Here are some photos of an address sign, I think it is 22" x 40" or so
The panel that is peeled back is an add on from maybe 6 or 7 years ago, used to look like brushed aluminum with black vinyl lettering. They want me to use the same frame and mounts and re-skin it and make it look nice again. I haven't done anything like this before, and need advice.
Maybe strip the old aluminum panel off, clean and paint the frame black, and have some new brushed aluminum cut to size and epoxy on? What about possibly doing some sort of larger dimensional numbers with 'Erieview' in smaller vinyl lettering? This is at about eye height on a downtown Cleveland office building, and there will be two of them. Any advice appreciated, this isn't my normal kind of work, so ideas would be great!
Posted by Bruce Bowers (Member # 892) on :
Tyler,
I would strip the old panel off and prep, prime, and paint the old frame section. I would then cut a panel out of Dibond, use VHB tape and scrap pieces of PVC to make a raised panel. Two or three layers of the PVC (or maybe one if you have some really thick stuff). I would then screw the PVC to the backer trough the back and then VHB the Dibond panel to that.
You could make dimensional letters but there are many "chiseled" type fonts available from Mr. Clipart and The Fontry, as well as others.
I would paint the backer panel a very dynamic color and use a lighter shade of that color for "Erieview". I would put the address number on the raised panel and make it very and visible.
If I had more time, I would show you what I mean. If you can wait until Monday, I could help you out.
Have a great one!
Posted by Jane Diaz (Member # 595) on :
The time & money you would have in labor to resurfacing old material would be offset the cost of just buying new material, I would think. I would just try to talk them into using new Lusterboard or Alumalite (or MDO if you must, we don't use that anymore) and then they would have a NEW sign. You could repaint the frame. I don't see any benefit in using the old material and then having it fail in a couple years because it is worn out. Posted by Checkers (Member # 63) on :
Hiya Tyler, If you can get the old substrate clean and smooth, contact cement will hold it fine. Looking at the old frame and how beat up it is, I would consider an option that Bruce or Jane suggests. Any wrinkles, dimples or dents on the original substrate may show through on the new skin. Of course you can make a new frame out of square tubing and attach a new face to that too.
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