance by way of reapplication (say once a year) but at least it won't flake off. Dunno bout the paint though.