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PROFESSIONAL SIGN MATERIALS
Signage Materials, Films and Fabrication Systems
A practical guide to vinyls, boards, metals, acrylics, reflective films, illuminated-sign components, fixings and installation materials used in professional signage.
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Product brands and ranges vary by supplier. SignSpot confirms the current technical data, compatible laminate, stock, installation method and warranty conditions before quoting.
Standard commercial
ACM, polymeric print vinyl, matching UV laminate and quality cut vinyl
Premium exterior
Exterior-grade ACM or aluminium, cast vinyl, premium laminate and engineered fixings
Vehicle lettering
Avery 700/800, ORACAL 751C or equivalent cast or quality film
Partial vehicle graphics
Cast or suitable conformable printable film with matched laminate
Full vehicle wrap
Avery MPI 1105, 3M IJ280/IJ180mC, ORAFOL 3951RA+, Arlon SLX+ or equivalent approved system
Illuminated signage
Branded LEDs and drivers, translucent face materials, suitable acrylic or polycarbonate and compliant electrical construction
Safety or traffic
Application-specific compliant reflective sheeting and approved substrate
MATERIAL GROUP 1
Coloured signwriting vinyl
Selection depends on the application, substrate, exposure, expected life, installation method and compatible product system.
- Premium cast vinyl
- Avery Dennison 900 Super Cast
- ORAFOL ORACAL 951
- 3M Scotchcal 7725
- Mactac MACal 9800 Pro
- High-performance cast vinyl
- Avery Dennison 800 Premium Cast
- ORAFOL ORACAL 751C
- Arlon Series 2100
- Intermediate vinyl
- Avery Dennison 700 Premium Film
- ORAFOL ORACAL 651
- 3M Scotchcal 50
- Mactac MACal 8300 Pro
- Economy vinyl
- Avery Dennison 500 Event Film
- ORAFOL ORACAL 641
- Mactac MACal 8200 Pro
- Fluorescent vinyl
- Avery Dennison 800 Fluorescent
- ORAFOL ORACAL 6510
- 3M Scotchcal Fluorescent Film
- Metallic vinyl
- Avery Dennison 900 Metallic
- ORACAL 951 Metallic
- 3M Scotchcal metallic films
- Chrome-effect vinyl
- Avery Dennison Conform Chrome
- ORACAL 351/352
- 3M chrome graphic films
MATERIAL GROUP 2
Printable self-adhesive vinyl
Selection depends on the application, substrate, exposure, expected life, installation method and compatible product system.
- Premium cast vehicle vinyl
- Avery Dennison MPI 1105
- 3M IJ280
- 3M IJ180mC
- ORAFOL ORAJET 3951RA+ ProSlide
- Arlon SLX+
- Mactac JT 10700 WG-BFG
- General vehicle and fleet vinyl
- Avery Dennison MPI 1903
- ORAFOL ORAJET 3551RA
- Arlon Fusion Wrap
- Polymeric sign vinyl
- Avery Dennison MPI 2903/2904
- ORAFOL ORAJET 3651
- Mactac JT 10500 series
- Metamark MD5
- Monomeric sign vinyl
- Avery Dennison MPI 3000 series
- ORAFOL ORAJET 3164
- Mactac JT 8500 series
- Metamark MD3
- Removable promotional vinyl
- 3M IJ56C
- Avery Dennison MPI removable ranges
- ORAJET removable films
- High-tack vinyl
- Avery Dennison MPI 1106 Hi-Tack
- 3M IJ39
- Arlon DPF 8000
- Mactac high-tack products
- Blockout vinyl
- Avery Dennison MPI opaque/blockout films
- ORAJET grey-adhesive films
- 3M blockout graphic films
- Clear printable vinyl
- Avery Dennison MPI 1060 series
- 3M IJ8150
- ORAJET clear print films
- PVC-free print film
- 3M Envision 480mC
- Avery Dennison PVC-free ranges where locally available
MATERIAL GROUP 3
Vehicle colour-change wrap film
Selection depends on the application, substrate, exposure, expected life, installation method and compatible product system.
- Avery Dennison Supreme Wrapping Film
- 3M Wrap Film Series 2080
- ORAFOL ORACAL 970RA Premium Wrapping Cast
- Arlon Premium Colour Change
- KPMF vehicle-wrap films
- Hexis HX20000 and HX30000
- APA vehicle-wrap films
- TeckWrap
- Metamark MetaCast
- Mactac ColourWrap
MATERIAL GROUP 4
Protective overlaminates
Selection depends on the application, substrate, exposure, expected life, installation method and compatible product system.
