Stupid Question

[David Lowery]

I use it when a new shop is opening and they have left it a little late before ordering their sign so I make up a temporary one to tide them over. Always looks a bit iffy and wouldn’t want to leave it there in the long term.

Dave

[Mike Grant]

If that is the same stuff as Correx the simple answer is it is cheap and nasty. Looks cheap with the flutes and has absolutely no UV resistance. It will literally crumble with time.

[Shane Drew]

quote Mike Grant:

If that is the same stuff as Correx the simple answer is it is cheap and nasty. Looks cheap with the flutes and has absolutely no UV resistance. It will literally crumble with time.

As mike says, no UV value. It goes yellow and brittle, even faster in our summer mate.

You looking for a cheap alternative?

You can buy Expanded Foam PVC with and without UV finish. Needs to be fixed really well though, as it will warp in our extreme temps in Qld 😉

[Michael Potter]

thanks to all. I just had a client who requested a couple of signs in the same material as one he already has (corflute). I needed to know what the down sides were so gave him options from corflute to Dibond. told him corflute has a reduced life etc in writing. He’s gone for corflute.
Thanks to all for the help.
Mike

[Michael Potter]

Thanks Robert
The sign is actually 2 small pylons I was going to use uhb tape and adhesive to mount them.
Mike

[Lynn Normington]

Mike there is no such thing as a stupid question !! it’s just something you don’t know the answer to

Lynn

[Jill Marie Welsh]

Because it’s cheap and tacky, and it will deteriorate after about 18 months outside.
Love….Jill

[Michael Potter]

Thanks Lynn
Hi Jill The job is for a rather suspect used car yard and he is only looking at 2 things 1. price
and 2. he is only thinking 12 months all his signage including a large wall sign done by somebody else is in corflute.
Thanks for taking the time to reply
Mike :thanks2:

[Fred McLean]

Michael beware what type of tape you stick it with (if you’re using tape)
Fluted board is polypropylene and it’s not friendly with normal tapes!!

[Michael Potter]

gee this isn’t supposed to happen to me.
I was thinking of using 3m uhb tape?
what do you think?
Mike

[Lynn Normington]

Mike tell him your busy for 3 months and you will get back to him 😉

Lynn

[Shane Drew]

quote michael potter:

gee this isn’t supposed to happen to me.
I was thinking of using 3m uhb tape?
what do you think?
Mike

3M should be fine. AGS sell an ‘extreme’ Stylus tape d/s tape too which I use in preference to 3M

[Martin Pearson]

If its going on two small pylons what about using something like zip ties, they are cheap and nasty so should match the board quite well.

[Michael Potter]

hey Martin.I hope you mean the board is cheap & Nasty. Not me or my work.
LOL :lol1:

[Martin Pearson]

Michael, where I live the people are well known for wanting everything for nothing so I am use to customers that will only buy cheap rubbish. You are wasting you time trying to explain to a lot of them that their image is important and their business will do a lot better if they take a bit of time and spend a bit on presenting their business properly to their customers so I just give them what they want and hope the next one is a bit more satisfying.
I have produced signs on correx and then just put a couple of brass eyelets in them so they could be zip tied to a post and the ties not pull straight out of the board which works OK.
I am actually wondering why he came to you to do this if his main sign was done by someone else, why didn’t he just get the other guy to do these as well? Make sure you get paid in full as soon as they are up as these sort of people tend to be the worst sort of payers as well.

As for calling you cheap and nasty, not a chance. Just have a look at my picture. I’m the last person in the world to go name calling!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Michael Potter]

Hi Martin
For the first time I asked for and received a substantial deposit so even if he does become difficult I will still cover costs.
He got us from the sign on our van, which he saw whilst having a blew with a sign writer who didn’t turn up for an appointment to quote. The yard is only about 1km from us so cost etc are not high. I also find that I learn so much from each job I do that I really want to do it Just for the learning experience his logo is different to any I have done before and I am really looking forward to the challenge. I asked my good lady,who is an excellent judge and she thought you didn’t look to bad.
😀 😳 regards Mike

[Shane Drew]

quote michael potter:

I asked my good lady,who is an excellent judge 😀 😳 regards Mike

hhmm… if that’s the case, maybe a good idea to leave her home when you pop in for that cuppa 😳 😳 :lol1:

only joking of course…. :lol1: :lol1:

[Harry Cleary]

make sure you post a pic of the finished job Michael, would like to see it

[Ian Stewart-Koster]

Shane, where do you get that AGS extreme stylus tape from?
(We’re near Toowoomba, Qld).
Thanks!

[Shane Drew]

quote Ian Stewart-Koster:

Shane, where do you get that AGS extreme stylus tape from?
(We’re near Toowoomba, Qld).
Thanks!

Here ya go mate. http://www.ags.com.au/store/group.asp?GroupID=519

I think my rep, Cherie, does the Toowoomba area mate. Tell them you are a mate of mine.

Cheers
Shane Drew

[Ian Stewart-Koster]

Thanks!
I’ll look them up.