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Which Liquid Nails product did you use? There are a number of them. https://www.liquidnails.com/products

I have seen decades-old porcelain letters that, when cleaned up, look new. Nothing else lasts as long. The worst thing about a porcelain sign face, besides the high cost, is that coatings do not stick to it if you want to repaint an old one. XIM Flash Bond would stick for a while, but no top...

This is true. Years ago, there were ACM panels with 15-year warranties. But look at the warranties on Dibond and Polymetal. 5 years. And that might be a limited warranty. Which means...what exactly? High quality, long-lasting monument signs are generally not made with ACM panels, especially if...

I use the mouse with my right. But I use a stylus with my left. Throw right. Write left. Eat with both.

Oxidized paint must usually be physically abraded to remove the oxidized layer. Rubbing compound works for this. It is a mild abrasive, as is Soft Scrub and Comet Cleanser. But there seems to be rust in the photo, as Gino said. Sandblast and repaint is the only practical option. Nothing else...

Also, Gatorfoam accepts paint well. We coat it with Matthews Acrylic Polyurethane. 6425 Hi-Hide White might be a good choice. I would not expect curing to be an issue if you use the accelerator additive. The gloss is 60% (like ADA), but it can have Matte Clear added for a flatter finish if...

It is usually best when the plastic backer is not tightly or rigidly attached to the back of the aluminum face. That is why faces for lighted signs are never rigidly attached to sign cabinets, but float in retainers or are suspended from hanging bars—both methods allow the plastic to float and...

I don't know what ABA signs are.

This one gets my vote. Brad

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Before CNC routers, all channel letter faces were cut by hand. The commonest tool was a sabre saw or jigsaw. I used hollow ground blades with 20 TPI for very smooth cuts with no cleanup. Also used were bandsaws, handheld routers or a Cutawl saw. Avoid cheaper acrylics—they melt behind the...

Acrylic is a somewhat generic term. Acrylic enamel, acrylic latex, acrylic lacquer? We use acrylic polyurethane (car paint). I would not hesitate to put Matthews Acrylic Polyurethane on top of spar varnish that has cured and has been sanded thoroughly. But acrylic latex on top of varnish? I...

Matthews is geared to serve the sign industry. It is acrylic polyurethane, car paint. It requires a catalyst just like car paint. The mixing systems allow you to match practically any color from almost any manufacturer, including Pantone. The "Nuance" line is 60% gloss, the ADA standard. There...

Now I know what King ColorCore® is. https://www.kingplastic.com/ I need to get out more. Brad in Kansas City

"Field seams" are not difficult to create and work well if done right. Glue a vertical strip of plastic to the backside of one of the faces, allowing half the srtip's width to extend beyond the edge of the face. The next face slides loose against the edge of the first face in front of the...

The online color formula system is the main reason we use Matthews. We can, within minutes, get formulas to match any vinyl color plus thousands of other colors, including the colors of most paint manufacturers (including One Shot), as well as Pantone colors, even matching such odd things as...

True. I have spent more time with Corel and Signlab. I even learned to match shortcuts to each other. I use Illustrator at times, but it seems I need to use a lot more clicks. I get click-itis. Scotch makes it, better, though. Brad in Kansas City

Plaskolite is a manufacturer of many, actually dozens, of plastic sheet products. Tuffak is a polycarbonate brand of theirs that is made in several versions, each having different characteristics. Same with their acrylic brand, called Optix. Do you know which product you actually have? Sounds...

The NFL's requirements to produce branded merchandise are quite daunting. The NFL makes more money off merchandise than from ticket sales. NFL Licensing Agreement Brad in KC

So did I. I just wanted to find out what they were teaching. The courses I took were Design 1, Design 2 and Design 3. But they were not courses in design. They were courses in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. The instructor did give any design instruction at all, but only instruction in how to...