Election Signs

[Mosh]

It is that time again... What we use is Opaque coroplast 16"x24" using corogross ink. I laugh at all the signs printed on normal coro, you can see the print on the other side. Also we go the 16" size as we cut and can get 12 16x24 per sheet and going 18x24 only 10 a sheet. OP coro is only $3 a sheet more so come on, people please turn out a better product.

•Customer/design time about an hour
•Screen set-up 1/2 hour
•Printing time is 75 prints per hour
•Clean up 1/4 hour.

Just wondering what other shops do. We also offer low stands, high stands, and heavy stands.

 

[tomence]

Mosh where do you get this Opaque Coro from plus the coro ink
75pcs an hour sounds about right

 

[G-Artist]

Politicians don't want to spend a dime more than they have to.

Can't say I blame them because for most raising money is a bitch.

That stuff would be a special order for us as our suppliers buy precut 18" x 24" by the
skid and I buy it by the skid from them.

I'd kill for some great yellow I see. Coroplast™ doesn't make it. Matra Plast does as well
as Stratocore and maybe one other but no supplier in my area carries either of them.

 

[Bill Modzel]

We print 22 x 28 polycoat cardstock. Customer folds and staples over frames. We only have to pint one side and all costs are much lower that coro production.

We use coro for 32" x 48" political stuff.

 

[G-Artist]

We have been printing the 22" x 28" fold overs for years (scored 2 different ways)
and we have custom-made sign frames for them. But you have to offer
both coro and poly-coated paper.

 

[jiarby]

where can we buy the foldover blanks? 22x28?

 

[SignManiac]

I just print them on the flatbed, no clean up at all and fast. Can set up to print five at a time. Load the second batch while the first are printing and when the first batch comes through, flip them over and run them through for the second face.

 

[petrosgraphics]

check around, we outsource ours... we get them for a good price have them shipped to us, with or without the step stakes.... all we do is hand them over to the customer and
get the check, that simple... political signs not much time spent on design......

 

[Charlie J]

You guys doing the fold-over 22x28, are you screen printing these? What would be an ideal setup for someone looking to print these and for doing 18x24 coro.

 

[G-Artist]

where can we buy the foldover blanks? 22x28?

I have a local paper converter who also makes display boxes that carries
it.

They buy it on huge rolls, cut it to size and do the die scoring and deliver to our door.

You need to buy local. Freight is a killer. if you were in the Northeast I'd say
try American Cardboard in PA.

In your search keep in mind that the paper is polypropylene coated, same
stuff they make coro out of.

 

[Bill Modzel]

Charlie,
The ideal setup is a semi automatic screen press of suitable size. When your doing 500 - 1,000 of these babies, you don't want to be pulling a squeegee by hand unless you're built like a gorilla. If you want to get started on the cheap, you need at least a good vacuum table to mount your screen hinges on. You need enough drying racks that you don't have to stop printing while you wait for ink to dry. We have three racks and by the time you're on rack 3 your helper can start packing up rack 1.
NazDar 9700 ink series prints perfectly on the polycoat cardstock.

The same setup above will work fine for coro. There is a lot of discussion on coro inks. Personally, I hate Corogloss ink. It smells and it drys in the screen quickly even with reducer. NazDar's 9800 series poly ink, made for poly banners, works great on coro. It's thin enough to use out of the can. It prints fine, adheres well and I've never had a longevity issue with it. I've been printing coro with it for over 15 years now.

 

[Signguyno1]

where can we buy the foldover blanks? 22x28?

http://www.polytag.com/

Usually comes 28" x 44" shear in half.

 

[Erikka@Rainier]

We buy pre-cut 18x24 blanks, lay them 10 up on our flatbed, set the copies and push start. We can run around 50 per hour.

 

[G-Artist]

http://www.polytag.com/

Usually comes 28" x 44" shear in half.

Good find.

CAVEAT: never use anything less than true .024. That's the min. thickness you want. We use that stuff
and give a written warranty that the signs will last the life of the campaign be it one day or one year. Hurricanes included.

If you don't wish to print but still offer campaign signs there are a few ad-specialty companies that will supply the printed board completely finished. That is folded, glued, and on sign stakes. Check the back of sign and print trade mags. Legit. union label as well.

 

[signs2trade]

It is that time again... What we use is Opaque coroplast 16"x24" using corogross ink. I laugh at all the signs printed on normal coro, you can see the print on the other side. Also we go the 16" size as we cut and can get 12 16x24 per sheet and going 18x24 only 10 a sheet. OP coro is only $3 a sheet more so come on, people please turn out a better product.

•Customer/design time about an hour
•Screen set-up 1/2 hour
•Printing time is 75 prints per hour
•Clean up 1/4 hour.

Just wondering what other shops do. We also offer low stands, high stands, and heavy stands.

I have been printing election signs for 11 years and NEVER ONE TIME has any politician ask for opaque coro.
Keep us in mind for all you coro printing needs......wholesale to the trade.
Thank you
Keith
I-45 Signs

 

[CentralSigns]

Up here they been using bags. White plastic bags are printed or screened and they go on a speciel wire stand. Cool idea but really cheap. Anyone know a supplier and price for these, as our next election next fall I'll need to get some made.

 

[G-Artist]

Up here they been using bags. White plastic bags are printed or screened and they go on a speciel wire stand. Cool idea but really cheap. Anyone know a supplier and price for these, as our next election next fall I'll need to get some made.

Those are poly bag signs and they are done on a high-speed litho press.

IMHO they suck as they are too low to the ground to be seen properly due
to the short wire frames they come with.

I'm heading to the shop late tomorrow morning and will get you a contact
for the premier co. on those. Again, check the back of the sign mags for
the ad specialty companies that also sell direct to the sign and printing
trade. They have them as well.

 

[petrosgraphics]

outsource, there are plenty of co. that do these, all you have to do is open the box when they arrive and give them to the customer.. double or triple your cost and deposit the check.... simple

 

[G-Artist]

Up here they been using bags. White plastic bags are printed or screened and they go on a speciel wire stand. Cool idea but really cheap. Anyone know a supplier and price for these, as our next election next fall I'll need to get some made.

One of the major suppliers of poly bags for campaigns is
Patriot Signage.

http://patriotsigns.com/pol_poly.php

They have a re-sale program.

Contact them and they will supply the data and samples of printed bags for you to display. Quality isn't bad against some I have seen.