there is a lawn mower place that asked me to do signs on the front of their renovated shop. the built a plywood facade and painted it reflex blue and yellow (yes itis ugly as hell BUT stands out)
he wanted signs up there after his painters were done. i got the paint from him (it was high quality) and painted aluminum panels because I refused to painted on the cheapass plywood he put up.
last week he had to repaint the front of that buidling. 2x4s were already popping off the yellow was faded and the blue was faded BADLY...my signs AWESOME. latex on aluminum has outlasted latex on wood. the building faces the west. for all you who do belive that down here in the south we can warp mdo in as little as a year beleive it. the sun down here will destroy anyhting in record time
this paint was damn good quality. the building was primed i watched them do this. i just cant imagine why my signs are still looking good and his building failed
Posted by mike meyer (Member # 542) on :
Please post pictures Bruce, let's see what you are talking about.
Posted by bruce ward (Member # 1289) on :
i cant post pics
Posted by mike meyer (Member # 542) on :
either can I but there are people that can post for you Bruce.
Posted by Mark Fair Signs (Member # 289) on :
I believe this is the sign bruce is talking about...
Posted by mike meyer (Member # 542) on :
hmm.. not bad, the spacing is a bit off but I give it a 9 for effort
Posted by Jon Jantz (Member # 6137) on :
The capital KN on the KNick-KNack is a nice touch... I gotta remember that trick.
Posted by bruce ward (Member # 1289) on :
i have not mastered how to center stuff yet. but i won the bid and i got the job...you damn right. I WON!
Posted by Dawud Shaheed (Member # 5719) on :
the + is off to the right a little , but other than that...AWESOME!!
nice arch.
Posted by Patrick Whatley (Member # 2008) on :
You want me to get pictures for you Bruce? I know that place is a long way from your shop and all...
Posted by bruce ward (Member # 1289) on :
nah, I dont see the point. too much time to take the pictures
Posted by Mark Fair Signs (Member # 289) on :
Come on Bruce, let Pat to take some pics for you. You do great work!
Posted by Bob Rochon (Member # 30) on :
too much time to take pictures?
can't imagine what you did when we had to wait to get film developed Posted by Deri Russell (Member # 119) on :
I hear you Bruce- I have been using only Latex since 1993. And I haven't had problems with it on anything but cement. I won't go there- I am still licking my wounds and don't want to talk about it.
What the heck do you guys need pictures for? You can't figure out what Bruce's talking about? Posted by bruce ward (Member # 1289) on :
this isnt a post about pictures of the sign its about how well the latex has held, what the hell??!!
Posted by Bob Rochon (Member # 30) on :
What kind of paint was it Bruce, and does the sign get the same exposure as the building?
I am also curious what the subratate has to do with paint fading, One would think the aluminum would get hotter so heat can't be a cause of fading.
It would have been nice to see the difference between the faded wood and the aluminum. I can understand if you don't want to post pictures, but I had to bust you over that it takes too much time to take pictures
especially in this point click, in a blink of an eye we have pictures world we live in today.
[ May 29, 2008, 09:55 AM: Message edited by: Bob Rochon ]
Posted by Mark Fair Signs (Member # 289) on :
Next time I drive by the location I will take some photos for you Bruce.
Posted by Jeff Margeson (Member # 9145) on :
Hattie's Antiques...I bet they have some AWESOME lawnmowers in there!
GREAT SIGN!!!
Posted by David Harding (Member # 108) on :
Yep, they're the ole push kind.
Posted by bruce ward (Member # 1289) on :
ok look here boys and girls the building has already been painted so there is nothing to see, look at or take pictures of
the paint used on both the sign sna dthe building was from john lee paints it was their top of the line, i cant remember the name of it. Bob I agree i would have thought the aluminum would have popped it right off.
the yellow and blue of the building failed horrible quick, I dont get it. and yes the sign got just as much sun
Posted by Mark Fair Signs (Member # 289) on :
You are right Bruce. I can't believe how much the dark blue color on the building has faded! I had a chance to run by at lunch and snapped a photo. Hope this helps.
Posted by mike meyer (Member # 542) on :
Damn, he's got some arms on him... I see where Bruce is talking about the Yellow and Reflex Blue on the building...That's really faded!
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