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I have a customer who has a sumbella type dark green canopy with a previous business name on it. It has been coated out but the ghost name is still there. Now he's asking me how can I put his business name on it without replacing the whole canopy or even the face of it? My first thought was to add a piece of "Sintra" or something simular to that type of material. Paint it to match the canopy and bolt it to the frame. but not sure about that either, because I was wondering what about when the rains come by. Any of you pros tackled something like this?
-------------------- aka:Cisco the "Traveling Millennium Sign Artist" http://www.franciscovargas.com Fresno, CA 93703 559 252-0935 "to live life, is to love life, a sign of no life, is a sign of no love"...Cisco 12'98 Posts: 3576 | From: Fresno, Ca, the great USA | Registered: Dec 1998
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Thanks P-King, I thought of that when they called. When I went out there to see the canopy, they must have used a heavy latex to letter the old name on, so the imprint would still show thru even if it was painted out.
-------------------- aka:Cisco the "Traveling Millennium Sign Artist" http://www.franciscovargas.com Fresno, CA 93703 559 252-0935 "to live life, is to love life, a sign of no life, is a sign of no love"...Cisco 12'98 Posts: 3576 | From: Fresno, Ca, the great USA | Registered: Dec 1998
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Whatever you do, don't use sintra for this application. It will warp in the sun.
We once had an awning company make us a rectangular piece with cording sewn in pockets on the top and bottom edge. Cording isn't the right word. Its like the material sewn in the edge of a sail that goes into a track.
We originally installed it with a canvas needle and thread. This was not a good installation in that we could not get the fabric tight and wrinkle free. The panel was reinstalled with sheet metal screws into the fram, and that looks good. In our case, the text was dac-tac'ed on the panel. You would paint on it.
I've seen awnings with acrylic panels. It looks ok mechanically. The installation is neat but to me it looks like something added after the fact. I think the problem was that the acrylic was glossy and the awning was flat. If you go this way I would suggest a non glare acrylic to blend in to the awning better.
Vic G
-------------------- Victor Georgiou Danville, CA , USA Posts: 1746 | From: Danville, CA , USA | Registered: Dec 1998
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Victor, thanks for the info about the Sintra. Nope I don't want that to happen, but also I know plastic swells up big time here in Fresno, especially if it's screwed or bolted down. I think my next thought might be to use aluminum, mount it with self taping sheet metal screws. Paint it with a flat green to match the canopy, then letter it. Unless...yup still asking anyone have a good idea that might help?
-------------------- aka:Cisco the "Traveling Millennium Sign Artist" http://www.franciscovargas.com Fresno, CA 93703 559 252-0935 "to live life, is to love life, a sign of no life, is a sign of no love"...Cisco 12'98 Posts: 3576 | From: Fresno, Ca, the great USA | Registered: Dec 1998
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Cisco, the awning has an aluminum frame, so you would think that an aluminum panel would expand and contract much like the frame, but I don't know that for a fact. Product Sign sells 4x8 sheets and they will cut to size for a small additional charge. By starting out with a white blank, you are painting on something solidly bonded to the aluminum, ie, no priming.
For acrylic, you could slot the holes and leave the screws slightly loose to allow for expansion. I think aluminum is a better solution than acrylic, however. Vic G
-------------------- Victor Georgiou Danville, CA , USA Posts: 1746 | From: Danville, CA , USA | Registered: Dec 1998
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