I have a customer that wants a 2' x 6' Banner put on his wall outside his store the store front is brick covered in vinyl. This will only be on untill I can make the signs for the store.. It was one of those .. o you mean I need a sign? oppps. what would you recomend for fasening for the banner and for the 4x5 sheets of alumalite? thanks shane! Posted by pierre (Member # 1462) on :
"Brick covered in vinyl". Explain please. Is it a flat vinyl surface or a siding type? And forget the Alumalite. Dibond is far superior.
Posted by Shane Bennett (Member # 3968) on :
It is siding on the building.. and please where do I find more info on this duabond? thanks Shane
Posted by Jay Nichols (Member # 2842) on :
2x6 isnt all that big, you could use a panel of intermediate vinyl instead of a banner if the ribs on the siding arent too extreme... even make it look similar to the real deal that you are fabricating. just a thought...
Posted by Shane Bennett (Member # 3968) on :
Good idea jay but I have the banner already. I was just looking to see if there was a way to fasen it to the building temp. and what you might recomend for the permanent sign.. hate to take out a bmw with my flying sign on a windy day. I don't do many installs.. the banner was a hurrry hurrrry hurrry.. I'm shur you know what I mean.
shane Posted by pierre (Member # 1462) on :
On vinyl siding there should be enough surface to use 3M VHB strips to easily secure the banner. http://www.alcancompositesusa.com/ will get you to the home page. Distributors can be found there. For a sign that small the lightweight 2mm Dibond can be easily used. IF.. if the siding has enough surface area to use the 3M VHB, its more than strong enough to mount the 2mm Dibond. If its too severe an angle, cut 13mm Sintra wedges to equalize the surface of the 4 corners and one center, one top. Then use VHB to secure the whole mess. We've done this before with great long term success.
Posted by Si Allen (Member # 420) on :
I have had good luck mounting banners and light weight signs using self-stick Velcro! A 3 inch long strip, every foot or so, makes it easy to change when they want a new banner or sign! Most sign supply stores carry it in 1 inch wide rolls.
[ November 22, 2003, 12:21 PM: Message edited by: Si Allen ]
Posted by Jay Nichols (Member # 2842) on :
I hear ya, Shane... all too familiar with the heat and hurry of a new business owner with immediate needs.
funny you should mention bbbeamer... a gust of wind caught my extension ladder once and blew it to the ground. I remember watching in horror as it headed towards the front end of a brand new 6 series... missed by 3 inches. man, I needed a break for a minute after that one- a big chapter in my book of ladder safety.
Behold the power of VHB! Pierre, if I could get my hands on a big sheet of coroplast, say 8x16', I bet I could build a boat from it using nothing but vhb and a silver olfa! I love that schit...
Posted by Shane Bennett (Member # 3968) on :
OK, so I use this VHB... will it come off when I remove the banner in a week or two? and I need to put the banner up by Wen. any other ideas besides vhb?
Posted by Roy Frisby (Member # 736) on :
I would go with Si's idea, Velcro!
Posted by Paul Peltier (Member # 4058) on :
Hello Shane,
Midwest Sign (for one) carries Dibond. It's a solid core laminate of aluminum faces over a solid plastic core. www.dibond.com for more info.
Rigid and lightweight. Prepainted in common colors for backgrounds.
Check the archive here for comments about cutting the stuff. Apparently some people have had problems when using cirular saws. I used a handheld jigsaw with a fine tooth metal cutting blade. Run the saw at medium speed. Cuts like butter. Use a COARSE file with curved teeth to quickly smooth the edges after filing. A random orbit sander with about 150 grit paper works too, use a light touch and keep moving.
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