Hey Lettervillians! Happy Friday! Notice how I get these requests on Friday. I guess that the sign thinking day. The customer wants me to 'change' the letters on a routed redwood sign. I explained that I can't and/or won't even attempt that, but I was thinking I could turn the existing sign over and mask it for sandblast. Any ideas on that? It's a 4 x 8 that has been mounted on the side of the building, and protected by the overhang. Just the new owner wanting a new look. I was thinking I could do that for about the cost of a new MDO sign, as I wouldn't have to buy the redwood and the cost of the blastmask and blasting would be about the same. Thanks! And, have a great week end everyone!
Posted by Robert Beverly (Member # 1907) on :
Pat
You have the answer......just flip it over and sandblast the back....especially if it is going onto a wall surface...none the wiser for it!
Posted by timi NC (Member # 576) on :
I would charge the same as if it were a new sign. By the time ya take it down, finish the back, blast it and paint and or stain it then reinstall you'll have as much work as if it were a new sandblasted sign,and probably down the road you'll have more liabilities than if you did it from scratch. The labor to remove it and reinstall is probably going to be as much or more than new wood.
Posted by Monte Jumper (Member # 1106) on :
Before you "flip it" I've had great success routing out the old copy then doing an "inlay panel that has been sandblasted seperate of the old sign... If you border the "new " panel and glue it in place then wood screwing it (from the back side )...you can't even tell where one quits and the other starts.
I have also put panels thru the Table saw cutting out the old copy then doing a "reverse blasted panel" and dowelling it in place between the "old sign" panels.
Ya gotta love the customers that think they can save money by "reworking" something that should be thrown away and replaced...but hey it takes all kinds to make the world go round.
If any of this interests you let me know I'll draw you a sketch on how it's done and fax it to you.
Posted by VICTORGEORGIOU (Member # 474) on :
A little more low tech ~ knock off the old text with a chisel then wire brush it out with a very stiff steel brush. New letters can be anything thin (within reason). Attach letter to the sign and run a bead of caulk around the edge of the letter to simulate a sandblast edge. You might want to texture the face of the letter a bit so it does not look machine flat. Then repaint the whole sign.
People who stop and stare at the sign will be able to see the fix. No one else will notice.
If your client is a finicky type, then flip it over and sandblast the back. Vic G
