I dont usually work on electrical signs but I am replacing a face on a cabinet for a current customer - but I cant figure out how to get it out! Its not the typical remove an end and slide it out that I am familiar with, there is no hardware to remove on the ends but the extrusion on the face looks like it should slide out. I know its hard with out seeing it but are there some obvious things I am missing here?
Posted by Corey Wine (Member # 1640) on :
Sometimes all the retainers look like they're riveted in. One side masy have little self-tapper screws in there instead. There could be hanging strips that are sticking in the groove of your can due to leaves, a million dead mosquitos or such. Also we often silicone the lexan or acrylic in there for weather purposes ( if they know the sign won't be changing any time soon.) Just my 2 cents.
Posted by Rick Beisiegel (Member # 3723) on :
Could be a Sign Comp extrusion. Look for screws in the indented areas. This will allow hinge action.
Posted by Chuck Gallagher (Member # 69) on :
Also seen some that have a border trim that holds the face in. The frame parts are spring loaded and the just flip open. If it has a border trim around it, it might flip open.
Posted by Rob McCauley (Member # 2735) on :
I have heard about folks using 3M double sided foam tape as a way to create a seamless, clean sealed look. Especially on a formed metal base, not sure about using it around a sign face though... They make that tape durable enough to put trailers and stuff together with. Looks great, but God help the guy who has to come behind ya and work on it later Posted by VICTORGEORGIOU (Member # 474) on :
Building on what was said above, the cabinets with aluminum extruded hinges don't look like they have hinges. All you see on the outside is a smooth line between the face piece and the cabinet piece. The ones I have seen have two or three screws on the bottom. Then you just pull the bottom forward and it hinges up from the top. There is no brace, so one person holds it open and the other pulls out the face.
First time I saw one of these, I must have spent an hour figuring out how to get the cabinet open. The cabinet hung by side supports over a brick base. There was about six inches clearance between the base and the bottom of the cabinet. You had to get down on hands and knees and look upward to see the screws. They were flush and almost invisible due to years of weathering. Boy did I feel stupid. Vic G
Posted by Laurie Goretski (Member # 3821) on :
We just removed faces from a TYME machine. The fasteners were on the top of the cabinet. The faces lifted out of the top.
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