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best material?
hi all.
im after sourcing the best material for a vinyl written sign to go on a painted brick wall of a shop . ive heard of foam x, and correx. i dont like look of correx, or maybe its just the signs ive seen made with it . ive seen the mention of diabond?? i need it to look good, but without blowing the bank, could some one pls advise me on best , reasonable priced material. thanksforgot to mention its an exterior sign
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Hi mate di-bond would be best and costs about £80 for a 10x 5
foam-ex is rubbish as it will warp and bow with heat and cold however its only about £20 a sheetbefore its goes in to a debate there are good uses for foam-ex
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hi, is diabond like a fibre glass sheet and smoothed on the application side, or am i thinking of something else?
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Di-Bond is made up as follows 2 sheets of thin ali with a plastic core
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oh great, ill look it getting some of that, and is it easy enough to cut and shape yourself?
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europoint do an alternative dibond type composite board called "leboard" costs about £40 for an 8×4 only comes in white and silver, but if your good at flood coating in vinyl its a good alternative.
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I wouldn’t dismiss fomex out of hand if used correctly and fitted properly it is a cheap alternative, we have signs around here made and fitted years ago they are still ok. 🙄 although do lean towards Di-bond or alternatives.
Lynn
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Tris, as for cutting I use a panel saw but I am sure I have read on the boards that some members cut it with a straight edge and Stanley knife. If you are buying from someone like Europoint they will cut it to size for you which saves you the trouble and the mess :lol1:
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thats great , is there an alternative way of fixing to a wall other than screws, maybe adhesive, or does it depend on the surface im fitting to and size of sign. many thanks
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Tris, there are other ways of fixing it to a wall if you don’t want any fixings showing on the front face of the sign. The easiest of these would be to either mount the sign in a frame or attach a plastic frame which covers the fixings once it is fitted.
You could also manufacture or buy in a sign tray which would mean the fixings were in the sides rather than the front of the sign, there is a demo of how to make a sign tray on the boards already.
You could also use big head fasteners or something similar bonded to the back of the sign.
Hope that helps a bit, quite a bit more for you to think about now :lol1: -
that gives me alot to think about and take in, all usefull info from you all thou, a great help!!
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