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Coming from someone who installs Gemini's letters almost weekly - their patterns leave a lot to be desired....and that's being nice. Steel Art is the best I've used - in all aspects. Haven't used them a ton, but Howmac makes a really nice product. Dimensional Letters & Logos in McKinney, TX...

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Awesome work, Phillip! That's some talent.

Guessing these are lightweight, I would just use 3M Command Strips to mount them and a level to install the bottom row of panels. In advance, cut whatever material to size to use as a spacer.

Texas_Signmaker They are pricey, but if you do a lot of surveys, they pay for themselves quickly. I just finished a bunch of bank surveys in West Texas. Preliminary surveys, no exact dimensions needed, just approximate. For pylon signs, channel letters, etc., it's super quick to walk up, extend...

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Typically on those, there are screws along the bottom lip. Remove those and the retainers/frame should lift off as one piece. It likely hangs on an angled frame.

What's with all the mention lately of paint drying for a month before applying anything to it?? As mentioned - tape & silicone...not just tape.

Measure the v.o. of the face, write it down. Take a 3x5 index card, slide the left side of the card into the left side of the cabinet between the retainer and face until it stops against the outside edge of the retainer. Mark the card along the face side of the retainer with a pen. Put the top...

3M and Lexel (not silicone) and no studs needed.

Why not stud-mount them?

You said 'exact' twice. If you need exact, you're going to need to get up in the air with a bucket truck. No other tool is going to give you exact. If you want approximate, there are a number of different ways, some mentioned above. I use a 40' fiberglass measuring pole for pylons, channel...

That wasn't really my point in mentioning 'Chinese'. My point was that the only place I could find an SDS like that was on sites like Alibaba and I was unable to locate the impact rating. So if the installer was using an SDS and has no idea how much impact force it has, that also sheds more...

If I see install advice that's glaringly incorrect, I typically chime in. This is one of those cases. For people to just state unequivocally that the guy that installed the stone is to blame and that the OP should tell their customer that is pretty crappy. All I picture is some guy working hard...

Just a suggestion: get some plastic sheeting, spray the residue with Rapid Remover or similar, lay the plastic sheeting over it and let it sit. Do the same to the rest of the doors, then come back to the first and hopefully by then it will have loosened up enough to easily remove it.

A bit of a gripe here.... You guys that are just immediately blaming whoever installed the wall are jumping the gun. Have you guys drilled much for letters in these types of walls? I do it on a monthly, sometimes weekly basis. And even when I use a small 12v SDS, stones come loose. Did you...

What drill are you using? It looks like one of those Chinese/Alibaba deals and also looks entirely too large and powerful for what you're doing. I wouldn't be so quick to blame the stone installation.

Sometimes prep makes all the difference. I have two 2x4 brackets than hang on the front of the aerial lift basket. They're J-shaped at the top to hang over the basket and J-shaped at the bottom (in the opposite direction) so the panel can rest in them. If I'm screwing a large panel to a wall...

So how are you feeling a year later....?

Yeah, that won't work great on rivets. You oughta look into the Ryobi 18v sweeper.