- Avery Dennison DOL Max
- Avery Dennison DOL 1000 series
- Avery Dennison DOL 1400 Z series
- Avery Dennison DOL 6000 Specialty Series
- 3M 8428G Gloss Wrap Overlaminate
- 3M 8518 Gloss
- 3M 8519 Lustre
- 3M 8520 Matte
- 3M 8548G and 8549L
- ORAFOL ORAGUARD 290
- ORAFOL ORAGUARD 293
- ORAFOL ORAGUARD 215
- Arlon Series 3200
- Arlon Series 3220
- Mactac LF overlaminate ranges
- Drytac Interlam and Protac ranges
- Metamark matched laminates
MATERIAL GROUP 5
Reflective and high-visibility films
Selection depends on the application, substrate, exposure, expected life, installation method and compatible product system.
- 3M Scotchlite Reflective Graphic Film
- 3M Diamond Grade DG³ Reflective Sheeting
- 3M High Intensity Prismatic sheeting
- Avery Dennison V-4000
- Avery Dennison V-8000
- Avery Dennison V-6700B
- ORAFOL ORALITE 5600E
- ORAFOL ORALITE 5650RA
- ORAFOL ORALITE 5800
- ORAFOL ORALITE 5900
- Nikkalite reflective sheeting
- Reflexite conspicuity tape
- Avery Dennison VisiFlex conspicuity tape
- 3M conspicuity tape
MATERIAL GROUP 6
Window and glass films
Selection depends on the application, substrate, exposure, expected life, installation method and compatible product system.
- Frosted glass
- Avery Dennison Dusted Glass and Etched Glass films
- 3M Fasara
- 3M Dusted Crystal
- ORACAL 8810
- Mactac Glass Decor
- One-way vision
- Contra Vision
- Clear Focus
- Avery Dennison perforated window films
- ORAFOL ORAJET perforated films
- Optically clear print film
- 3M IJ8150
- Avery Dennison optically clear films
- Drytac ViziPrint
- Solar-control film
- 3M Sun Control
- Llumar
- Solar Gard
- Avery Dennison Architectural Window Films
- Safety and security film
- 3M Safety and Security
- Llumar Safety
- Solar Gard Armorcoat
- Coloured transparent film
- ORACAL 8300
- 3M Scotchcal translucent/transparent films
- Window manifestation
- Avery, 3M, ORAFOL and Mactac cut or printed films
- White-ink window graphics
- Clear print vinyl combined with UV white printing or printed clear/white layer systems
MATERIAL GROUP 7
Aluminium composite material
Selection depends on the application, substrate, exposure, expected life, installation method and compatible product system.
- 3A Composites DIBOND
- Multipanel Alupanel
- Alucobond
- Alpolic
- Reynobond
- Perspex aluminium composite panel ranges
- Signbond
- Eurobond
- Vitrabond
- Generic sign-grade ACM
- 2 mm
- 3 mm
- 4 mm
- 6 mm
- White
- Black
- Brushed silver
- Brushed gold
- Metallic
- Coloured
- Digital-print surface
- Butler-finish aluminium
MATERIAL GROUP 8
Solid aluminium and metal
Selection depends on the application, substrate, exposure, expected life, installation method and compatible product system.
- Solid aluminium sheet
- Aluminium plate
- Powder-coated aluminium
- Anodised aluminium
- Brushed aluminium
- Stainless steel
- Brushed stainless steel
- Mirror-polished stainless steel
- Galvanised steel
- Mild steel
- Corten steel
- Brass
- Copper
- Bronze
- Expanded metal
- Perforated aluminium
- Ullrich Aluminium
- Hindalco
- Alcoa
- Novelis
- BlueScope. The actual sheet brand is often determined by the local metal supplier
MATERIAL GROUP 9
Acrylic sheet
Selection depends on the application, substrate, exposure, expected life, installation method and compatible product system.
- PERSPEX
- PLEXIGLAS
- Acrylite
- Altuglas
- Plaskolite
- Lucite
- Polycast
- ASTARIGLAS
- Generic cast acrylic
- Generic extruded acrylic
- Clear acrylic
- Opal acrylic
- White acrylic
- Black acrylic
- Coloured acrylic
- Frosted acrylic
- Mirror acrylic
- Day/night acrylic
- Light-diffusing acrylic
- Impact-modified acrylic
MATERIAL GROUP 10
Polycarbonate sheet
Selection depends on the application, substrate, exposure, expected life, installation method and compatible product system.
