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  1. Masking for vinyl and solvent based paint

    Is there a good masking to protect vinyl from matthews paint without bleeding. I have had some luck with a product called oramask that is blue but it leaves adhesive on the vinyl.
  2. Channel Letter Clincher

    Norlok clincher or SDS Automation Stitcher.
  3. Question Aluminum welder for channel letters

    Mp55420 is a good adhesive for metal joining.
  4. Channel letter manufacturer referral

    Ally Wholesale would be your best bet for standard channel letters. My company focuses on trimless edge channel letters if you want something a little fancier. www.jigsign.com We are located outside of Dallas amd Ally Wholesale is near San Antonio.
  5. channel letter stitcher (

    The best Clincher is the Norlok. https://norlok.com/product/letterlok/ I wouldn't buy anything from Computerized Cutters. The advantage of a clincher is that they don't use consumables. But they are a little slow and putting in the wrong gauge of material can break the machine...
  6. Where to get faux neon sign?

    Hello JBurton, I own a small company that specializes in trimless channel letters that can be fabricated with clean edges and even illumination similair to the aforementioned acrylic block letters but with some distinct advantages.
  7. Where to get faux neon sign?

    https://www.jigsign.com/edge-lit Might want to consider an edge lit resin sign. They are neon faux window signs.
  8. Alternative to Gemini for dimensional letters?

    www.jigsign.com. great for those hard to make styles of channel letters.
  9. Considering Buying an AccuBender 410. Need some seasoned input/advice.

    Check with Apex and Wicox in San Antonio. They upgraded to SDS Automation Benders and might still have and Accubend collecting dust. Not sure which models.
  10. Considering Buying an AccuBender 410. Need some seasoned input/advice.

    Conozco algunas negocios que tienen y no usan. Cuanto puede pagar?
  11. how to market trimless channel letter wholesale product

    I'm wondering what would be the most effective way to market a new wholesale product to the sign industry. We are located in the Dallas area and make specialty channel letters--essentially nicer looking channel letters without trim cap. We are UL listed and our trimless letters can be made...
  12. Need Help Channel letter fabrication

    My background is in automation and so is my expertise. Even hand tools can be quite expensive. I use pipes of different radii, thumbs, and a variety of pliers to fine tune a bent letter. Sign shops have mechanized tools that will flange and notch a letter. A brake of some sort is pretty...
  13. Need Help Channel letter fabrication

    Here is an example of a trimless channel letter. A little more difficult to make but a lot cleaner looking.
  14. Need Help Channel letter fabrication

    For automated benders, Accubend sales an okay entry level machine for basic block letters without difficult font styles but I have heard of many customer complaints with the management and customer support. CLN is better and have a pretty good bender especially for doing large radius letters...
  15. Options besides Matthews paint

    Any good paint options out there maybe at Napa for painting channel letters? I'm hoping to lightly sand Alumet letter coil and then use an auto paint to match color I need.
  16. painting perforated vinyl

    Can the vinyl really have the backing peeling off and then rolled onto a sheet of acrylic and not crack or flake after being painted? It seems like printing would be ideal but the plans do call to have them painted exact same color as the return.....
  17. painting perforated vinyl

    Thanks. I came up with same conclusions after doing a bit more research. The job specs are not practical for those reasons.
  18. Question Best way to paint gewlite trim cap?

    Sorry to jump in but will the flex additive work to paint perforated vinyl? I'm trying to figure out how to paint a white perforated vinyl a pantone color and then apply it over the face of the sign.
  19. Channel Letter Installation instructions wanted:

    Since I'm just doing the fabrication portion, I need to include basic installation instructions for UL requirements and wanted to get something that looked at least semiprofessional. I doubt any installer will even look at them but you never know. My design skills are pretty shabby so I was...
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