Hanging a sign

Posted by SparkyGuy on July 31, 2007, 2:56 am

The boss wants a sign hung above the front door.

He had a sign made at a sign shop -- 3 ft. x 6 ft. -- made from 3/8 inch
poly-something pliable plastic with vinyl (I think) lettering. In any case,
it's guaranteed for outdoor duty.

My question is regarding mounting. The simplest technique would be to simply
locate and level the sign and put Liquid Nails on the wall (tilt-up concrete
building with stucco texture) and slap on the sign and secure it while the LN
sets.

Any suggestions, observations, constructive criticism?

Thanks,
Sparky

Posted by DanG on July 31, 2007, 7:04 am

3M double stick tape. I can't remember the letters, something
like HDEP.

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______________________________
Keep the whole world singing . . . .
DanG (remove the sevens)
dgriff237@7cox.net

> The boss wants a sign hung above the front door.
> He had a sign made at a sign shop -- 3 ft. x 6 ft. -- made from
> 3/8 inch
> poly-something pliable plastic with vinyl (I think) lettering.
> In any case,
> it's guaranteed for outdoor duty.
> My question is regarding mounting. The simplest technique would
> be to simply
> locate and level the sign and put Liquid Nails on the wall
> (tilt-up concrete
> building with stucco texture) and slap on the sign and secure it
> while the LN
> sets.
> Any suggestions, observations, constructive criticism?
> Thanks,
> Sparky
>

Posted by charlie on August 1, 2007, 11:01 am

> 3M double stick tape. I can't remember the letters, something like HDEP.
> --
> ______________________________
> Keep the whole world singing . . . .
> DanG (remove the sevens)
> dgriff237@7cox.net

it's called vhb tape, and won't work for stucco.

http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/Manufacturing/Industry/Product-Catalog/Bonding-Solutions/Double-Coated-Tapes/VHB-Window-Tape/

Posted by GreenGA on August 3, 2007, 2:23 pm

wrote:

> > 3M double stick tape. I can't remember the letters, something like HDEP.
> > --
> > ______________________________
> > Keep the whole world singing . . . .
> > DanG (remove the sevens)
> > dgriff...@7cox.net

> it's called vhb tape, and won't work for stucco.
> http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/Manufacturing/Industry/Pr...

The double-sided tape was used on the back of the sign to which we
mounted the wood. This allowed us to "hang" the sign from the already-
attached-stand-offs temporarily.

Posted by Moe Jones on July 31, 2007, 7:45 am

SparkyGuy wrote:

> The boss wants a sign hung above the front door.
> He had a sign made at a sign shop -- 3 ft. x 6 ft. -- made from 3/8
> inch poly-something pliable plastic with vinyl (I think) lettering.
> In any case, it's guaranteed for outdoor duty.
> My question is regarding mounting. The simplest technique would be to
> simply locate and level the sign and put Liquid Nails on the wall
> (tilt-up concrete building with stucco texture) and slap on the sign
> and secure it while the LN sets.
> Any suggestions, observations, constructive criticism?
> Thanks,
> Sparky

Just make sure you can legally hang the sign in the area where your shop is.

I did a friend a favor a few years ago by helping him hang a sign on the
side of his building and up came a city inspector was not happy with us
because my friend did not pull a permit. :-(

--
Moe Jones
HVAC Service Technician
Energy Equalizers Inc.
Houston, Texas
www.EnergyEqualizers.com

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