What is the most cost effective way to build 4'x8' 1 sided election signs? The longest time on display would be 8 months, outside of course. I was using vinyl for the lettering and the base sign must be yellow. Also how deep/tall should the post be on a temporary sign? These are for a very small town with no guidelines for election signs.
Sorry for my lack of knowledge, I am just getting back into the sign industry and mostly do windows and vehicles:)
Thanks!
-------------------- Christy Griffith C Graphics artistaboxers@aol.com Posts: 26 | From: Meridian, ID | Registered: Mar 2004
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Depends on how many. If you're only talking one sign then yellow coroplast with a 1x2 wood lathe frame would be the most cost effective (cheap way) of doing it.
and the easiest way would be on a yellow banner tied to to 4x4 post.
-------------------- Bob Stephens Skywatch Signs Zephyrhills, FL
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I seriously doubt that you will find anything cheaper than Coroplast...unless you plan on spray painting it on a wall like a bunch of 'taggers'!
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I agree that a yellow banner would be good & painting it with your window splash skills would be the cheapest. Mounting it to a fence or wall would be convenient, otherwise 4x4's should be buried at least 2 feet. I use 2x4 diagonal bracing & then drive square stakes (like used building concrete forms)near the lower end of the bracing & nail into 2x4.
Also wind holes in a banner will cut down on how strong the posts have to be.
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Last Sept. I bought a lot of 10 2-sided screenprinted coroplast signs for an election in one color print on white for $42.84 and free shipping. That's pretty darn cheap if you ask me.
At the time I dealt with Tommy Trucks who referred me to another place. I'd call Tommy. It can't hurt, right???
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-------------------- Amy Brown Life Skills 101 Private Address Posts: 3502 | From: Lake Helen, FL, USA | Registered: Feb 2001
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I seriously doubt that you'll find anyone cheaper then a politician, unless of course they are spending our money. Charge'm for MDO and give'm coroplast
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I agree with Joey about the cheap aspect of politicians and especially wannabe politicians- they are the absolute worst.
But they all have something in the budget for signs, and if there is enough quanitity then you can turn this into a good project. One technique that has worked well for me is to sell them the lettered banner matl a couple inches oversize-- no hems, no grommets. Explain to them how with a staple gun and plain old plywood, they can enlist some of their vast army of volunteers to wrap a rectangle and ta-da: instant sign that will hold up in the wind.
The part that always gets em is when you explain how they can remove the staples, give the plywood and 4x4's back to the brother-in-law, roll up the mat'l, and re-use in next election...
-------------------- Jay Nichols ALPHABET SOUP
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My fellow SignFolk just make promises to them, what the heck we always fall for it. Right. John
-------------------- John and Diana Grenier Up North Studio Les Cheneaux Islands Art Gallery P.O. Box 83 Hessel, MI 49745 906-322-2886 www.lescheneauxislandsartgallery.com Posts: 50 | From: Hessel, MI (Eastern U.P.) | Registered: Apr 2003
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"Whatever you're charging, get paid in advance. Politicians that fail to get elected find it very hard to pay their bills for the election" -------------------- And if they do get elected, they can be untouchable and very hard to collect from. Newspapers commonly charge in advance for political ads.
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