The main purpose of this study is to investigate the weatherability and colorfastness of coatings applied on sludge-cement fiberboard. Six kinds of commercial coatings, including polyurethane, unsaturated polyester and epoxy resin coatings were examined in this experiment. After exposure to the outdoors for 16 weeks and UV-light accelerated aging chamber for 64 days respectively, deterioration of such properties as color difference, brightness retention and 60° gloss of coatings on sludge-cement fiberboard, were examined. The experimental results are as follows: 1. Experimental results showed that the color difference value may be used as an evaluation indicator of coating film properties. Among those finishes studied, the clear unsaturated polyester film revealed the least degree of color difference, while the highest stability of discoloration was displayed by the gray polyurethane film. 2. After natural and artificial aging treatments, the 60° gloss of coated surface parameter revealed remarkable deterioration trends. The brightness retention of coated surfaces showed lower trends during outdoor exposure, hut opposite results accurred in samples treated by UV-light. 3. From SEM images of the coated surfaces, it was observed that cracks and/or checks occurred after 64 days UV-light accelerated aging, and surfaces showed roughness and/or corroded phenomenon when exposed to the outdoors for 16 weeks.