Banners in High Winds, Failure.

[Dice]

Customer ordered 7 banners and pole brackets for a car dealership.

What they failed to tell us is that the dealership is on the coast in a high wind area. But Regardless They are 15oz Double stitched. 1 of the pole brackets snapped. 1 banner ripped near the double stitch.

I don't have any experience for Banners in high wind so I'm at a loss.

Where did we go wrong?

 

[Dice]

Picture.

 

[signage]

I would think a mesh banner!

 

[Dice]

Ok there we go.

 

[Border]

Should have been hemmed both ways with reinforced corners. The blind grommet is way too weak for that application.

 

[Craig Sjoquist]

Mesh banner be better indeed ... otherwise half moon slits a must, see it all the time banners without slits, come apart alot sooner.

 

[Letterbox Mike]

Use heavier material first and foremost, 18oz or 20oz. 15oz is too light for that application. Hemming the vertical edges would have probably helped in your case but moving up to a heavier material would have avoided it and you wouldn't have to hem the edges.

 

[Jeff South Florida]

I don't know how the mesh will look with both sides printed. I would try a heavier material. The sunbrella canvas works well.

 

[Billct2]

Heavier material, webbing, reenforced corners, and maybe they would have survived.
I have been very impressed with some "spring" brackets I used for one job, they have held up really well in a high wind area, but they are almost twice as expensive.
But no matter what, banners are not permanent signs and the customer should know this.

 

[HulkSmash]

17oz banner with webbing in the stitch?

 

[National Sign Co. - Print]

Those were not set up or finished right to be durable pole banners.

The way to print and finish pole banners correctly for maximum durability is to print 2 up side by side with each side having overlap for pole pockets.

When they are finished they are folded over to make 2 sided banners the pole pockets over lap each other to form a pole pocket that is double layer.

The result (using black back 13 oz banner) is 26 oz banner with 52 oz pockets.
They are bullet proof.

Hope pics will explain if I have confused you ...

 

[SignManiac]

Makes perfect sense Merritt. Thanks for the tip!

 

[omgsideburns]

We do them the way Merritt describes. Holding up on the coast for a long time now.

 

[Dice]

Thank you Merrit you are awesome!

 

[GAC05]

Nice,
who sells those 13oz banner rolls with the black on the back?

wayne k
guam usa

 

[National Sign Co. - Print]

Nice,
who sells those 13oz banner rolls with the black on the back?

wayne k
guam usa

Ultraflex.. Keep in mind it is billboard/bulletin vinyl and only comes 126" or 196" wide.

It is a great inexpensive way to get block out needed for double sides without spending a ton of extra money on the media the vinyl vendors push for D/S block out.

 

[Brandon708]

Those were not set up or finished right to be durable pole banners.

The way to print and finish pole banners correctly for maximum durability is to print 2 up side by side with each side having overlap for pole pockets.

When they are finished they are folded over to make 2 sided banners the pole pockets over lap each other to form a pole pocket that is double layer.

The result (using black back 13 oz banner) is 26 oz banner with 52 oz pockets.
They are bullet proof.

Hope pics will explain if I have confused you ...

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