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What Substrates Should You Use for Signage?

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  The sign industry is versatile, and we can make signs using a variety of foam substrates to achieve the look and durability to optimize a particular sign and budget. Let's explore the usage of aluminum foam substrates. Aluminum is lightweight, durable, and strong and provides many years of service. Aluminum composite Aluminum composite goes by many trade names and is made of two thin pieces of aluminum joined by a polyethylene plastic core. It shares vital characteristics of aluminum, such as being lightweight, durable, and weatherproof. Due to its lightweight, it is friendlier to the interior and also suitable for longer-term outside signage. Gatorboard It is the enhancement to the foam board and is much stronger but weighs about the same. Gator board is a melamine and wood fiber with a polystyrene fill. This is also a very durable product used for backing permanent signs. Acrylic Acrylic has similar aesthetic qualities to polycarbonate. However, extruded acrylic is