Coroplast Alternative

[CreoleCuisine]

Fairly new to the sign business, wondering if anyone has a suggestion for a coroplast alternative. Something weatherproof without the corrugated waves.

 

[Boudica]

Polystyrene

 

[CreoleCuisine]

Polystyrene

how does this material compare in price to the coroplast?

 

[JBurton]

I don't know beans about styrene, but I don't think it's meant for outdoors. ACM is cheap, but not that cheap, about 4-10x the cost, depending on quantities your ordering. There's this other sort of coro that has a honeycomb/bubble pattern, but if I recall when I had some quoted, it was stupid expensive. I don't know if it was this stuff, but very similar if not. https://www.primexplastics.com/bubble-x/

 

[Boudica]

It's about the same. I don't do pricing, I just make stuff, but according to our little price sheet I have here... looks like I've got our wholesale price sheet, they are both around $3-4 / sqft depending on the thickness of the Polystyrene.

 

[Boudica]

I don't know beans about styrene, but I don't think it's meant for outdoors. ACM is cheap, but not that cheap, about 4-10x the cost, depending on quantities your ordering. There's this other sort of coro that has a honeycomb/bubble pattern, but if I recall when I had some quoted, it was stupid expensive. I don't know if it was this stuff, but very similar if not. https://www.primexplastics.com/bubble-x/

We use .060" Polystyrene for outdoor signs a lot.

 

[JBurton]

It's about the same. I don't do pricing, I just make stuff, but according to our little price sheet I have here... looks like I've got our wholesale price sheet, they are both around $3-4 / sqft depending on the thickness of the Polystyrene.

That's not exactly cheap, or at least it's about twice what I pay for a 4x8 of ACM ($40) when buying 100 sheets. Is it easier to print than ACM or something? Of course, my ACM is not considered print/ink ready, I know that stuff has a significant upcharge.

 

[Boudica]

That's not exactly cheap, or at least it's about twice what I pay for a 4x8 of ACM ($40) when buying 100 sheets. Is it easier to print than ACM or something? Of course, my ACM is not considered print/ink ready, I know that stuff has a significant upcharge.

I should have mentioned... those numbers I rattled off aren't the prices we pay... I was looking at a wholesale customer price sheet - so that's what we would charge. Those prices would include overhead and all the other good stuff. I just have that sheet for ball parking a price if I happen to answer the phone (which I try to avoid). I don't do the buying so no clue what we actually pay for the stuff.

 

[Stacey K]

Well I have never bought 40 sheets at a time because I'm not that cool. I pay about $52/sheet but I have them delivered within 2 days and it only costs me $8 for delivery. My friend in Wautoma cannot get anyone to deliver to her so she has to pick everything up or meet in the Fleet Farm parking lot LOL