Bought a 12ft Wendy’s Sign for Our College Backyard — Need Help with Mounting & Lighting

Me and my roommate picked up a 12-foot Wendy’s sign for the backyard at our college house. It’s huge, probably around 350 to 450 pounds, and has both the full “Wendy’s” letters and the round logo. The inside still has a bunch of old fluorescent tubes but we want to rip all of that out and start over. We’re thinking LED strips might be the cheapest and easiest way to light it up, but wanted to see if anyone has experience with that or other lighting ideas that could work better. We’re not just trying to get it glowing, we want it to actually light up the backyard if possible. We were originally thinking about hanging it on the garage but it’s probably way too heavy for that. The bottom isn’t flat either since there’s a metal beam running underneath, so we can’t just set it on a bench. We’re looking to build a freestanding wooden stand to hold it up in the yard without having to pour concrete. If anyone has ideas or examples of what a setup like that should look like, we’d really appreciate it. Just trying to get this thing up and running without spending a ton. Any help would be awesome. submitted by /u/Dry-Transportation59 [link] [comments]

Jun 2, 2025 - 23:36

Me and my roommate picked up a 12-foot Wendy’s sign for the backyard at our college house. It’s huge, probably around 350 to 450 pounds, and has both the full “Wendy’s” letters and the round logo.

The inside still has a bunch of old fluorescent tubes but we want to rip all of that out and start over. We’re thinking LED strips might be the cheapest and easiest way to light it up, but wanted to see if anyone has experience with that or other lighting ideas that could work better. We’re not just trying to get it glowing, we want it to actually light up the backyard if possible.

We were originally thinking about hanging it on the garage but it’s probably way too heavy for that. The bottom isn’t flat either since there’s a metal beam running underneath, so we can’t just set it on a bench. We’re looking to build a freestanding wooden stand to hold it up in the yard without having to pour concrete. If anyone has ideas or examples of what a setup like that should look like, we’d really appreciate it.

Just trying to get this thing up and running without spending a ton. Any help would be awesome.

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