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can anyone help me identify this material please?
Hi guys
Yep me again! So i have another question for you all….
I have been asked by my brother to replace his sign above his workshop, It is a simple blue logo on a white ‘board’. It seems to be a kind of plastic laminate board that is light for its size but i dont know the name of this stuff or where to get it.
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Sounds like aluminium composite / Dibond.
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Steven it sounds like foamex, most suppliers have it or a derivative of it, Europoint, Amari, Cherwell. or as Paul says di-bond
Lynn
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Hi,
Thanks Paul but i think Lynn has hit the nail on the head!, having just googled them both and studied the jargon and pictures, Foamex it could well be!
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Steven
For the extra money it will cost I would go with the composite material every time when it is for outdoor use.We never use Foamex unless it is only short term.
Cheers
Gary
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I agree in as much composite is a very good material but some signs I think benefit from a little bulk. Composite is thin 3-4mm. I think Foamex or similar can be a very viable alternative, I use it a fair bit – 10mm mainly for non framed stuff and 5mm in aluminium framed signs and signs produced have been up years and still looking good.
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quote Alan Drury:I agree in as much composite is a very good material but some signs I think benefit from a little bulk. Composite is thin 3-4mm. I think Foamex or similar can be a very viable alternative, I use it a fair bit – 10mm mainly for non framed stuff and 5mm in aluminium framed signs and signs produced have been up years and still looking good.
Alan DWhat fixings do you use to fasten your foamex direct to the wall Alan? I have always worried that it looked like screws would just pull through the material.
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Paul
Have you tried VK plugs?? All you do is drill the hole and bang em in.Very simple. You can get em in black and white.
Cheers
Gary
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quote Gary Birch:Paul
Have you tried VK plugs?? All you do is drill the hole and bang em in.Very simple. You can get em in black and white.
Cheers
Gary
No Gary, ive never used Foamex on any of my outdoor signs so its never been an issue, but ive got a job to price up and this may just be an option.
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Paul
You can use them on Composite too. We use them alot. when fixing into masonry.Cheers
Gary
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Do I get these at Screwfix and the like?
Sorry about the thread hijack.
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Paul you can get VK plugs from Cherwell 01280 840297
Lynn
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