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I have a client that wants florescent yellow lettering on black panels. I guess he really wants to be seen or stand out - something like that. I tried to talk him into something else but he won't budge. The longest life I can find on florescent vinyl is one year, I see one shot carries florescent paint but it is for interior use. Anyone got any other sources or leads on what to use or how to extend life by clear coating? Or what clear coat to use?
-------------------- Jeff Wisdom SignWorks info@oregonsignworks.com Posts: 450 | From: Oregon | Registered: Dec 2005
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give it to him ...take the money and run,, They dotn care about anything else, They just want what they want. Accomodate them, take the money and run..
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If the client is that "bullheaded", do exactly what Curtis said!!!
-------------------- Tony Vickio The World Famous Vickio Signs 3364 Rt.329 Watkins Glen, NY 14891 t30v@vickiosigns.com 607-535-6241 http://www.vickiosigns.com Posts: 1063 | From: Watkins Glen, New York | Registered: Sep 2001
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Your other option is paint or yellow, then topcoat with flourescent yellow (roll or spray), and then clearcoat that with a UV-clear. Ronan and 1-Shot both make a flourescent yellow, or a lime-yellow. The paint will probably still only be 2 years till it fades, but it will fade to the yellow undercoat, so maybe the customer won't even notice...
-------------------- :: Scooter Marriner :: :: Coyote Signs :: :: Oakland, CA :: :: still a beginner :: :: Posts: 1356 | From: Oakland (and San Francisco) | Registered: Mar 2001
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I made a beautiful huge red rose on a client's farm sign a few years ago with the understanding that it would be an eye-catcher, then slowly fade to a beautiful huge white rose. It's still there, last I saw.
-------------------- Frank Smith Frank Smith Signs Albany, NY www.franksmithsigns.com Posts: 807 | From: Albany, NY USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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The longest-lasting flourescent yellow I've ever seen is also reflective, and used as the background colour for all school crossing signs in our city.
It has the diamond type reflective finish, and I believe that it's made by 3M, and is one of the films sold exclusively to municipalities. It's been 4 years since the first one went up, and even the south-facing ones have retained their flourescent appearance.
-------------------- Ken Henry Henry & Henry Signs London, Ontario Canada (519) 439-1881 e-mail: kjmlhenry@rogers.com
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