- LEXAN
- Makrolon
- Tuffak
- Palram PALSUN
- Marlon
- Suntuf
- Generic solid polycarbonate
- Multiwall polycarbonate
MATERIAL GROUP 11
Expanded PVC and foam boards
Selection depends on the application, substrate, exposure, expected life, installation method and compatible product system.
- PALIGHT
- FOREX
- FOAMALITE
- CELTEC
- Komatex
- Sintra
- KömaCel
- SMART-X
- Stadur
- MultiBoard
- Generic expanded PVC
- 1 mm
- 3 mm
- 5 mm
- 6 mm
- 10 mm
- 12 mm
- 15 mm
- 19 mm
- 25 mm
- 30 mm
- 50 mm
MATERIAL GROUP 12
Corrugated plastic board
Selection depends on the application, substrate, exposure, expected life, installation method and compatible product system.
- Coroplast
- Corflute
- Correx
- Akylux
- AkyPrint
- IntePro
- Fluteboard
- Generic fluted polypropylene
- 3 mm
- 4 mm
- 5 mm
- 6 mm
- 10 mm
MATERIAL GROUP 13
Paper-based and display boards
Selection depends on the application, substrate, exposure, expected life, installation method and compatible product system.
- Foamcore
- Foam-X
- Kapa Line
- Kapa Mount
- Falconboard
- Re-board
- DISPA
- Xanita board
- Honeycomb board
- Display board
- Mount board
- Cardboard
- Corrugated cardboard
- Greyboard
MATERIAL GROUP 14
Banner and flexible media
Selection depends on the application, substrate, exposure, expected life, installation method and compatible product system.
- PVC banner
- Blockout banner
- Frontlit banner
- Backlit banner
- Mesh banner
- Textile banner
- Canvas
- Truck-curtain material
- Stretch fabric
- Flag textile
- Silicone-edge graphic fabric
- Serge Ferrari
- Heytex
- Sioen
- Verseidag
- Mehler Texnologies
- Ultraflex
- Cooley
- Dickson
- Berger Textiles
- Fisher Textiles
- Endutex
- Pongs
- Georg+Otto Friedrich
- Soyang
- Herculite
MATERIAL GROUP 15
Magnetic signage material
Selection depends on the application, substrate, exposure, expected life, installation method and compatible product system.
- Magnum Magnetics
- Master Magnetics
- Adams Magnetic Products
- Arnold Magnetic Technologies
- Flexmag
- Printable magnetic sheeting
- White vehicle-grade magnetic sheet
- Adhesive-backed magnetic sheet
- Magnetic receptive media
MATERIAL GROUP 16
Wall, floor and specialty films
Selection depends on the application, substrate, exposure, expected life, installation method and compatible product system.
- Wall graphics
- 3M IJ180 and Envision wall-film systems
- Avery Dennison MPI Wall Film
- Mactac WW wall-film ranges
- Drytac ReTac
- Drytac Polar
- ORAFOL wall-graphic films
- Phototex
- DreamScape wallcovering
- Vescom wallcovering
- Floor graphics
- 3M floor-graphic systems
- Avery Dennison MPI floor films
- Mactac StreetRap and FloorGrip systems
- Drytac Polar Street FX
- Drytac FloorTac
- Jessup non-slip laminates
- Asphalt Art films
- Rough surfaces
- 3M Envision 480mC
- Arlon DPF 8000
- Mactac RoughRAP
- Drytac Polar Grip
- Alumigraphics
- Asphalt Art
MATERIAL GROUP 17
Illuminated-sign materials
Selection depends on the application, substrate, exposure, expected life, installation method and compatible product system.
- Lightbox faces
- Opal acrylic
- Opal polycarbonate
- Flexible sign-face material
- Translucent PVC banner
- Aluminium sign box
- Tensioning frame
- Day/night acrylic
- Push-through acrylic
- Cooley
- 3M Panagraphics
- Ultraflex SignFlex
- Translucent vinyl
- 3M Scotchcal Translucent Graphic Film Series 3630
- Avery Dennison 4500 Translucent Film
- ORAFOL ORACAL 8500
- ORAFOL ORACAL 8800
- Arlon Series 2500
- Mactac translucent films
- Diffuser and blockout films
- 3M diffuser films
- 3M light-management films
- Avery Dennison diffuser films
- Avery Dennison blockout films
- ORAFOL diffuser and blockout films
MATERIAL GROUP 18
LEDs, neon and electrical components
Selection depends on the application, substrate, exposure, expected life, installation method and compatible product system.
