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We would either paint or sheet with vinyl

I worked in a shop where we had glass handler "suction cups". They worked great on big sheets

Way too young. RIP Bob

I have spring clamped pieces of angle to it to hold it flat, several short pieces, so it can get slid in a few feet before the first angle gets removed. Then remove other pieces as it's slid in.

Lots of good advice. If a seam is ok, just knifing it would solve the problem. Mounting direct to the wall should have thicker panels Next step up, panels mounted to a frame are more stable. Banner frame is a good option and wall vinyl is too.

Are you a sign maker? That sign looks like it was really old when they put some new faces over it. From the looks of that "bolt" it's toast inside of the sign. Toss it.

"home brew fluid of windshield washer fluid and baby shampoo" Try Rapid tac

Thru bolts w/wingnuts.

There's also Flex steel and other substrates that look like mag sheeting but are mag receptive

First thing comes to mind is polycarbonate.

and be sure to tell them the wall will look nasty if the letters are removed

They suck. They always end up looking bad and fall off too easy. But if someone insists I make them, but put a disclaimer in the proposal.

I never really got the knack of glass gilding, but have done lots of surface gilding. A tricky part is how to keep gold from sticking where you don't want it. This can be done using a vinyl mask. But that too can present issues. A method I use is to cut a tiny outline that gets pulled right...

Agree, get the book it's great. What type of projects are you going to try? I started in school with "Dutch Gold", fake gold leaf and it a good way to practice. It does handle a little differently than real gold, as I recall it's heavy.

Really classy and classic Nice job

"It's not for sign making. It's for branding on products." Yea, because brands are never used on signs...

"It's actually illegal for a shopping center owner or even a city government to dictate colors for an established company logo." It is illegal for government entities to restrict color or style. Although many still do. A building owner may not be able to require a company change a logo, but...

Unless we did the job I will usually pass on any kind of removal.

Thanks for the links. I was hoping to find a place with 60" pre printed camo wrap. I have found a few but no one I have purchased from before so looking for recommendations

If the cost includes a truck with install crew, a couple of traffic control trucks and a cop I believe it.