Scott Shepherd
10-24-2007, 10:46 AM
I've been asked to quote a job that was obviously made with a vacuum process or photopolymer process. It's plastic with all the raised letters made into it. They aren't happy with the delivery, so they want to know if I can make it.
It's several colors with each color being on a different level. For instance, it's 1/8" thick, that being white, then there's a raised shape that's blue that's up 1/16" and then inside of that raised shape, there's another rasied shape, up another 1/16" that's cream color.
The cream one would be similiar to a braille/ADA type of raised pictogram.
So I'm trying to figure out the best method. Paint the acrylic and then raster out the place for the pictogram and glue the pictogram in it? Would lasering through the paint cause the paint to be prone to peeling up around that area over time?
It's in a high traffic environment and last thing I want is a bunch of great looking signs at install and then 6 months from now all the paint is worn off and chipping.
Any good ideas on an angle I hadn't thought of?
It's several colors with each color being on a different level. For instance, it's 1/8" thick, that being white, then there's a raised shape that's blue that's up 1/16" and then inside of that raised shape, there's another rasied shape, up another 1/16" that's cream color.
The cream one would be similiar to a braille/ADA type of raised pictogram.
So I'm trying to figure out the best method. Paint the acrylic and then raster out the place for the pictogram and glue the pictogram in it? Would lasering through the paint cause the paint to be prone to peeling up around that area over time?
It's in a high traffic environment and last thing I want is a bunch of great looking signs at install and then 6 months from now all the paint is worn off and chipping.
Any good ideas on an angle I hadn't thought of?