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  1. Now offering Acrylics Laser Cuttting at Signworld America!

    Hello Everyone! We are now offering Acrylic Laser Cutting with fast 2 business days turnaround time. Please check out our site here: http://www.signworldamerica.com/product-p/bb4lcast.htm Please call us for a quote or any questions you may have. Thank you. Signworld America 909-393-1333
  2. ink transfer and stickiness after lamination

    Hi All, Hope I'm not posting this in the wrong section. We have printed ferarri media using a HP L28500 and laminated it using a liquid laminator machine and 'ArhivaCoat waterbased matte' and we are experience ink transfer and peeling/stickiness of material upon receipt. The media and laminate...
  3. Solvent Printing on Acrylic Substrate

    I'm wanting to make the switch from cutters to a flatbed printer! The trouble is my colors look very opaque in the samples I received from Roland on the UV-LEF 12 inch printer. I'm printing on a fogged acrylic substrate and the black looks more like gray and very see through. We even tried...
  4. Where to get these acrylic signs

    Does anyone know a supplier for these? The folded acrylic sign uses inserts and measures 8" x 30" and the ADA wall sign is 8" x 8"
  5. Translucent Yellow vinyl or Yellow Acrylic?

    I am building LED channel letters for a customer with bright Yellow faces. They are 3.5" deep returns with 10k white LED's, and will be mounted to Gloss Black backboard. I'm wondering if I'm better to go with White SG05 LD acrylic with Yellow vinyl (primrose Yellow), or Cast acrylic Yellow 2037...
  6. Painting Acrylic Letters?

    Hello! We are painting some 1/4" acrylic sign blanks and letters. We were told to use a special latex acrylic paint and primer from Sherwin Williams. From what I remember, I always had used a oil base paint. Can anyone myth bust or recommend what to use with painting and priming acrylic letters...
  7. How to I install this?

    I need a little help for install please; How do I attach the trim cap/acrylic face to an existing sign face (polycarbonate or acrylic) without compromising the illuminated look? Does acrylic glue weld to the back part of the trim cap? Thank you for your help! Amber
  8. Install printed clear vinyl on 2nd surface of clear acrylic

    I have graphics that I printed on Avery 1060 clear vinyl. I am mounting them to the 2nd surface of clear acrylic. I am using my laminator to mount, but the 1" hinge that I do by hand to start it looks like crap because of air bubbles. Any tips on getting this to look better? 1 - Should I...
  9. 16' Storefront Sign Substrate? Acrylic Letters

    Hello Everyone, I have a client (Bicycle Shop) that I usually do vinyl and print work for that opened a new location and wants a large storefront sign mounted to their brick facade. I usually do vinyl and graphic design but have a shop and a woodworking background and have been wanting to offer...
  10. What's HOT in laser cutting?

    We are looking to get a wide bed laser cutter, about 50"w. We sell to the trade and our customers are buyers of our grand format digital work. What are some specific applications that I could mention to my clients that could get them excited about us having a large format laser cutter...
  11. How to hide a seam between acrylic panels

    When the back-lit sign needs to be made from two panels of acrylic, how do you connect them without highlighting the seam?
  12. Source for Thick Acrylic Sheets (0.5 to 1")

    I recently added a Shark CNC HD 25x25" x 7" height. It's great for simple signs and engravings. But I would also like to make parts for various robots and RC creations. What is a good source for getting thick .25 to 1" thick 2x2' sheets? I'm in Lake City, Florida just 1hr west of...
  13. What is better for outdoor: Acrylic or ACP?

    Client has requested solution for a big outdoor project. Which option is better? Vinyl designs on acrylic sheet or on aluminium composite plastic (ACP) sheets? This is to be done in India. Rain + temperature (upto 40 degree celsius) are important factors. Thanks in anticipation Sankalp
  14. Vacuum pan face sign vendor

    I have a project requiring 85" square vacuum formed full color pan faces and need a vendor. Any recommendations? Prefer Eastern PA vendor if possible. Thanks Shawn:wavingflag:
  15. Really need help diagnosing a laminating problem

    Hi guys, driving myself crazy trying to work out the face mount lamination process. Here is what we are using to date Optix Acrylic -1/8" - 1" but focusing on 3/4" GBC Arctic View-Thru and Optimount face mount film Epson Ultrachrome Inkset Epson Premium Glossy PP or Ilford Galerie...
  16. Need some face mounting advice

    Hi, We are new to the business of face mounting images to acrylic. We are doing as small as 5x7-30x30 on 3/4" and as large as 24x40 to 30x90" on 1/4" optix. We are using a Diage 38" right now... totally have dust under control at this point but still seem to get bubbles. The bigger the print...
  17. Standoff System

    My company specializes in canvas artwork but we are starting to get more into signage. Could someone please help me on this project? I am looking for something pretty much identical to this photo. Are these simply 2 pieces of clear acrylic sandwiched together? I have a mactac matte...
  18. Aluminum vs. Acrylic Signs

    Some of the most popular sign materials used in the industry today are Aluminum and Acrylic. Customers may ask which material is best to use for their sign, the chart below lists the properties of each of these materials, and cutting solutions for these surfaces. Acrylic vs. Aluminum...
  19. Attaching Jewelite to Acrylic

    One of our truck wrap customers has asked us to replace a shaped acrylic sign face that fell in a windstorm. This is not a product we make in our normal routine, but is a project that we should be able to handle. Getting the shape made was no problem and in the past, we have attached Jewelite...
  20. Interior Graphics - Cut Vinyl on Wall with Custom Acrylic Signage

    Interior Graphics - Cut Vinyl on Wall with Custom Acrylic Signage

    Interior project we did for a Rehabilitation center. This is only part of the project. This is a 20'x4' quote on an interior wall. We used Orocal 651. We also did the custom acrylic directional sign.
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