Comments on: Choosing Materials for Outdoor Signs http://naisections.org/IM/2009/12/choosing-materials-for-outdoor-signs/ A virtual workshop for exhibit developers and people who work with interpretive media. Brought to you by the NAI Interpretive Media Section. Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:54:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tanya Bredehoft http://naisections.org/IM/2009/12/choosing-materials-for-outdoor-signs/#comment-678 Tanya Bredehoft Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:47:25 +0000 http://naisections.org/IM/?p=1114#comment-678 Hi Erica, Thanks for the interest in the article. I hope it proved helpful. I agree with your comment about Pannier and their customer service. They're awesome. My experience with with fiberglass embedded graphics is mixed. The image quality and price is good, but in our Southern California sun, the product has faded well before the 10 year claim. We used it in a botanical garden and the panels were replaced after 3 years. Pannier has always replaced it for no charge, but it still costs in time and maintenance. I suggest being selective where you use the product... shade or semi-protected. In more northern climates it may stand up better to full sun. HPL has been more successful here in the full sun. I use iZone in Texas (www.izoneimaging.com). They have provided great customer service for us and I find them really easy to work with. If there has been a problem, they have addressed it right away. Albert Moreno, Sales Representative albert@izoneimaging.com iZone 2526 Charter Oak Drive, Suite 100 Temple, TX 76502-4844 888/464-9663x110 Toll Free 254/778-0722x110 Voice 254/778-0938 Fax I have not used Fossil, mainly because we try to use the closest manufacturer and because iZone has been great. iZone does recommend using a polymer-based car or boat wax to aid in removal of graffiti or dirt. Usually, organic solvents like Simple Green or Goof-Off will work to remove graffiti. When it has been scratched, it has been buffed out. Overall, we have had very good experience with HPL and iZone. Please remember there is no grafffiti PROOF product, only graffiti RESISTANT. Tanya Hi Erica,

Thanks for the interest in the article. I hope it proved helpful.

I agree with your comment about Pannier and their customer service. They’re awesome. My experience with with fiberglass embedded graphics is mixed. The image quality and price is good, but in our Southern California sun, the product has faded well before the 10 year claim. We used it in a botanical garden and the panels were replaced after 3 years. Pannier has always replaced it for no charge, but it still costs in time and maintenance. I suggest being selective where you use the product… shade or semi-protected. In more northern climates it may stand up better to full sun.

HPL has been more successful here in the full sun. I use iZone in Texas (www.izoneimaging.com). They have provided great customer service for us and I find them really easy to work with. If there has been a problem, they have addressed it right away.

Albert Moreno, Sales Representative
albert@izoneimaging.com

iZone
2526 Charter Oak Drive, Suite 100
Temple, TX 76502-4844
888/464-9663×110 Toll Free
254/778-0722×110 Voice
254/778-0938 Fax

I have not used Fossil, mainly because we try to use the closest manufacturer and because iZone has been great. iZone does recommend using a polymer-based car or boat wax to aid in removal of graffiti or dirt. Usually, organic solvents like Simple Green or Goof-Off will work to remove graffiti. When it has been scratched, it has been buffed out. Overall, we have had very good experience with HPL and iZone.

Please remember there is no grafffiti PROOF product, only graffiti RESISTANT.

Tanya

]]> By: Erica Fielder http://naisections.org/IM/2009/12/choosing-materials-for-outdoor-signs/#comment-673 Erica Fielder Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:46:55 +0000 http://naisections.org/IM/?p=1114#comment-673 Dear Tanya, Thank you for your great article. I am interested in your evaluation of the different kinds of panel materials. I use Pannier's embedded fiberglass most of the time because it is a good quality material and the customer service is the very best there is. Fossil material is good, but I have had very bad experiences with their customer services. Basically, I go for the company that is easiest to work with. Who do you go to for High Pressure Laminate and who is your favorite rep in that company? I would like to use more HPL, but the customer service means a great deal to me, too. Also, I did a text with samples of my art on both HPL from Fossil and Pannier's fiberglass. The HPL image scratched off with a knife while the embedded image in the fiberglass was untouched. The scratch on the fiberglass could be buffed out. Both panels were marred by a sharpie pen. Thank you, Erica Dear Tanya,
Thank you for your great article. I am interested in your evaluation of the different kinds of panel materials. I use Pannier’s embedded fiberglass most of the time because it is a good quality material and the customer service is the very best there is. Fossil material is good, but I have had very bad experiences with their customer services. Basically, I go for the company that is easiest to work with. Who do you go to for High Pressure Laminate and who is your favorite rep in that company? I would like to use more HPL, but the customer service means a great deal to me, too.

Also, I did a text with samples of my art on both HPL from Fossil and Pannier’s fiberglass. The HPL image scratched off with a knife while the embedded image in the fiberglass was untouched. The scratch on the fiberglass could be buffed out. Both panels were marred by a sharpie pen.

Thank you,

Erica

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