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Dybond, Reynabond..similar materials? Help pls
hi,
I have a job to re brand a beach front ice cream type kiosk, the 2 long sides are 60ft x 2ft the shorter sides are 30ft x 2ft (180ft x 2ft in total) so its a biggie.
The guy has his own joiners etc who will install so its supply only which is good. I told him foamex was a no no right away and managed to steer him into using a dybond type material etc. His joiners are building a solid wooden backing frame for the signage to get fixed onto.
My question is who is the best in terms of trade supply of this material and also are there other similar products available (someone did mention amari do a similar material) as is all a bit confusing, this obviously needs to be tough and hard wearing, he doesn’t want to use wood.
I would appreciate some advice. This will be up for a few years, I will be applying 1-2 colours of 751 vinyl onto a white faced material.
What I’m ideally after is the hardest wearing product at the best price.
Thanks in advance for the assistance.
cheers
graeme -
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Amari do there own version of dibond called amaribond which if i am not mistaken is £32 for a 8′ x 4′ sheet try them mate..
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Hi Graeme
Amari sell a product called Reynobond, this is very similar to dibond but has a clear core, dibond has a black core. Amari are also selling a product called 2bond this is similar again with a black core but we have found it to have more minor imperfections in the finish. It’s good if the customer wants ali at the cheapest possible price. It’s all down to cost I suppose!
Give amari a call they will explain in more detail, hope this helps.
Cheers
Aaron.
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Hi Graeme
As you said Amari do Reynobond and the other I use is Allupanel which I get from Perspex distribution. Basically same as Dibond.
Various colours available, I would phone Amari or Perspex for a sample swatch, I dare say your plastic supplier will do a version of it.
Prices vary, I pay around £43.00 for a white 3mm sheet of Allupanel.
Martin
Georgio, thats cheap! £32.00 Amari rep was telling me about that stuff,
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Martinos to be honest i cannot tell the difference between there stuff and reynobond!
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Just got a sheet of "FALCON" composite in from Rbt Horne doesn’t have the same quality finish as Di-bond(small imperfections)but good enough for most applications
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Europoint now do their own branded Skybond which has a slightly lighter weight aluminium face (like most cheap versions) but starts at around £35 for an 1250×2550. Best part is it has pe coating on both sides unlike the cheapest brands which often come scratched on the back.
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colin,
i just called ep and was quoted £59 per 8×4 sheet of white skybond? think you have a deal there!!!
I think this amari 2 bond product seems like the best option as was quoted £43 per sheet. the rep was saying its flying out the door at the minute as people are very happy with it. Amaribond also quoted at £43 per 3mm sheet in white, sounds like the same product!
cheers
graeme -
Graeme
Their rep sent me the quote this morning so I am not sure why there is such a difference. 2mm £ 34.60 & 3mm £39.88 for the white version. If you know them it may be worth asking them to match? They have only recently switched from Alcom product to this one so may be confusing the more expensive prices. There may also be a heavier grade as this was quoted as "lightweight" which refers to the ali thickness (.24ml opposed to .3ml for dibond)
Colin
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thanks for that colin, Ill look into it ta
graeme
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