WHILE THIS MAY NOT BE THE WAY MOST OF YOU MIGHT GO WITH A FIX ON THE VERY RUSTY TOP EDGE OF THIS SIGN...HERE IS WHAT I DECIDED TO DO EVEN IF IT WERE TEMPORARY.

WHILE LOOKING FOR 2 6' LONG FLAT IRON OR STEEL STRIPS TO PLACE ON BOTH SIDE OF THE TOP EDGE AND COULDN'T FIND ANY IN LOWE'S. I WALKED OVER TO THEIR TRIM AND MOULDING DEPT AND DECIDED TO USE TWO 7' LONG STOCK PIECES OF OAK TRIM...JUST TO SEE WHERE IT WOULD GET ME. THEN OVER TO HARDWARE FOR SOME BOLTS, NUTS AND WASHERS.

THIS EVENING HERE IS WHAT I DID:

1. I CLAMPED THE TRIM TOGETHER ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RUSTED TOP EDGE THAT WAS CLEANED WITH A GRINDING WHEEL MAKING IT ALL PRETTY FLUSH. I HAD MADE A PRE-DETERMINED LOCATION FOR THE TRIM AND CUT AWAY ABOUT 3/8" OF THE ORIGINAL EDGE.



2. CLOSE-UP OF THE END EDGE.



3. PRIOR TO ACTUALLY PLACING THE TRIM ONTO THE SIGN, I DETERMINED WHERE THE HOLES SHOULD BE DRILLED THRU THE METAL AT THE MOST BEEFIEST SECTIONS. I MARKED THE SIGN BELOW THE TRIM WHERE THESE HOLES SHOULD BE DRILLED. BECAUSE OF THE RANDOM RUSTY EDGE THE HOLES WERE NOT EVENLY SPACED BUT STILL LOOK PRETTY EVEN:



CON'T......

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