| | | | | standing posts or even mounted on top of your |
| You've seen it on television or in a movie; some | | | | company building, we recommend one of the |
| character insists upon smashing an aluminum drink can | | | | following aluminum-based sign products. |
| against their head (ouch!) and the material crunches | | | | * ARMOUR-Wood: This is the most robust |
| from 5 inches down to 2 in a single swift blow. | | | | aluminum-based metal sign material on the market |
| This scene commonly leads people to think aluminum | | | | today, and the name affirms it all. ARMOUR-Wood |
| isn't as sturdy as it truly is. But it's all about the | | | | is a ½" piece of plywood sandwiched and sealed |
| grade of thickness – and beverage containers | | | | between 2 sheets of aluminum. Now that is one |
| aren't that heavy and durable, but an aluminum metal | | | | tough sign! |
| sign is! | | | | * Alumalite: This is an aluminum composite material |
| Alright, so what does "grade of thickness" mean? | | | | (aluminum alloy composition) that actually falls right |
| For instance, a single, small real estate property sign | | | | behind ARMOUR-Wood in terms of strength. It 's |
| you generally see on display in yards is made of just | | | | almost as thick, lighter in weight, and terrific for |
| one metal sheet that has a .040" grade of | | | | durability. |
| thickness. | | | | * Dibond: Although the least strong of these options, |
| While very light weight, this grade offers exactly the | | | | Dibond is ten times the thickness and strength of a |
| same quality as thicker grades in robustness, weather | | | | single sheet of aluminum. A perfect selection for |
| resistance and design capabilities. Plus, you can easily | | | | overall flexibility and durability when you need a little |
| pick your sign up and position it into another yard | | | | more than the .083" grade aluminum. |
| without straining your back. If you don't need to | | | | These kinds of signs require almost no maintenance |
| move your sign around regularly or plan on mounting | | | | and are made to last. You can fully customize any |
| it, a thicker grade of aluminum would be better to | | | | of these options to fit your business needs. Not |
| use in for your custom metal sign. | | | | quite sure if you need one of the thicker grades of |
| The next step up is just a few "grades" away! | | | | aluminum or not? No problem! One of our extremely |
| Larger metal signs generally call for a thicker gauge | | | | skilled team members at TheSignChef will be |
| of aluminum. These larger signs typically are not | | | | pleased to take you step-by-step through the |
| designed to stand alone but to be installed on flat | | | | selection process and help you select the proper |
| surfaces such as an inside wall in your small business | | | | grade for your metal sign. |
| or outside in an area with little traffic. Most sign | | | | Regardless of whether you need a metal real estate |
| companies offer aluminum grades up to .083". | | | | sign or an ARMOUR-Wood billboard to mount on top |
| Despite the fact that this is still relatively thin, your | | | | of your business, you can rest assured knowing that |
| metal sign will not flex, warp or be crushed with your | | | | your aluminum based signs are tough, sturdy and |
| head! | | | | there for the long haul. And we wouldn't suggest |
| Is there anything more robust than a .083" grade | | | | even attempting to crush one of these signs against |
| metal sign? | | | | your head…..you'd end up getting quite the awful |
| Of course there is! For bigger customized aluminum | | | | headache if you did! |
| signs that are going to be hung between two | | | | |