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Decorative street signs are offered in a solid back aluminum casting or as an extruded aluminum sign with a removable back panel. Both types of signs provide a beautiful traditional style for neighborhood streets.
The cast signs come in either rounded or chamfered corner styles and may have scrolls or other decorative accents added to enhance their beauty. The castings are made from ASTM 356 cast aluminum alloy which is a marine grade alloy to ensure long lasting beauty and strength.
The extruded street signs are very versatile because they may be made in various sizes and styles. They can have scrolls or other decorative accents added to enhance their beauty. The extruded signs are made of 6063 aluminum alloy tempered to a T5 level. This alloy has excellent corrosive resistant characteristics and strength. The signs shown are just a few of the sizes that The Sign Shop, LLC has produced.
Installation
The Sign Shop, LLC decorative street signs come in both clamp-on or bolt-on styles. Clamp-on signs shall clamp around the post and are secured with 4 stainless steel 3/8” hex head bolts. The clamps are either ASTM 6061 aluminum alloy, heat treated to a T6 temper or a solid ASTM 356 cast aluminum alloy clamp. Bolt-on signs are secured to the post with 2 stainless steel hex head screws that attach to a mounted adapter on the post.
Finish
These decorative street signs are painted with a durable polyester powder paint electro-statically applied coating or a liquid polyurethane finish. Prior to any painting, the product goes through a 7 stage pretreatment process. This consists of: sanding the product which provides a uniform surface for paint application; a detergent rinse; a chemical etch to enable a solid paint adhesion; a cleansing rinse; a chemical sealer to ensure corrosion resistance; a rinse; and a heat drying process.