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One of the most affordable ways to grab the attention of consumers at all hours of the day and night while promoting your enterprise is to install channel letter signs in Doral FL. You can rely on Trending Signs to design, fabricate, and mount channel letters signs that are perfect for your venue whether you choose neon or LED lighting, halo or front lit letters, or raceway or direct mounting. This guide should help you understand what options are available to you.
Channel Letter Alternatives
There are several different styles of channel letter signs, including:
Front-Lit Channel Letters – This is the most requested style of channel letter. They consist of a rust-free, durable frame shaped to whatever font you want. And, they have internal illumination that shines through an acrylic or polycarbonate face.
Open Face Channel Letters – These letters are a bit of a misnomer since they do have faces that are optically clear, so passersby can see the internal illumination. The effect this creates is particularly dramatic after dark.
Reverse Lit Channel Letters – With these letters, the light comes from behind to produce a halo around the sign on the wall it is mounted to. These letters have aluminum faces, and the back is left open.
Back Lit Channel Letters – These letters are a combination of the reverse lit and front-lit letters. The backs of the letters are left open to allow light to create a halo while light also shines through the acrylic face.
Non-Illuminated Channel Letters – Non-lit channel letters are much like the reverse-lit letters only there is no illumination. Plus, the letters are painted with top-quality, car-grade paint that matches your branding.
Types of Illumination
Until recently, the main illumination option for channel letter signs was neon. With this option, several gasses fill the tubes that are shaped to the letters. The gasses produce different colored lights. Neon has fallen out of favor because it usually requires frequent maintenance, is affected by low temperatures, and consumes more energy.
LEDs, or light-emitting diodes, provide brilliant lighting in any atmosphere when connected in a series. LEDs are quickly replacing neon as the lighting solution of choice for channel letters because they are more energy-efficient and require less maintenance.
Mounting Methods
When channel letters are installed directly to the face of your building, it is known as “direct mounting.” The letters are wired to a power supply that is situated in an interior cavity. You get a cleaner look with direct-mounted channel letter signs.
Another method is to have the channel letters installed on a long, narrow rectangular aluminum box known as a raceway. This box contains the power supply, all of the wiring, and other electrical components. The raceway is then installed on the façade of your venue. When direct mounting is not allowed because of local codes or the terms of your lease, raceways are your best choice.
If you are ready to experience the benefits of our most popular exterior building signs, contact Trending Signs for a free estimate on channel letter signs in Doral FL.
