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One of the most cost-effective ways to market your enterprise is with channel letters. They grab the attention of potential customers at all hours of the day and night. Fortunately, you can count on Trending Signs to design, fabricate, and mount channel letter signs that are perfect for your establishment, whether you are interested in raceway or direct mounting, LED or neon lighting, or halo-lit or front-lit letters. Today, we will examine the many solutions available for your organization.
Types of Channel Letters
Let’s first look at the broad range of channel letter options:
Standard Front-Lit Letters – The most popular channel letter signs in Doral FL are standard front-lit channel letters. They are made of durable aluminum with smoothly welded edges and are routed into shape with deep returns. Aluminum is the best material for the frame because it is weatherproof and rust-resistant. You can choose acrylic faces of any color you want, and the internal illumination shines through.
Halo-Lit Letters – Commonly referred to as reverse-lit letters, these letters have light coming out of the back, which produces a halo around the letters on the wall they are installed on. Aluminum is used for the frame and the face of these letters.
Open Face Letters – These letters do not actually have open faces. They just appear to be that way since they have optically clear acrylic faces which allow you to see the lighting element inside. This creates a distinguished effect after dark.
Back-Lit Letters – When you cross reverse-lit letters with front-lit letters you get backlit channel letters. They produce a halo on the façade of your venue from the light coming out of the back, and your branding is visible from the light shining out of the acrylic faces.
Lighting Options
Neon used to be the primary illumination alternative for channel letter signs. Neon signs are shaped like letters and have several different gasses that produce different colors. However, neon does have its downfalls. For instance, neon lights consume more energy, grow dim in cold weather, and they require frequent maintenance.
On the other hand, you can get brilliant lighting in any atmosphere when you choose LED illumination. LEDs are quickly supplanting neon as the illumination option of choice for channel letter signs thanks to their energy-efficient properties and low maintenance.
We also get a lot of requests for non-illuminated channel letters.
How Are Channel Letter Signs Installed?
Channel letters in Doral FL can be mounted on a raceway and then installed on your building, or we can directly installed them to your facility’s exterior wall. The power supply for direct-mounted letters is housed in an interior cavity. And, with raceway mounting, the power supply, wiring, and other electrical components are in a long, narrow rectangular raceway.
You get a cleaner appearance with direct mounting, but raceways are preferable when the design of the building, local ordinances, or your landlord do not allow direct mounting.
If you are ready to make your enterprise stand out with channel letters, contact Trending Signs today for a free quote!
