Need Help With Idea

[blufftonsignguy]

I am working on a project and was hoping to find a little help fro someone here who may have some experience with edge lit led signs. I am wanting to make a clear acrylic sign that would be wall mounted with stand-offs. I have found a track made for this type of application and receives the led lighting. My biggest questing would be the engraving or etching of the acrylic. I do not have a way to engrave or etch, so I was thinking sandblasting would give the same effect. Would that be the case or am I going down the wrong road? I am attaching a picture to give an idea of what I am doing.

Thanks ahead for any help!!

 

[henryz]

It looks like etched vinyl, but you can achieve this by sand blasting or laser etching. I would not route if you have a lot of area to fill and you will get some swirl marks. The standoffs look like Outwater plastics led ones. If you are not illuminating all 4 edges seal the others with chrome vinyl to trap the light it will help illuminate you graphics better.

 

[blufftonsignguy]

Awesome tips. The acrylic would be clear and have blue led lights in it. So I would have to match the led's in the stand-offs to pull that one off.

Thank you for your advice

 

[studio 440]

LED StandOffs this

 

[AKwrapguy]

Just throwing ideas at a wall here, what if you applied a frosted material to it? This way you don't have to worry about the mess of sandblasting it?