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We are often called by churches all over the United States looking for a replacement board that works with their metal letters from many moons ago. Often times, the person in charge of changing the church marquee sign is left with the task of finding new sign letters and refurbishing the sign board. But because it an existing marquee sign, the previous church committee person had not left information as to where you can buy sign letters.
There are so many different styles and manufactures of church marquee signs over the years that it is difficult to know what to call the marquee boards when you are trying to describe to a professional signmaker the type of letter you need. You may end up with the wrong style of sign letters for your church board if you incorrectly describe the letterboard. Or you may not be able to find the church marquee letters at all.
We like to start with the type of material the sign letter is made from. Is it metal or plastic? From there, we like to get a description as to how the church marquee letter attaches to the changeable marquee sign. Does it fit between sign letter tracks, does it have tabs on the back of the letters that push into grooves, or does it hang over a slotted track? Then we like to get specific information about the sign letter such as its size, color or gauge. With that type of information we can show you the type of sign letters that will work on your church marquee sign. Occasionally, we may ask you to email a picture of your reader board and letters just to be certain.
Many times the church letters are not named magnetic letters. Sometimes people will call them magnetic meaning that they stick to a readerboard. But magnetic letters are a ferrous based material and will rust outdoors.
The most difficult church readerboard to describe is the custom boards, called Metal Copy Board Replacement Panels or Inner Copy Boards, that are specific to Metal Church Letters. They are made from aluminum slatz that are stacked upon each other and welded to a perimeter frame. The metal church letters have a lip along its top and hang from the aluminum slatz.
These metal boards are grooved to hold any of the metal church letters we sell from sizes 1.5 to 4.125 inches. The grooves will hold Traditional Style Letters or Sure Grip Letters.
Metal Copy Boards are made from aluminum and powder coated in matte white or black, and there’s a one inch aluminum band around the panel. These panels are meant for outdoor or indoor use and look great in a cabinet.
If you have a traditional marquee from 50 years ago in your quaint country church but the board is in rough shape, this is the perfect solution.
Posted: May 1, 2009
Marquee signs are used for community centers, theaters, church signs, school signs, business signs and sidewalk signs. Marquee signs display messages with changeable letters that typically slide into grooved tracking. Each changeable letter is screen printed onto plastic and is available in different sizes, gauges and styles. Select the right size letters for your marquee or your message could end up going completely wrong!
Posted: January 27, 2014
How many letters do I need for my directory? Deciding on which directory board letter kits to buy can be tough, especially when it's not known for sure what the sign is going to say
Posted: February 15, 2013
Small sign shops have always been asked to be a 'jack of all trades' and digital signage is no exception. We will need to not only know the design and marketing abilities of LED signs, but also the software and hardware technologies involved
Posted: March 22, 2013
When planning a marquee sign, you need to first consider the viewing distance of your audience. This will affect both your budget and the size of your sign. As a rule of thumb, for every one inch of sign letter height, a customer can read the sign message from 10 feet away. For example, a 6 inch marquee sign letter can be read from 60 feet away. For passing motorists, you will want a little taller sign letter for the same effect.
Posted: March 5, 2015
Even though LED signs are showing up everywhere, many people still love the old school feel of a letter board with push in letters. Getting enough numbers, periods or dollar signs can sometimes be tough when you're making a board for records or prices.
Posted: November 24, 2014
Banner Board letters from yesteryear are getting harder and harder to find. The letters below are plastic and have plastic clips on the back to attach to the metal board. The boards look similar to the inner copy boards used with metal church letters, but the letters are much different.
Posted: June 23, 2015
Pronto Sign Letters were used on Zion Lutheran Church marquee sign to announce their service hours in Wisconsin. The eight inch tall letters can be easily read from 150 feet away. Pronto sign letters are available in six different sign fonts. The ADM style shown here are the widest and easiest to read. It is best to use big wide letters if your marquee is set back from the road and motorist are passing at a high rate of speed.
Posted: April 4, 2013
You never seem to have enough characters for a changeable letter marquee sign. Most character assortments provide more vowels and primary consonants than the lesser used alphabet. But if they give you more of one character it is at the expense of another. Most sign writers resort to being creative and turning their P's upside down for B's, or add some black tape to an F to make an E.
Posted: February 27, 2015
Theater Marquee Letters are great for old style marquees that are set up with Slotted Tracks. We offer Slotted Theater Marquee Letters, Slotted Marquee Sign Track and the Change Pole Arms for Theater Marquee Letters. No more scary ladders!
