STRICTLY COMMERCIAL Building and installing the 6-ft.-tall, 175-lb. posts was among the job’s most challenging facets. Using a post-hole digger, installers broadened the holes and set the posts in concrete. The new gateway signs, installed. Chagrin Valley’s property owners frequently praised Glavin installers. Each owner paid a share of the signs’ expense, so they were evidently pleased with their investment. We primed all of the faces using Zinsser 3504 oil-based Stain Killer primer and sealer. This product has proven to coat HDU and wood very well, and any type of paint can be used as a topcoat. I created the lettering and dark-green background color with 1Shot® lettering enamel, and applied other background and border colors with Benjamin Moore exterior-latex paint. I painted the majority of the sign with standard paintbrushes; I applied smaller letters with Langnickel lettering quills. 30 SIGNS OF THE TIMES / SEPTEMBER 2012 / www.signweb.comhttp://www.signbuilders.com http://www.signbuilders.com http://www.signweb.com