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I installed this yesterday. Its 1/2" MDO with acrylic background and borders. All lettering is vinyl, and the cross is signfoam with 22kt. gold leaf. Size is 4' by 4' on 10' posts. The caps I made out of scrap signfoam and edged them with a router. The font used for Coxton is Casablance from letterhead fonts.
[ October 19, 2004, 10:46 AM: Message edited by: John Deaton III ]
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Lookin' good John! I love to use the sample pieces of SignFoam that I get at trade shows as add-ons. I'm not a carver, but it sure is fun to use. Love....Jill
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Dude, you've got this sign thing down pat. Another knockout punch to the competition! Looks great!
Question: Can you explain the "Acrylic" background you mentioned? What exactly is this stuff, how was it helpful for your project, and where do you obtain it? Thanks.
-------------------- Todd Gill Outside The Lines Potterville, MI Posts: 7792 | From: Potterville, MI | Registered: Dec 2001
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Thanks everyone. Todd, the acrylic background is Porter acrylic latex paint. Porter is a very good latex based paint, and I use it on all my mdo signs now. Average life expectancy on this paint is 15 to 20 years in all weather. Ive been using it for quite awhile now, and no failures or fading at all. I still love lettering with one shot, but decided to use Porter for my backgrounds. So many colors to choose from too. Heres their website. http://www.porterpaints.com/
-------------------- Maker of fine signs and other creative stuff. Located at 109 N. Cumberland ave. Harlan, Ky. 40831 606-837-0242 Posts: 4172 | From: Ages-Brookside, Ky. Up the Holler... | Registered: Jul 1999
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Thanks John...stupid me, when you said acrylic background...I thought that you physically used a hard acrylic material...hehehe. Thanks for the link.
-------------------- Todd Gill Outside The Lines Potterville, MI Posts: 7792 | From: Potterville, MI | Registered: Dec 2001
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Looks great. I love the colors and the shape!
-------------------- David Nyman Nyman Signs 100 South 8th Street Escanaba, MI 49829 Posts: 80 | From: Escanaba, Michigan USA | Registered: Nov 2002
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Man John, that is just too sweet. I had to re-read that "vinyl" part; it looks sooooooo tasteful and hand lettered. What a fabulous job!!
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