What Problems Can Occur with Acrylic Sign Letters Mounting Hardware?
Acrylic Sign Letters | Acrylic Letters for Outdoor Signs Acrylic Material Has Certain Chemical Properties That Need to Be Considered When Attaching It to A Sign. Specifically, Acrylic Slightly Expands and Contracts to Temperature. We Do Not Recommend Screwing or Nailing Through an Acrylic Letter. It Is Best to Attach the Letter with Glue Behind the Face to Conceal the Mounting Hardware. If You Plan to Drill Through Acrylic, It Is Best to Slightly Oversize the Holes So, the Acrylic Won’t Expand and Crack Around the Fastener Such as a Screw or Nail. It Is Best to Use an Acrylic Adhesive to Attach the Letters. Double-sided Foam Tape Is an Indoor Product Because UV rays Will Deteriorate the Foam.
What Is the Difference Between Flat Cut Acrylic and Plastic?
Acrylic Alphabet Letters Are Cut Out from A Flat Solid Sheet by a Computer Driven Laser. The Solid Acrylic Sheets Are Available in Four Thicknesses Up To 1/2 Inch And 46 Brilliant Colors. The Laser Cut Out Letters Have a Smooth Polished Face and Edge. Formed Plastic Building Letters Are A 3d Letter That Is Vacuum Formed Around Molds. Acrylic Letters Are Cut Out from A Sheet of Solid Acrylic by a Computer Driven Laser. Formed Plastic Building Letters Are Economical, Have Three-Dimensional Depth, And Fast Turnaround. But Formed Plastic Letters Are Only Available in Select Font Styles and Sizes. Flat-cut-out acrylic Sign Letters Can Be Cut in Any Font Style and Used for Logos and Graphics.
How Are Acrylic Letters Made?
The Flat Cut-Out Acrylic Lettering for Signage Uses High-Density Polyethylene, Which Offers Great Rigidity and Tensile Strength for Sign-making. Plastic Acrylic Also Offers High Resistance to Chemicals and Corrosion and Is Combined with UV inhibitors That Help Prevent Colors from Fading. The Shape of Each Character Is Cut-out by a Computer Driven Laser. Once The Laser Cut Acrylic Lettering Has Been Cut Out, Mounting Hardware Is Attached for Use During Your Installation.
How Do I Know Which Acrylic Thickness to Choose?
Acrylic Letters Are Available in Different Gauges or Thicknesses Based Upon the Type of Metal. The Plastic Gauge Adds Depth and Strength to the Sign Letters and Also Adds Material to Attach Its Mounting Hardware. However, Thicker Acrylic Costs More Than Thinner Acrylic. We Offer Acrylic In 1/8 Inch, 1/4 Inch, 3/8 Inch And 1/2 Inch Thickness.
What Colors Are Available for Acrylic Letters?
Acrylic Can Be a Solid Pigmented Color or A Painted Color. There Is a Limited Selection of Pigmented Colors Based Upon Its Thickness. We Spray Automotive Acrylic Polyurethane Paint on the Acrylic Letter. We Offer 46 Standard Colors and Can Also Custom Match Pantone Colors and Sheens. The Acrylic Letters Come with a Lifetime Guarantee but The Painted Letters Will Eventually Lose Their Gloss Over Time Due to Sunlight.
Acrylic Sign Letters
The Acrylic Is – Polyethylene, HDPE, Which Offers Better Rigidity and Tensile Strength. It Offers High Resistance to Chemical Sand Corrosion, combined with UV inhibitors That Help Prevent Colors from Fading. Custom Designed High-Speed 1000w Precisely Cut the Letters and The Lasers Polish the Edge Returns of All Letters as It Cuts Through the Material Providing a Superior Finish.
Online Sign Designer
The Online Sign Designer Is for Font Style Preview Only. We Provide the Approximate Sign Dimensions for Comparison Purposes Only. We Have Taken Great Care in Providing the Closest Sign Dimensions Possible. Due To Manufacturing Processes Beyond Our Control (Temperature, Pressure, Mold Locations), We Cannot Guarantee an Exact Line Length. As A Rule of Thumb, Allow a 15% Margin for Space Around the Letters. This Makes Your Sign More Effective as Well. Please Call for Exact Dimensions.
Lifetime Guarantee
Sign Letters Are Guaranteed from Fading, Breaking, Or Containing Any Defect for Life as Long as The Letters Are Installed in Their Original Location.
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