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Modern Unbreakable Space-age Plastics–Signs that Don’t Age^™

Signs Manufacturing™ manufactures its own plastic components using new, modern, unbreakable  space-age plastics we call SignFace™ protected by full 1" Jewelite^® trim-cap, the best plastics available, with no additional charges.

Our unbreakable plastic face has a 90% light-transmission ratio, and a 1.49 refractive index (Clear glass is 1.5.)  In other words, it is stronger, brighter, and clearer (crystal-clear) than the standard acrylic (unchanged since about 1940) most sign companies use because of its lower cost.

Importantly, virtually all the other translucent plastics used by sign companies have a major flaw; microscopic fissures that form in their casting (manufacturing) process can and do lead to cracking as these plastics age and turn brittle.  Even Lexan^®, the best polycarbonate available, doesn’t compare!  SignFace™ has a higher impact resistance than all acrylics, even polycarbonates and Lexan^®, is also flame-retardant unlike virtually all other sign face materials, and does not yellow with age like polycarbonate faces do.

We call this break-through material SignFace™ because we don’t want to tell our competition what we’ve discovered.  Most competitors couldn’t afford the minimum order requirement to obtain this spectacular material though.  Once again, size matters!

When we manufacture “Reverse” channel letters, those with metal faces and sides where the neon shines out the back of the letter and illuminates the wall, we install clear face plastic as “Bird Shields” behind each letter to keep birds from nesting in the letter cavity.  This is required by Underwriters Laboratories (U.L.) because it prevents fires.  It also keeps the sign from having an ugly appearance.

Jewelite^® trim-cap has a metal insert inside its plastic covering, making the product much more durable than all-plastic imitators, some of which are only ¾”.  Visit us and see them both.  This metal edge is very important in protecting the plastic sign face from edge damage.

Multiple plastic components (the faces and trim as an example) are chemically welded together for structural integrity.

Trim-cap (the plastic trim that holds the plastic letter face to the sides of the letter) is patterned by CNC computer driven machinery we conceived so that it EXACTLY fits the letter face.  Hydraulic formers bend the trim-cap so that it is precisely plumb, and most importantly the strength of the hydraulic former works without having to cut notches in the trim-cap to weaken it for bending by hand, the accepted practice until now. 

Signs Manufacturing™ is the first company in THE WORLD to automate trim-cap forming!

The advantage to our customer is a better made AND a better looking product, lasting longer and requiring less service.  Signs that Don’t Age^™.

The letter faces are screwed to the metal letter bases to insure that they do not blow off in high winds.

Signs Manufacturing’s “UNBREAKABLE” SignFace^™ Plastics Warranty^™ – Signs that Don’t Age^™

Our plastic sign faces are warrantied not to break.  This is a transferrable 15-year warranty.*

Living in an area with hail and high winds you will be very glad we manufactured your signs this way!

You see so many channel letter signs where a single letter face has been replaced, making the entire sign, and the business, appear cheap!  Like AT&T used to say to their Yellow Pages customers “If your business is slow, what does your sign look like?”

*Read our Terms and Conditions for full details.

Sign faces that don’t fade or “yellow” for years is a step in the right direction, but your sign needs to look nearly as good 10 to 15 years from now as it looks the day it is installed; or you need to plan to replace it often so that your potential customers do not get the wrong impression of your business.

The longevity and appearance of plastic face materials and graphics are extended when they are coated with SolarGuard™, a special, clear, high-gloss, mar-resistant topcoat which protects plastics from ultraviolet light and ozone so that they last longer, just like your eyeglasses have UV coatings to protect the plastic lens.

Signs Manufacturing™ is an authorized SolarGuard™ applicator.

Signs Manufacturing™ adds SolarGuard™ protection to every plastic-faced sign.

Does SolarGuard™ Protection Work?  The face on the left was made of “generic” red acrylic and black trim-cap.  The left half was coated with SolarGuard™ and the face was left outside for ONLY 7 years; your sign will be out there much longer!

How will your business be affected if your sign looks like the sign on the right in a few years?

Just as coated lenses in binoculars increase the light gathering ability of the lens, the special Lumabrite™ crystal clear coatings we use increase the brightness of our channel letters.

Also, Lumabrite™ reduces maintenance because of built-in self-cleaning properties.

As an added bonus Lumabrite™ also makes the letter faces more reflective when the sign is not lighted!

You won’t have dull, dingy plastic faces like those on the right if we manufacture your sign.

Signs Manufacturing™ adds Lumabrite™ crystal clear coatings to every plastic-faced sign.  No other local sign company does this.

Our people are factory-trained in the application of Lumabrite™.

We can even make your sign faces one color during the day (black, red, green, blue and more) and another at night (white, red, yellow, blue, green and more)!

For information on graphics, click of the "Vinyl Graphics", "Digital Graphics", or "Paint Finishes" tabs on the left one page up.

Please stop by and see all of these products displayed in our unique Sign Lighting Laboratory and Display Showroom.

NOTE:  Custom Paint, Plastic, Vinyl, or Printed Graphics Colors

FOR ORDERING OR ASSISTANCE CALL:

214-339-2227 254-582-7446 817-861-1234 903-561-5959 940-365-3433 972-850-3300

877-SINCE79 toll free

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