Need Help What happened here?

[deepblue]

Going to be redoing this sign in a few days and I am just curious if anyone has had to deal with this before? If this just bad laminate? What happened here? It is vinyl on aluminum panels and we are in south Florida so it almost looks like it was burned from the heat of the panels? It is only 3 years old. Any insight helps thanks all

 

[Phenex]

Did you mean to post a picture?

 

[deepblue]

Yes why? Is that bad?

 

[Phenex]

When I originally looked at your thread - probably just after your post there was no image to see.

 

[ChicagoGraphics]

I believe that effect is caused from using cheap laminate, I sorta like it, it gives a sign an antique look.

 

[d fleming]

Cheap lam

 

[bob]

Cheap lam

Most any laminate, not just cheap.

Pause and think, if vinyl can't stand up to the elements, why would you suppose that more vinyl could?

 

[player]

Cheap vinyl and lam.

 

[Gino]

For some brands of vinyl, 3 years is all you're gonna get..... with or without laminate. Inks are not paint.... and even paint doesn't weather all that well anymore, either.

You almost hafta be a weatherman to be in this industry and ask questions like, is your sign facing south, north, see the brunt of high winds, get hit with snowplow snow, get hit with salt............. this all has to be figured in, when considering the best approach these days. Signs are so sensitive to EVERYTHING, it's pathetic.

 

[TXFB.INS]

That is called UV BURN, and for anyone in the southern USA and close to the equator it is very much an issue.

here is what we are facing and todate we are still looking for a calendared version that works in the south
http://www.signs101.com/forums/showthread.php?133943-Oraguard-210-UV-burn

 

[deepblue]

Thanks for the insight all! I'm going to try and get the owner to switch to PvC also. I think it being on aluminum panels doesn't help either, and the sign does face sunset and is double sided. The other side doesn't have the UV burns.

 

[Gino]

Thanks for the insight all! I'm going to try and get the owner to switch to PvC also. I think it being on aluminum panels doesn't help either, and the sign does face sunset and is double sided. The other side doesn't have the UV burns.

In your kinda heat, PVC will never work.

 

[visual800]

is that print from 365?