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We do it a lot at where I work now. Usually it's siliconed to an aluminum cabinet made from .125 sheet aluminum on a 1 1/2" frame. I can get you some pics tomorrow as we have some in the shop that haven't been assembled yet.
We usually arrange the tiles, lay mask, blast 'em, and then paint the letters. Finally lay them out on the sign surface and silicone them down.
-------------------- Joel Nelson www.1320designs.com Chandler, Az 480-252-0470 Posts: 20 | From: Chandler, Az | Registered: Jun 2006
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Make sure your tile is for exterior use. A storefront here had their whole fascia done in purple glazed ceramic tile...a year or two later it is all chipping off. Not the tile, the glaze. You can see the terra cotta color where the purple failed.
The only sign I ever used tile on as a decorative element, not a background, is over 5 years old and going strong. love....Jill
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For a sign made in the shop and installed on site we used to make some for a subdivision. We used the cement backer board and siliconed the tile to it. We used colored silicone instead of grout between the tiles. We then blasted and painted. We left an exposed 1 inch edge of the backer to screw it on the wall. We covered the edge with trim. On site signs are easier, just follow what the place where you bought the tile from recommends.
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Joel, If you are linking from your webpage... The easiest way is to right-click the image. Select properties... Right-click on the url of the image. Click select-all Right click it again and select "copy" Paste it in the post Place brackets around it like this.... [img] [/img]
-------------------- Wayne Webb Webb Signworks Chipley, FL 850.638.9329 wayne@webbsignworks.com Posts: 7404 | From: Chipley,Florida,United States | Registered: Oct 1999
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Wayne, We do Dye Sub Murals in tile and attach to signs also Sillycone works great and you will be fine with Porcelin outside As a Ceramic Tile will assorb water and will freeze or crack.
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Definately must be an outdoor type of tile. If you have ice in the winter, indoor glazed tile will absorb water, freeze, and then the ceramic coat will just fall off.
This is a sign we did with a slate tile background. We didn't grout the tile but butted them tight. The tiles were set in epoxy on a Dibond backer that we roughed up the surface a bit. It was then framed with 4x4 cedar. The bear and lettering are HDU siliconed to the tile. The park warden was worried the local rednecks would be taking pot shots at the bear, but he has survived 3 years. This sign suffers in the extreme weather we have 30-50 below zero in January and 90's in the summer and its still holding togather.
-------------------- Silver Creek Signworks Dick Bohrer Two Harbors, MN Posts: 236 | From: Two Harbors, MN USA | Registered: Jun 1999
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