Sign and Paint - In-House Sign Making

Signs are created in-house in our sign shop using two methods, screen printing and computer cut vinyl sheeting.  Each method is described below.

Screen Printing

Computer Screen

Sign laid out on computer to create screen image

Mounted Screen 

Screen created and mounted

Sign Blank 

Blank sign placed under screen

Screening 

Ink squeegeed through screen onto blank

Completed Sign 

Completed sign

 

Computer Cut Vinyl Screening

Computer Screen

Sign is designed on the computer and sent to cutting machine

Vinyl Cut on Machine

Vinyl is cut on machine, which operations much like an old printer

Excess material removed

Excess vinyl is "weeded" or removed

Vinyl ready to be placed on sign blank

Completely weeded vinyl ready to be placed on sign blank 

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