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alternative to dibond
Hi,
I have a customer who wants a cheap sign for the front of his shop. The area is set back slightly so it will be slightly covered. There are existing wooden panels with mouldings around the edges and a gap in the middle.
I thought I could maybe screw a dibond panel straight over the top and finish the section as 2x bits, making it look neat.Problem the customer doesn’t want to spend a fortune and I know dibond doesn’t come cheap.
Dimentions; 5000mmx800mm
Any Ideas for using cheaper materials, bering in mind that I have a digital graphic to go onto the face.
Kind Regards
Jamie Kimp
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10 Replies
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You get what you pay for at the end of the day, try explaining to the customer that a proper well made sign will make his business look that much better and attract more customers. If they don’t want to spend a lot of money then an alternative would be to just apply vinyl graphics to the existing wooden panels providing they were in good condition or get the owner to sand and repaint them.
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There is a cheaper alternative.. Sky board from europoint and amari bond from Guess who?????
Cheers
Ian
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Bearing in mind you are applying a digital image – why would you – or the customer want to put it on some ‘cheap’ backing? A decent sheet of foamed PVC will set you back £25 at the most…and will warp to hell & back on a warm day if just screwed up…a ‘di-bond’ clone maybe £55 tops…push them for the extra £60 (for 2 sheets) for a FAR superior substrate. And you’ll still have a couple of very nice sized off-cuts that you can sell on (2@ 2500×450) for a major profit!
Dave
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Thanks for the advice. I have always had dibond cut up for me by a sign trade supplier, never thought to order full sheets. Is it true you can cut them up with a stanley knife?
Cheers
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Where do you buy your di-bond from at the moment? If you buy from someone like Europoint then they will cut the sheet to size for you and supply the offcuts along with the cut size you asked for.
I have never tried cutting with a Stanley knife as I have a panel saw for cutting but have read on here about people doing it. Try doing a search on the boards.
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Jamie you can order full sheets have it cut to size and the off cut’s come with it .
Lynn
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quote martin:Where do you buy your di-bond from at the moment? If you buy from someone like Europoint then they will cut the sheet to size for you and supply the offcuts along with the cut size you asked for.
I have never tried cutting with a Stanley knife as I have a panel saw for cutting but have read on here about people doing it. Try doing a search on the boards.
Nearly every supplier will do cut-to-size and supply the off-cuts (but sometimes ONLY if you ask!) As for cutting with a stanley. It does work very well. A couple of quick scores & snap it over a bench to split it through the scored face & core, another couple of scores in the groove & it’ll snap right off.
Dave
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Thanks..
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A new sharp blade is a must when I score Dibond. Too much effort and pressure needed if its blunt.
Cheers
Gary
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does anyone have an email address for Europoint ?
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