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Have you found a flag that will last longer than a year? They seem to fade quite quickly. Or they get dirty and mold/mildew/turn green. I leave mine our 24x7x365.


Sun May 19, 2019 7:51 pm
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snozzberries wrote:
Or they get dirty and mold/mildew/turn green.


Umm, I'm pretty sure you have to clean it if it will be an outside flag.


Sun May 19, 2019 8:28 pm
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snozzberries wrote:
Have you found a flag that will last longer than a year? They seem to fade quite quickly. Or they get dirty and mold/mildew/turn green. I leave mine our 24x7x365.


Its going to fade from the UV and Weather regardless of the Quality. If it gets Mold/mildew/turn Green, you didn't buy an all Weather Flag or it's in a spot where it get's damp and never dries.
Oh, and if it's up 24/7/365, i hope it's properly lit at night. :flag:

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Sun May 19, 2019 8:41 pm
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You could look into car interior ceramic spray, it will repel water and I believe have uv inhibitors

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Mon May 20, 2019 6:16 am
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My dad used to maintain the flags at a LEO and firefighters memorial. I think he was getting about 6-9 months out of the flags before replacing them. I know it was less than a year

When I was shopping for a flag the best deal I could find was the American Legion

https://www.americanlegionflags.com/

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Mon May 20, 2019 7:14 am
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You could try spraying the flag with 303 Marine Protectant. I use it for most everything cloth on my boat. What it doesn't do is protect from UV (I think), so you'd still have to deal with that.

I just found this PDF where it says it does protect from UV: https://www.sailrite.com/PDF/303%20Fabr ... ctions.pdf

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RocketScott wrote:
My dad used to maintain the flags at a LEO and firefighters memorial. I think he was getting about 6-9 months out of the flags before replacing them. I know it was less than a year

Thanks! Maybe I just need to change my expectations and get good at burning flags.


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Maybe try Nikiwax products, recommend the spray application over adding it to your washing machine cycle (had issues with subsequent loads). Or maybe a spray poly-urethane with UV protector?, never used it on fabric tho.

https://www.nikwax.com/en-us/productsel ... oofing.php


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Buy an ANNIN nylon flag and treat it with Scotchguard, no guarantee it will last a year, but it should help

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Second vote for an Annin brand flag. I only use those at the Memorial, 12" x 18" flags stuck into the ground by each individual memorial, and the large flag, the one on the pole that flies 24/7/365, is now also an Annin brand flag (no idea how THAT happened...).

For the ground flags, which actually take a lot more abuse than the "official" flag (think mud splashed up from the ground/grass cuttings/straight up being trod on), I expect ~1 year. They just hose off. The "official" flag is replaced on a nine-month schedule, and generally come down looking pretty damn good. Again, the brand you want is Annin. They make a UV resistant version, which is what I buy.

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I had good luck with the heavier duty ones and spraying them with UV and water repellent.


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My neighbor asked if it was better to fly a flag 24/7 without being lit up at night or to just not fly a flag.....I didn't know how to answer that


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My neighbor asked if it was better to fly a flag 24/7 without being lit up at night or to just not fly a flag.....I didn't know how to answer that


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