One of the guys that installed our satellite TV dish proclaimed that “Nothing lasts in Arizona.” While the TV dish is doing fine, our magnetic mailbox cover that we installed shortly after the mailbox post went in the ground did not faire so well. The colors faded and parts of it started to peel away, so we ordered a couple of new covers. The old cover was basically an American Flag pattern and the new covers (we ordered a spare) have the images of the US Constitution and an American Bald Eagle in addition to the red, white and blue. I think it looks great! Click on the image to enlarge.
I’ll bet the UV there is pretty strong.
What elevation are you at?
We’re classified as “High Desert” although our elevation is only about 2200 feet.
We try to keep the hoses and plastic buckets for the garden in the shady side of the house. Damsel wants to get an umbrella for the grill, and we don’t expect that to last two years.