Faux Wood Exterior on sign?

[Gwenofeve]

My customer is looking for wood elements for their signs at a fancy golf course. However they want it low maintenance. Thoughts on faux wood options for exterior that you have had any lucky at? I find just printing looks cheap and fake but maybe some siding construction type materials?? Wood stain can be so high maintenance and we're in Canada with winters and hot summers. I've attached a sample of what they're after.

 

[Signstein]

I've used the faux wood products from Texture Plus before:

https://www.textureplus.com/store/faux-wood-paneling.html

Specifically, I've used mostly the bamboo and barn wood for various signs at local theme parks / waterparks and they have held up well.
You may need fancier finishing or edge treatments for an upscale golf course, but the products are low maintenance, work well, and look really nice.

 

[MikePro]

foamcore is based in canada, looks like they got some great stuff.

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[DChorbowski]

3M Di-Noc has a silly amount of wood grain textured vinyls rated for outdoors.
Also check out https://www.newtechwood.com We used that stuff on some really nice looking monuments in the past.

 

[Gino]

You could do it the old fashioned way with a wood grain tool set. I've wated some people who make it really look easy and that stuff, if you use the right paint will last 25 years

 

[AndersHerp]

We just finished a ground sign using Nichiha panels. I don't have any pictures yet, as it is in South Dakota being installed in the next couple of days. We called the company, they sent us to a local supplier, which I remembered we used the local supplier the last time. Which is the sign in the picture I have here.

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