I was asked by a coworker to make some house/address numbers. It sounds like she wants them painted. My question is what wood is appropriate for this? I have treated spruce, but have found that paint doesn't want to stick to it very well. My next thought was Baltic birch and treating it with copper naphthenate and topcoating it. My third option is white oak and paint. I also have some PVC trim board kicking around. The paint/topcoat will probably be something like Rustolium alkalyd spray bomb. I was mostly thinking ease of application, but I could get some outdoor paint. Thoughts? It has also occurred to me there is a reason why most people go with metal house numbers.
*Thank you for your responses and suggestions. PVC it is!