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Flag that lasts longer than a year?
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snozzberries
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Location: King County Joined: Thu Oct 16, 2014 Posts: 4012
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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.
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Sun May 19, 2019 7:51 pm |
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os2firefox
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Location: Everett, WA Joined: Sat Aug 4, 2012 Posts: 2798
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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.
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Sun May 19, 2019 8:28 pm |
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usrifle
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Location: RENTON Joined: Fri Mar 25, 2011 Posts: 20748
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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.
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Sun May 19, 2019 8:41 pm |
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Mediumrarechicken
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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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RocketScott
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Location: Kentucky Joined: Fri Jan 16, 2015 Posts: 11045
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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 6:41 am |
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Motivated
Location: Witch Well, AZ Joined: Tue Feb 5, 2013 Posts: 580
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Mon May 20, 2019 7:14 am |
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delliottg
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Location: Duvall Joined: Thu Mar 17, 2011 Posts: 4599
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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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Mon May 20, 2019 7:32 am |
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snozzberries
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Location: King County Joined: Thu Oct 16, 2014 Posts: 4012
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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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Mon May 20, 2019 10:20 am |
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kalopsia
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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.phpSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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Mon May 20, 2019 10:23 am |
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golddigger14s
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Location: Faxon, OK Joined: Sat Mar 19, 2011 Posts: 17806
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Mon May 20, 2019 10:55 am |
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TINCANBANDIT
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Location: Mohave Valley Arizona Joined: Fri May 20, 2011 Posts: 13371
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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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Mon May 20, 2019 11:45 am |
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glockgirl
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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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Mon May 20, 2019 7:55 pm |
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Unicorn
Joined: Tue Apr 19, 2011 Posts: 2597
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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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Tue May 21, 2019 2:26 pm |
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codfather
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Location: Rainier Joined: Sat Jun 28, 2014 Posts: 1502
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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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Tue May 21, 2019 8:04 pm |
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RocketScott
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Location: Kentucky Joined: Fri Jan 16, 2015 Posts: 11045
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codfather wrote: 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 Apathy will be our downfall (his)
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Tue May 21, 2019 8:14 pm |
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