Avenue A - Turners Falls, Mass This mahogany sign was in serious need of repainting. After more than 15 years, the paint was faded, vinyl letters were peeling and the posts were rotting out. We sanded and prepped, repainted, redid the gold leaf, and reset new mahogany poles. To make the gold letters more crisp - we outlined all the gold letters by hand in black paint. A mahogany sign blank is well worth the time and expense to redo. With this redo, this sign will have another 10 or more years of service!