North County San Diego is home to a mission, several old town main streets, revitialized historic Carlsbad, a quickly imerging renasance in Oceanside and Vista. These area are also seeing new companies with old world crafts appearing, noteable the craft brewery market. These areas are instrumental in balancing the history of the city with its overwhelmingly modern rebirth. One way of achieving this hybrid balancing act is with the help of exterior signs. Signs in Carlsbad’s business community have rediscovered the charm and old world feel of sandblasted Signs. Sandblasting creates excellent signs that contain just enough oldworld feel to represent the best of today and yesterday.
Redwood Sandblast Sign
Exterior Sandblasted Signs a Great Choice for Oceanside CA
North County San Diego is home to a mission, several old town main streets, revitalized historic Carlsbad, a quickly emerging renaissance in Oceanside and Vista. These area are also seeing new companies with old world crafts appearing, notable the craft brewery market. These areas are instrumental in balancing the history of the city with its overwhelmingly modern rebirth. One way of achieving this hybrid balancing act is with the help of exterior signs. Signs in Carlsbad’s business community have rediscovered the charm and old world feel of sandblasted Signs. Sandblasting creates excellent signs that contain just enough old-world feel to represent the best of today and yesterday
What Sets Apart Sandblasted Signs from Other Signs?
HDU SandBlast Sign
It starts with wood, It comes from a time with no aluminum body and no Acrylic, no polycarbonate that is so common in modern channel letter or light box cabinet signs. It starts with a wooden board and a mask. The board is subjected to a stream of sand that wears the wood down everywhere there is no mask. The mask is removed and the sealing and painting start. The finished sign is a three-dimensional look that is attractive and visually striking.
Appreciating the Process
How do we get there? It is a labor intensive process. Redwood, Cedar and a High Density Urethane are the base materials. This is shaped into a blank you prefer.
Your message, style and font are cut from a rubber mash. When the stream of sand hits the rubber it bounces off. When that same stream hits wood, it knocks off a little tiny chuck of wood. The removal is not exact, and fine features like sharp pointed lines, delicate details and very small features are limited. Sand Blasted signs tend to be big, bold and block like. It is the technique used that demands this.
HDU SanBlast Sign
After the blasting is complete, the wood is a little dirty and the mash is generally falling apart. The mash is removed and the piece cleaned. Then a sealer coat of paint is applied. This is the easy paint layer. The next layers are hand painted. Each letter, boarder or other feature is carefully brush painted without mask.
The amount of labor, the cost of the raw materials (wood and paint) and the time makes these signs rather special.
How Local Businesses Take Advantage of This Signage Product
Standing out from your competitor is crucial for the success in any business. Sandblasted signs are unique old-world signs and make a great first impression. The exterior sandblasted signs Carlsbad CA business owners find these signs extremely helpful in historic areas and for businesses where the image of stability, longevity and conservative presence is desired. Sand blasted signs bring an elegant and small-town feel to the professional firm, the small shop or the conservative company using them.
Getting Your Sand Blasted Sign
Talk to our sign professionals today for more information on sand blasted signs or other exterior building signs. We work with you to create the sign that works for you, expertly brands your company, pulls customers through the door and makes the phone ring. As licensed contractors we can help you with the permitting process and installation. If you want to hang your sandblasted sign as a shingle or make an entire monument sign, we ensure a great look of the finished product.
Give us a call, Signs for San Diego 760-730-5118