- LED sign modules
- SloanLED
- Principal LED
- HanleyLED
- AgiLight
- GE Current/Tetra
- Samsung LED modules
- Osram
- Signcomplex
- Hitechled
- BoxLED
- LetterLED
- Power supplies and drivers
- Mean Well
- Inventronics
- Tridonic
- Philips/Signify
- TCI
- LED neon-flex
- Acolyte
- GLLS
- LED Neon Flex
- Simes
- Elstar
- Flex Neon
- Principal/AgiLight systems
- Generic silicone LED neon
- Traditional neon components
- Glass neon tubing
- EGL electrodes and components
- FMS neon components
- Transco transformers
- Neon transformers
- Silicone GTO cable
- Tube supports
MATERIAL GROUP 19
Letter and sign-fabrication materials
Selection depends on the application, substrate, exposure, expected life, installation method and compatible product system.
- Acrylic faces
- Aluminium returns
- Aluminium backs
- Stainless-steel returns
- Trim cap
- Jewelite trim cap
- Channel-letter coil
- Letter-forming aluminium
- PVC lettering board
- HDU sign foam
- Polyurethane sign foam
- Epoxy resin
- Casting resin
- Push-through acrylic
- LED modules
- Standoffs
- Threaded studs
- Locators
- Sign-fixing cups
- French cleats
- Aluminium extrusion
- Lightbox extrusion
- Pylon extrusion
- Precision Board
- SignFoam
- Corafoam
MATERIAL GROUP 20
Fixings, tapes and adhesives
Selection depends on the application, substrate, exposure, expected life, installation method and compatible product system.
- Structural and mounting tapes
- 3M VHB
- tesa ACXplus
- Avery Dennison structural tapes
- Scapa industrial tapes
- Nitto industrial tapes
- Orafol ORABOND
- SikaTack panel systems
- Adhesives and sealants
- Sika Sikaflex
- SikaBond
- 3M structural adhesives
- Bostik
- Selleys
- Soudal
- Würth
- Loctite
- Araldite
- Weld-On/SCIGRIP acrylic cement
- Tensol acrylic adhesive
- Dow silicone
- Dowsil
- Sika silicone
- Neutral-cure silicone
- MS polymer adhesive
- Mechanical fixings
- Ramset anchors
- Hilti anchors
- Würth fixings
- Powers/DeWalt anchors
- Stainless-steel screws
- Rivets
- Rivnuts
- Threaded rod
- Masonry anchors
- Chemical anchors
- Toggle anchors
- Stand-off mounts
- Sign locators
MATERIAL GROUP 21
Posts, frames and structural materials
Selection depends on the application, substrate, exposure, expected life, installation method and compatible product system.
- Aluminium square tube
- Aluminium angle
- Aluminium channel
- Aluminium extrusion
- Galvanised-steel tube
- Mild-steel box section
- Stainless-steel tube
- Timber posts
- Treated timber
- Plywood
- Marine plywood
- Structural steel
- Base plates
- Footing cages
- Concrete
- Post caps
- Sign rails
- Sign-channel extrusions
- Tensioning systems
- Banner frames
MATERIAL GROUP 22
Printing inks and coatings
Selection depends on the application, substrate, exposure, expected life, installation method and compatible product system.
- Wide-format inks
- HP Latex inks
- Roland Eco-Sol MAX
- Roland TR2
- Mimaki SS21
- Mimaki LUS UV inks
- Epson UltraChrome GS3
- Epson UltraChrome UV
- Canon UVgel
- Fujifilm Uvijet
- EFI VUTEk inks
- swissQprint inks
- Durst inks
- Agfa Anuvia
- Protective coatings
- Clear automotive coat
- Two-pack polyurethane
- Acrylic clear coat
- Anti-graffiti coating
- UV-protective clear
- Marine clear coat
- Powder coating
- Anodising
- Galvanising
MATERIAL GROUP 23
Application and installation consumables
Selection depends on the application, substrate, exposure, expected life, installation method and compatible product system.
- 3M Knifeless Tape
- Avery Dennison application tape
- ORATAPE application tape
- RTape
- TransferRite
- Main Tape
- Paper application tape
- Clear application tape
- Rapid Tac
- Rapid Prep
- Avery Dennison Surface Cleaner
- 3M Surface Preparation System
- Isopropyl alcohol
- Adhesive remover
- Citrus cleaner
- 3M Primer 94
- Squeegees
- Felt-edge squeegees
- Wrap gloves
- Heat guns
- Infrared thermometers
- Rivet brushes
- Air-release tools
- Magnets
- Cutting tape
- Olfa knives
- NT cutters
- WrapCut
- YelloTools
- The Wrap Institute tools
- RollePro
- Snitty cutters
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