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  1. Need Help Ronan Aquacote white-white

    I use Ronan Aquacote bulletin color when it is right for the job and have been happy with it for years. They have 101 White, which I use. I see they have a (forget the nunber) White-White they call it. It looks a little gray on the website chart. I imagine it is to cover better, but it doesn't...
  2. Font ID needed

    I hope this is the place to ask this. This image is rough, but should be identifiable. Thank you.
  3. Need Help Installer needed in Baltomore

    I'm shipping 2 bronze plaques 10x18 and 12x18" to Baltimore. Approximately 16-18 lbs each. They will be blind stud mounted to a brick building. My customer has asked if I can locate an installer for her. Does anyone have a lead on an installer? Thanks. Chuck Peterson
  4. Edge owner in Southen California?

    I have a couple dozen foils for the Edge 1, in various lengths, I'd like to sell, but don't want to ship very far due to cost. Anyone in Southern California who may be interested? I'm in San Diego. I also have the Edge 1 with a blown pixel. I didn't put this in the for sale section. whoops.
  5. Americ font in PDF how to open?

    I got a PDF from a customer with what he calls an Americ font. Looks like different characters, I don't know how to describe. I need to open this in Omega or Illustrator and it shows as a bunch of boxes. I can see it in Microsoft Word in the correct characters. I have done this before, but can't...
  6. Suggestions Bronze plaque on chain link fence

    Does anyone ave a good way to install a 5x10" bronze plaque on a chain link fence? I'm trying to avoid S hooks. I'm thinking a metal plate the size of the plaque on the back side of the fence, with nuts on the studs, but then I have the ends of the studs sticking out. Any suggestions? Thanks.
  7. Need Help Need installer in Las Vegas

    I'm shipping some Gemini 6, 16 and 24" acrylic letters stud mount to Las Vegas. Customer would like installer contact info. He has a fairly skilled maintenance person, but he agreed when I suggested a sign pro would be better. Maybe 20 feet up. Maybe 32 letters form 6" to 24". I'm posting in...
  8. Safe free font site?

    I need to download a font a customer needs. It's called Luxury Diamond, but that doesn't matter. The last time I got a font from a free site I'm pretty sure it loaded a bunch of other garbage onto my computer. Does anyone know which site is safe, if any? Thanks.
  9. Need installer in San Francisco simple job

    I will be doing a lobby wall sign for a client in San Francisco. A pretty simple 46" diameter 1" thick foam/metal laminate ring with a letter and dot in the center. Drill a few holes using a pattern, add silicone and mount on interior office wall. Gemini will be producing and shipping. Anyone...
  10. Need Help Installer in San Francisco

    I may be shipping an office lobby wall sign. My client in San Francisco need an installer. It is a 46" diameter 1' Thick foam with metal laminate logo to be stud mounted on an interior office wall. Anyone interested let me know and I will connect you with the client. Thanks.
  11. Font ID what is this?

    I have no idea what this is. Customer told me they paid someone to design it for them. I doubt that but have kept my mouth shut so far. Anybody know? The subtext was Optima. That was "designed" for them too. Thanks for any help,
  12. Font for bronze plaque

    I do a lot of bronze plaques and come across this font often. I usually substitute something similar. This time I need it really close. I am referring to the font of all the lines of copy. Highway Gothic is pretty close but not quite it. The cross stroke in the A is too high. Anybody know? I...
  13. Renovating bronze plaques

    I have been asked to quote on renovating/refinishing several cast bronze plaques. They are on walls and cannot be removed. Some are nearly 100 years old, others maybe 25 years. They range in size from about 8x10" up to 3x4 feet. I have sold quite a few of these over the years, using Gemini to...
  14. Suggestions Installation need ideas

    I hope to quote on a job with an unusual installation. It is for a museum gift shop interior. Customer wants letters 12" high, probably 2" thick. they may be foam with an acrylic face, or possibly solid PVC. Helvetica Medium all caps. Just a few words, probably 40-50 letters total. They want...
  15. Question Squarespace question

    I know almost nothing about creating a webpage. I have just always avoided that. I had someone create my website back in the late 90s and have had her update it once in a while since then. I really need to be able to make changes myself, so I am considering Squarespace. I see tutorials online...
  16. Unsubscribe Not Working

    I use signs 101 and post now and then but do not want emails. I've unsubscribed a few times now.
  17. Peeling Liner Off Vhb Tape

    This may seem like a small, insignificant thing, but today I spent about an hour and a half longer than a job should have taken because it was such a paint to peel the red liner off of double face tape on the back of acrylic laser cut letters when installing them on an office lobby wall. I have...
  18. Direct To Substrate Longevity Outdoors

    I outsource my printing except for Gerber Edge stuff. I have a customer who wants 50 18x18" Dibond signs for beach rental properties. His last ones, which someone else did, faded quickly so he's concerned this time. I know if I have them dome on cast vinyl laminated by the company I use they...
  19. Font From Old Letterhead

    Can anyone tell me if there is a font close to this? It is a scan of a letterhead from the 1960's. Thanks
  20. Question Sub-surface signs bubbling

    I need a way to make sub-surface acrylic signs that do not bubble on the back. I have applied vinyl letters and painted the back. I have Gerber Edge printed on clear vinyl, then painted, or added solid color vinyl behind that. Either way, sometimes the vinyl and/or paint pulls away where the...
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