Does anyone have experience using extruded polystyrene foam molding in outdoor applications? I want to trim out a patio cover with some foam molding from Creative Crown Foam Crown Molding of Dallas. It will be exposed to both sunlight and rain/snow. Thanks.
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Greetings Bob,
This post, in response to your question, will bump the thread through the 'recent discussion' listing again.
Perhaps it will catch someones attention that can help you with advice.
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MY guess, and it's only a guess, is that just like Styrofoam, such molding would be degraded by sunlight. Maybe you could paint it with a varnish that has UV inhibitors in it.