Hi Folks, My name is Steve. I'm a 58 year old sign painter, still dabbling in it, though very part time. I started back in 1980 before the computer things mucked it up (just kidding, relax ...). I did tons of truck doors, banners, and hand painted signs. I saw the computer thing coming in the mid-80s and figured I'd become a billboard painter. I said to self, "Self, they'll never paint billboards with a computer." Uh ... wrong! But in the meantime before that boomed I painted billboards in Oklahoma City for DonRey along with a lot of freelance signwork. Then did a ton of highway billboards in South Dakota. And landed in Chicago and painted billboards for 3M and a few others. Of course, I could see the move toward large vinyl computer generated stuff coming along. So, I bought a carpet cleaning company, then went to Bible School and have been a pastor every since, but still dabbling in sign work: old fashioned hand painted stuff.
As a side, I'm also an artist and sell originals, often in the $8K range. I live in Idaho. One more get to know you kinda deal. I also do voice-over work and narrate a couple of national cable hunting shows. So, if you watch that kinda thing, you've likely heard my voice.
This is probably not the right place to post this, so I'll find a proper category, but just in case someone wants to chime in here ... I'm wanting to do a 30" double sided 9' long sign. I used to do these in Redwood, but thought I would try sandblasting some sign foam, which I've never used. It's going to be double sided. The question I have is this sign is going to be suspended between a couple of posts and will have some ornamentation around the edges, so I can't put it in a frame for support. So, it will need to be supported from within. Can I sandwich a piece of plywood in the middle using glue? I'm thinking the wood would warp with time and would damage the foam. What might work better? And, what kind of glue? I'm assuming 3M spray glue, but maybe there's a better way to go.
Thank you for the help. Sometime soon I'll post some photos of my past work, just for fun. All the best, Steve
As a side, I'm also an artist and sell originals, often in the $8K range. I live in Idaho. One more get to know you kinda deal. I also do voice-over work and narrate a couple of national cable hunting shows. So, if you watch that kinda thing, you've likely heard my voice.
This is probably not the right place to post this, so I'll find a proper category, but just in case someone wants to chime in here ... I'm wanting to do a 30" double sided 9' long sign. I used to do these in Redwood, but thought I would try sandblasting some sign foam, which I've never used. It's going to be double sided. The question I have is this sign is going to be suspended between a couple of posts and will have some ornamentation around the edges, so I can't put it in a frame for support. So, it will need to be supported from within. Can I sandwich a piece of plywood in the middle using glue? I'm thinking the wood would warp with time and would damage the foam. What might work better? And, what kind of glue? I'm assuming 3M spray glue, but maybe there's a better way to go.
Thank you for the help. Sometime soon I'll post some photos of my past work, just for fun. All the best, Steve
