Lining up (2) 4x8 Signs with Digital Print

I always apply them from the middle out. that way if the graphic stretches at all it doesnt cuase you rpoblems when lining them up. Just my .02

 

On panels where there is a seam like that, we start by mounting the first 6-12" at the seam end first, and then work to the opposite end of the panel, that way any stretching is away from the seam and not towards it. If you get the print square with the end, you should be able to mount it any old way without worrying about the seam lining up right.

 

Laminate in the shop. Use transfer tape.Good tip on starting from the meeting point. Should line up if frame is as square as the panels, but maybe leave a little wiggle room in the frame dimensions in case you need to shim. this is assuming you are making some kind of overlapping or extruded frame around the perimiter. Again , i dont know what kind of frame you have in mind, just make sure the bottom supporting edge is perfectly level and flat.

 

when I go to tile, I work from the middle>out, but before print I add +3" bleed to the edges of the panels that butt up to each other, so that I can wrap around the edge and down into the seam.
nothing ruins a good mural, than seeing the color of the seam-line cutting up through your print.

 

I've used Lords adhesive to blind-mount dibond to an aluminum frame...still up after 6+ years

 

you can add support by using inner angle aluminum clips - drill a hole on each leg, then use the LORDS to attach it to both the dibond and the frame - the LORDS will goop through the hole in the angle, creating a rivet of sorts...

this would be in addition to a full bead attaching the dibond to the frame...

 

or VHB...I mean, if they put together sky-scrapers with it, it must be good, right?

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OtrDvDvF5I