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  1. CNC Routing Lexan/Polycarb

    Is there a smooth way to cut polycarb? Every time we cut it we have tons of vibration and it doesn't hold down to the wasteboard very well.
  2. Discussion Making Translucent Sign Faces / Need Advice

    Hi all. I have a customer with an illuminated sign cabinet, that has a clear pan-face sign in it. He wants me to wrap the pan-face, but he wants the vinyl applied to the inside of the pan-face "because that's how it was". He peeled off the old vinyl. It was red die-cut oracal translucent...
  3. Perfect backlit faces

    This article was in Sign & Digital Graphics Magazine Making the Perfect Outdoor Backlit | Sign & Digital Graphics I understand how this would work perfectly but am a little confused about the laminating. If all this is going on the inside of the clear UV protected lexan, then why do you need...
  4. Exterior pylon signs: Polycarbonate VS Lexan VS Acrylic....

    Ya know, I've been selling signs for about 4.5 years, and every time I email my supplier, my exact words are "whatever is cheapest" when asking for a quote for a tenant panel or pylon sign... But can anyone give me a definitive answer as to what the MAJOR differences are in Polycarbonate, VS...
  5. Got in too deep. Need advice for (2) 48x210 faces

    Hello, I got in a little too deep with replacing sign faces. We are not an electrical sign company, we just simply change the sign faces of existing lighted signs. I however have a very good client that just bought a property that wants to get new faces for his double sided 48"x 210" cabinet. I...
  6. How to install a large piece of vinyl on lexan (polycarbonate) material?

    Hello, What's the best way to install a piece of black vinyl with cut out letters on a 5' ft x 26ft lexan sheet. Any ideas or techniques for applying this vinyl on this long piece? Thank You.
  7. Lexan drops - Which side is UV?

    So we have a ton of drop left over from panels we have cut. Problem is they were not properly marked when they were cut and now they have nothing to distinguish the UV side. :doh: Anyone have a tip/trick to figure this out? Thanks in advance! matt@signshopltd.com
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