The Nail polish will hold up fine. Those strips draw milliamps per LED, they wont get hot at all. I had 300 wrapped around a PVC pipe and then stuffed in a clear tube for an underwater squid fishing light. Never got warm.
So I got let go from my job= no money to put into the boat
Started my own landscaping company = all extra time + all extra money going back into the business
Summary, I havent touched the boat in months. I am at the point that I need some tig welding done but just don't have the money right...