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I recently got into doing back lit sign cabinets as my vendor assembles them fully (UL certified and all) and all I have to do at the shop is put the graphics on the faces.
I was wondering if there is a general rule of thumb of marking these up. My vendor said a 40% margin is...
Just curious if any of you might know of a supplier who could match up the rectangular, capped aluminum sign post shown the picture. It is 2" by 4", 3/16" walled aluminum with one end capped. Need at least six feet. One post was creamed in an accident but the sign and the other post survived.
The purpose of Signs 101 is to provide a venue and resources for individuals engaged in or interested in engaging in the craft, business and profession of sign making as a way to earn their living ... in full or in part. Conversely, Signs 101 is not here and is opposed to providing those same...
Hey guys,
My customer was asking me for video instructions for how to put on a rectangle decal on a truck (yes, I know please hold any creative responses).
He is in a different state and I ship these to him for his truck.
I know I could (and probably should make my own.
But I was wondering if...
Hello!, I have been around for many a summer, many were winnners and some where bummers, former Fred deJong student from his 1st sign class at George Brown College in Toronto, about 1970, before that I was a TV technician and Ham Radio Operator I never got invited to any class re-unions...
Hi everyone,
Im trying to Paint Aluminum Sign Blanks with Matthews. I dont know if priming is necessary or not. I cant find the infor on Matthews website or by calling them. They have a great material prep guide but it does not cover aluminum sign blanks which are painted. It only covers raw...
is possible to reuse a face of a sign cabinet pan molded? Cuz i have a client wanting to reuse his white pan molded that only has letters but is it possible at all?
Hello,
I'm fabricating edge lit signs for backlighting artwork that I'm fabricating and was wondering what material would be best to laminate directly onto the cast acrylic panels. I took apart one I bought and it looks as though it's extremely thin plastic? It's glossy and white and plastic...
I have a customer who needs to put daily events in a closed weather proof cabinet which will be outside. Any suggestions on vendors would be helpful!
Thank you,
Amber
We've all come across some awful looking banner signs at one time or another. #BadBanners can include spelling mistakes, wrinkled/sagging so it's unreadable, or (personal favorite) those banners that look like MacGyver was hired for the install.
This thread is the Hall of Shame for photos of...
Got a potential customer who walked in the door today and they want a 16x8' sign. I thought 4 4x8' and then mounted on a frame. Nope. They want it all one board and printed two sides so they can build a frame around it.
Is this available? I think I could successfully align four sheets of vinyl...
Can anyone point me in the direction of finding a neon accessory that would make a NEW neon sign flicker / fade / work intermittently so that it appears to be an OLD neon sign that is about to stop working. Any ideas?
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