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how can i change an Illuminated Chip Shop Sign?
Hi All,
Just a couple of questions regarding transluscent acryllic or perspex. I have a customer who’s buying a chip shop, at present the sign at the shop is an illuminated light box (panatrim style) which is fitted with a yellow panel. He wants to change it to his colour of dark blue. Is there a dark blue opal acryllic on the market, and if so can anyone point me in the direction of a supplier? Alternatively, could I just laminate dark blue transluscent vinyl onto white opal and achieve the same effect? Many thanks in advance.
PS Why is opal perspex so expensive, there must be a cheaper alternative!
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4 Replies
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Hey Spooky.
I’ve produced a few light boxes using dk blue translucent on white opal, they come out fine. In my opinion that would be the way to go.
Surely if you used blue acrylic it would dull the lettering you were to put on it, if that makes sense.
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Thanks for the reply Martin. Yeah, I do see your point about the dull lettering on top. I thought that the answer would be to precut the lettering onto the laminated transluscent vinyl, then weed it out afterwards so that the white opal was left showing through. As for a dark blue arylic opal I wasn’t too sure what colour lettering to use!?
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quote spookysign:I thought that the answer would be to precut the lettering onto the laminated transluscent vinyl, then weed it out afterwards so that the white opal was left showing through
Thats the way to do it Spooky ( why laminated by the way?)
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Sorry Martin, by ‘laminated’ I just mean transferred as a whole sheet which has been pre-cut. Maybe not the best description?
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