PVC Sign Blanks

[xerographer]

I have a customer that is looking for us to replace the vinyl lettering on their office signs. The existing vinyl is deteriorating and the sign itself is getting chalky. What would you recommend doing. Replacing the sign altogether or just removing the old lettering and add new vinyl. If you suggest replacing lettering what methods would you suggest for getting all go the old residue off and surface prep? Does anyone have a source for pvc sign blanks?
Any input is appreciated.

 

[J Hill Designs]

got a photo? "pvc sign blank" is fairly vague...

 

[xerographer]

I guess that would help.

 

[J Hill Designs]

probably easiest to remove vinyl and residue (heat gun for vinyl, anywhere from alcohol to mineral spirits to rapid remover for residue) than to find that exact blank

 

[Gino]

How many are we talking about ??

................and which Jacksonville ?? ​

 

[xerographer]

I only need 2. Im in Jacksonville, FL.

 

[Gino]

Okay, down there, ya have the weather on your side. Clean the vinyl off in place, clean the blank completely, then wash it with good soap and water and re-letter in place. Don't remove the panel. You should be able to do a better job even with the pinstripe around it. Whoever did that originally, did a p!ss-poor job. Hopefully, you can do better than that.

The photo doesn't show the condition of the PVC, but it looks alright with what's shown. Sounds relatively safe and easy to perform.

 

[xerographer]

Gino,

The vinyl has deteriorated pretty bad and a lot of the glue is not coming off easily. What would you recommend for removing that?

 

[J Hill Designs]

anywhere from alcohol to mineral spirits to rapid remover for residue

 

[Gino]

No offense to the OP, because I've noticed this happens in just about any thread where someone asks questions, gets the answers and asks them over again, just as J Hill pointed out.

You're in the sign business and you don't know how to remove glue residue from a PVC sign ??


Lotsa elbow grease and just about any kinda solvent remover will be your meal ticket. There are plenty of brands in just about any sign supply house to Lowes, Home Depot or under your kitchen sink. Pick the cheapest one you can find and have at it. If it leaves a residue, find another cleaner to remove the residue. If that leaves still another residue, find something else. Keep looking until you have no more residue.

Or use a flame thrower on it and don't let it get too hot, or you might melt the edges a little.

 

[Techman]

Some Rapid Remover is about the best there is. It is fast and it works, The cheaper goo removers are not so good. They take several attempts to remove all the snot.

Rapid Remover does it with one attempt.

 

[CanuckSigns]

I would make a new sign, use the existing sign as a template, a jigsaw, router and 30 minutes of your time and you have 2 nice new PVC sign blanks.

my concern with re lettering is that there is a good chance of ghosting where the old vinyl was.