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Customer wants a 4' x 5' for sale sign with additional info. He says he is going to put it on post in the ground. I thought about putting black vinyl on white pvc (I don't know how thick pvc, maybe 1/2") or maybe on mdo plywood which would have to be primed and painted. These would be temporary signs for the most part but don't really want to use coraplast. I looking for a simple solution for a simple sign. Any suggestions is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Mike
-------------------- Michael Grant Mike Grant Signs 2140 Glasgow Ave. Cardiff, CA. 92007 mgrant@nethere.com Posts: 29 | From: San Diego, CA. | Registered: Aug 2004
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Hiya Mike, I'd recommend 1/2" prefinished MDO. My supplier calls it RTG (ready to go). A quick coat of primer and paint on the cut edge and you're good to go.
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-------------------- a.k.a. Brian Born www.CheckersCustom.com Harrisburg, Pa Work Smart, Play Hard Posts: 3775 | From: Harrisburg, Pa. U.S.A. | Registered: Nov 1998
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We use 10mm Coro for such as that; it's fairly cheap and sturdy. 1/2" PVC is very expensive, much more than 1/2" mdo. Any particular reason you don't want to use the coro?
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How temporary? 1 month? 2 years? I push Alumacorr/Alumalite. Sturdy, won't rot, no voids or surface problems, no painting required. If it's just for a month or two, I'd go 10mm Coro.
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10 mill CORO,, will last a long time, I had one up for over 18 months on a 2 x 4 frame,, the only thig that killed it was the dam storm..
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if they are temp why not use coro? I would not waste 70.00 bux on a sheet of pvc to cut down and use for temp sign....and I damn sure would not be coating out a peice of crap MDO.
10 mil coro best bet. Id be looking thru my scrap pile for this peice
-------------------- You ever notice how easily accessible people are when they are requiring your services but once they get invoice you can't reach them anymore
...that just may be inversly proportionate to how cheap you make it.
I don't suggest wasting 1/2" PVC on a job that doesn't pay for that quality... but signs send a message... or two.
The better quality sign just may attract the attention of the better quality prospect for the sale. I wouldn't hesitate to offer to coat out MDO for this sign... I'd just want $250 to do it.
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Michael ... even painted SHEET ROCK will make a nice TEMPORARY sign .... you just have to make that decision as to "how temporary" your sign will be ... A lot of folks here have gone out to that temporary sign 2, 3, or even 4 years later to "touch it up" or change phone numbers !!
-------------------- John Smith Kings Bay Signs (Retired) Kissimmee, Florida Posts: 816 | From: Central Florida - The Sunshine State | Registered: Jan 2000
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Is it just me, or do any of you find it strange that many realtors will seek out the cheapest sign possible with which to market a property ??
Most real estate transactions are often in the range of $100,000.00 plus, and the selling realtor will usually collect a sales commission of about 6% of the selling price. You do the math as to how much they can potentially make if they succeed in selling the listed property. To achieve this, they want the absolute cheapest sign obtainable.
Isn't this rather self-defeating ? I've spoken to some realtors about this, and some get the idea, but a good many still cling to the notion that the most influential marketing vehicle should be made by the lowest priced guy they can find.Imagine trying to sell an upscale dwelling priced at $365,000.00 while dressed in a suit from the rack at Goodwill.( Nothing against Goodwill BTW ), but the analogy is still the same.
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ya,, they took $16,000 bux from me when i sold my house,, It was listed for exactly 7 hours.
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The temporary sign is the sophisticated word for CHEAP... same comparison to getting their car painted...I don't want to spend much on a paint job cause I'm just wantin' to get rid of it.I'd bet some of you have sxperisnced this same situation.A CHEAP TEMPORARY JOB gets more nit pickin' than a box of wet matches.
-------------------- Bill Wood Bill Wood, Sign Artist 3628 Ogburn Ave., NE Winston-Salem, NC 27105-3752 336-682-5820 Posts: 397 | From: Winston-Salem, NC | Registered: May 2006
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I almost never do 4'x8' coroplast signs any more... even the "temporary" signs I have been putting on Alumi-Cor. That's because lately my price for the coro-plast signs has been so close to the price for the Alumi-Cor, that strangely I can talk them into the better sign...
This came about after I realized I was charging MUCH too little for a 4'x8' coroplast sign compared to the other substrates. All the other material costs, labor, and design time are the same, the only difference is the actually cost between the coro and the alumi-cor. I'd actually rather work with the alumi-cor than coro, so that even offsets it a little more...
So now I figure what I'd charge for an Alumi-cor sign, subtract about $40 from it for a coro price, and let them choose... (while recommending the alumi-cor)
Most are going with the alumi-cor...
-------------------- Jon Jantz Snappysign.com jjantz21@gmail.com http://www.allcw.com Posts: 3395 | From: Atmore, AL | Registered: Nov 2005
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Not trying to get Doug going again on the (riotous) labor intensive substrate ideas (joke # 37?) but could one take a 4 x 8 sheet of cheap coro, cut it in half to 2 4' x 4's, then turn one piece to where the 'grain' is at a right angle to the first piece? a couple pieces of double sided tape in the middle to hold them together. Out on the edges, take 4 foot long by 3 inch wide pieces of cheap, colored vinyl, lay lengthwise along edge. Fold around to the backside. This leaves you with a 1.5 inch colored border, and edges that are held together. Repeat around other 3 sides.
Cheap guy faux plywood.
-------------------- James Donahue Donahue Sign Arts 1851 E. Union Valley Rd. Seymour TN. (865) 577-3365 brushman@nxs.net
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James, that might work... be even stronger if you'd shoot 3M spray adhesive between the layers of your *ahem* Ply-coro instead of the DS tape...
-------------------- Jon Jantz Snappysign.com jjantz21@gmail.com http://www.allcw.com Posts: 3395 | From: Atmore, AL | Registered: Nov 2005
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