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Thank you all who replied. I greatly appreciate it. As this potential customer seems to be in a hurry, and we are not really experienced with the aviation field, I think I will tell him we'll pass. I think this is a one-off aviation related job and after reading the SDG Mag artical (thanks IDB...

I recently had a request to create a pair of N numbers for a helicopter. We've done boat registrations previously, but no aviation numbers. They asked for black (plotted) or silver with black shadow (assume digital print with lamination). Does anyone have an idea of what type of vinyl to use...

Pic of Sign Installed Our installer didn't take a pic of the completed sign installed. So, I asked the client to take a pic and email it. I would have liked a better angle, but this is what she sent. Looks good and I hope the acrylic holds up! Thanks for everyone's input.

Moze, Thanks for that information. I will pass it on to our production guy and hope that he did use the correct tape! Zebradog

I don't know the exact tape part number. It is white, not clear, 3M tape.

Finished Sign Pics To all that replied to my thread, thanks and I really appreciate it. Our production guy put the sign together, and I thought I'd post some pics. I thought it came out great. What he did was apply vinyl to the complete back of the letters. The vinyl he used is a light grey...

I've been talking over some of the ideas with our production guy, and as I mentioned, the aluminum routing is out. Looks like we'll probably go with some type of double sided film or tape. I agree that it won't have to be perfect (although that's what I wanted), but it will be on a wall and...

PUSH, Now that you zeroed in on the pic, it does seem obvious that it's routed. Unfortunately, I can't do that, so I'll have to go with attaching the letters directly. I'll let everyone know how it goes and how it turns out. Any other ideas would be helpful.

You may be right, but I've attached another pic of the sign being made. I didn't originally envision your thought. It looks like the acrylic pieces are being mounted with some type of tape backing. There could be outed out areas too.

This sounds interesting. Briefly looking at the website, it appears this to be a better option than regular silicone. I'll see about getting some pieces of acrylic and do some testing. Thanks for the reply.

Thanks for the reply. This is an idea our production guy had. He's the one putting the sign together. This might be the best option. I had the letters made to copy the look of my example pic, without really thinking how they were attached. I've seen several designs like this on the internet...

That was my original thought, but I was thinking it wasn't strong enough and letters would eventually fall off. I was thinking of a bead down the middle of the letters and push it onto the aluminum to flatten the bead. Also thought of applying a thin coat to the letters, but don't know how...

I'm new here, and this is my first post. I'm putting together a reception sign for a client. The acrylic letters are 1/2" high and about 5 1/2" high. They are clear, polished acrylic, except for the faces painted black to give a 3D effect. I need to attach them to a silver brushed aluminum back...