ff-extreme 6 Posted April 5, 2008 Ok I have yet to make a "sign" I Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BannerJohn 1,324 Posted April 5, 2008 coroplast...cheap.lightweight,and durable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gogetemgraphix 1 Posted April 6, 2008 i am not familiar with the colorplast yet, but what i usually do is give the customers the choice of what they can have and what it would cost them. most of the time they will pick the cheapest, but not always. i have done mostly alluninum and i choose the weight that wont bend in strong winds not much help....just my input. lue anne Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel T 0 Posted April 6, 2008 Make your sign as a banner. No frame, no wood, just a couple posts. make it a digitally printed banner with your department's vehicles in the background and some firefighters in turnout gear wearing monster makup. apply the "date" information by hand and you can remove it afterward so that it is ready for the following year. daniel t Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ff-extreme 6 Posted April 6, 2008 where do you all get your alluninum from? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gogetemgraphix 1 Posted April 7, 2008 www.rjsign.com, it is out of st. louis, mo you have to call for alluninum prices. lue anne Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest fivestar Posted April 7, 2008 I agree with John, for being up only a month and a half out of the year, I'd go with Coroplast. It costs me 8.95 for a 4x8 sheet from my local distributor so you can see it is very cheap and durable enough for what you will need it for. Also I like the digital printed banner idea too. You could make an awesome looking banner getting it digitally printed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ff-extreme 6 Posted April 7, 2008 The digital printing would be nice but money is a major issue, I'll end up using the coroplast and making regular banners Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ff-extreme 6 Posted April 7, 2008 Fivestar, where do you get your coroplast from? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BannerJohn 1,324 Posted April 7, 2008 Little story about Coroplast: I lived near a Christmas Tree farm for 12 years. Every year a week before Thanksgiving,he put Coroplast signs up on utility poles all over the area. After Christmas they came down. I asked him,and he told me he has been using the same signs for 6 years. An almost identical story regarding a local 'corn maze'. At $1 each (or less) for 18x24,that's sure getting your money's worth. Around here,people will crawl under your house and cut your wiring for the copper in it. I wouldn't expect an aluminum sign to last long either. Just my 2p worth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ff-extreme 6 Posted April 7, 2008 Funny you should say that about the copper wire, last year we went to the haunted house to get ready to open and someone had broken in to the basment and cut all of our wiring! Where are you guys getting the coroplast for $1.00 ? I see it for $5-$8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Terry Posted April 7, 2008 http://www.signwarehouse.com/c-SSCP2418.html http://www.signoutletstore.com/cbcd61b0040d940ca7b9cfbe4a739d49 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Terry Posted April 7, 2008 What I want to know... Is who carries polybag sign blanks ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
