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Custom stencils can be used on many surfaces, for many applications. Alphabet Signs can take your file and turn it into a sturdy, re-usable stencil that’s great for businesses, schools or advertising. Many businesses will power wash the custom logo stencil over a dirty sidewalk to leave an imprint for all pedestrians to view. The possibilities are endless.
How do I send my custom stencil file to your company for a quote?
Getting a quote on a custom stencil is easy. Just email us your clean file, preferably a .pdf, .jpg., .ai, etc. Let us know what size you would like the stencil, and we will get a quote back to you. Typically, we can quote stencils the same day and ship the customized product the next day, if the file is ready and easy to open and read.
Stencils typically need to be at least 12 inches by 12 inches because the bit on the cutting machine cannot handle smaller stencils in a custom format. We can do stencils in many sizes, typically up to 12 feet or more. Larger stencils will usually come in pieces because of the raw material’s size.
Our stencils are made from 1/10 inch thick maxi-tuff plastic material, so they are industrial strength and made to use over and over again. Paint will dry on the stencil, so you can easily crack it off; if you are doing a bigger job and cannot wait, you can wash the paint off, as well. In most cases, we recommend a water based paint.
These stencils come with a one year guarantee against tears or rips. Stencils will come rolled and will usually lose their “curl” in a warmer temp after a day or so.
Contact us to get a custom stencil quote, and you will not be disappointed with the high quality and quick turn around.
Posted: April 4, 2008
So make sure to have the shiny side up and the flange on the right. The inset should hook and overlap the flange. The baseline will now be aligned correctly. We sometimes describe the interlocking design works like a 'jigsaw puzzle.' Jigsaw is not the best word, hook and overlap would better describe the process.
Posted: June 23, 2015
A great summer job to make some fast cash is by offering to paint house address numbers on the curb. Prices typically get $15 to $20 for about 20 minutes of work. I may write a how to paint house curb numbers in a future blog but we can get you started with a four inch curb number stencil kit.
Posted: February 8, 2013
We are often asked how many handicap parking stalls are required for each parking lot. That depends on how many total parking spaces there are. We researched this question and found resources from ANSI A117.1 Sections 502 and 503, and the ADA Standards for Accessible Design, Sections 4.1.2 and 4.6.
Posted: January 28, 2015
Artists in Portland have taken to the streets to update old, boring stenciled road markers. Super heroes and football stars are just some of the fun paintings you'll see on the streets. GoLocalPDX described the stencils as "happy road markers." Residents of Portland can now have an extra smile in their day thanks to bike markings with bunny ears and woman super heroes.
Posted: December 10, 2014
Handicap Stencils used to be uniform for all states. There were some variations for different municipalities or other special circumstances, but for the most part, Handicap Stencils were all 39" international standard across the board. New York recently released their new version of the popular parking spot stencil.
