Sign Face and Installation guide

Staff experience
Ensure the suitability and experience of your staff and their training to fabricate and install our sign systems prior to using.

Safety of workplace
Ensure you have evaluated the equipment for safety guarding and your facilities are of a suitable type to work with our sections.

Remove the liner from double sided tissue tape . We are assuming here that the recommended double sided tape has been placed on the rope slot on to the rear sloping section nearest to the back of the base.

Roll up the sign face leaving around 1000mm (3’4”) to position the alignment of the sign face to the frame. Align sign face with top edge and end of frame, ensure the the sign face will run along the frame square and true.

Press the sign face firmly onto the double sided tape. The sign face is now ready to apply tension. Starting in the middle of the bottom edge pull down not out over the tape. Only minor tension needs to be applied.

Now working on the sides repeat the process.The aim is to finish with the sign face tight but not drum tight. The desired affect is a taught wrinkle free sign face. Remember the caps will apply an overall extra tension when in place.

If you have allowed additional sign face, now trim the excess off to the outer edge of the frame. Place the knife into the alum section and slide knife along slot to provide a safe cut. This excess allows the sign face to be removed and reused at a latter date.

The caps have been trimmed or filed at the extreme points of the mitre to allow a small amount of movement in the cap relative to the base. Align the corner while placing pressure on the cap.

To quickly align the cap to the base try marking the back edge with a saw cut, scribed line or marker pen. This will assist on large frames as you can work from the middle of the frame out. Single installers with like this time saver!

Using either hand pressure or a rubber mallet start at one end of the cap and move along to the middle, then to the other end of the frame.

The Clips-in tool provide the sign user an effective method of removing the cap. The front edge of the “clip” hooks under the lip of the cap where it touches the sign face. The angled part of the handles groove “hooks” onto the rear of the base. The action is a steady pull away from the back of the frame. The tool applies horizontal pressure to the cap releasing the trigger.

The closing off the cap must be a smooth unrestricted movement. If you encounter any resistance make sure the cap is located in the base to form a free moving hinge.

In addition to double sided tape we suggest various proven methods to make your face install easy.Plastic clips and mini caps are detailed next.

Plastic face clips can be fashioned from plastic off-cuts, these simple clips can save time and simplify on site installations. By inserting the clip into the rear of the base section allowing the sign face stock to overlap the outside of the frame. Clip into the rear fin against the grooves.

Small sections of cap can assist when installing long sign faces. They can act as mini clips placed in positions as a temporary holder.

Recommended size is 75mm (3”) long, use off-cut cap. This size fits in your pocket easy.

Install the frame on a wall or the like, then remove liner off double sided tape. Place sign face on the tape, working around the sign face take up the wrinkles by pulling the sign face outward to edge of frame.

When installing large oversize frame make up 75x75x1.6mm (3x3x1/16”) alum plates with holes. Screw to the rear of the frame with counter sunk screws. These plates can be used to rope of to and hoist the frame into position from the roof. When frame is in position, remove cap,fix with suitable fixing and replace cap. Then the escutcheon plates can be snapped off or left.

When installing large oversize frame to difficult surfaces try using a suitable right angle alum section fixed to the wall at the desired height. This allows the frame to be “hung” on the now concealed bracket using a suitable fixing.

When fixing the frame on site use appropriate fixings through pre drilled holes. Fix every 1500mmm (5’) or less for flexible sign faces or every 1200mm (4’) or less for heat tensioned materials.

When installing large clips-in frames you will need to ensure the cap is securely fixed to the base to ensure long term tension of the sign face. On the back of the cap there is a groove in the extrusion by installing a 30mm (13/8") screw through the cap, into the base as shown this locks the cap in position. We recommend this for sites where access may be a problem if maintenance is required.