The most durable is colored vinyl rather than process color (CYMK) printed on white. The CYMK stuff lasts for many years if you can keep the UV away. In heavy exposure to UV (e.g. horizontal exposure in a car parked outside) it fades within a few years, but the 3M cast vinyl ages much more gracefully.
Some racers have vinyl cutters, because they're not crazy expensive, and they can crank out letters and numbers whenever they need them. The printers are a whole nother ball of wax.
I've been buying letters/numbers from Pegasus racing supplies, mainly because they use 3M, and they're on my short list of vendors. (I like short vendor lists.)
I did some process color custom vinyl at fastsigns some years ago. Given that I was already paying a setup charge for custom graphics, I bought spares to repair/replace for damage or aging.
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Some racers have vinyl cutters, because they're not crazy expensive, and they can crank out letters and numbers whenever they need them. The printers are a whole nother ball of wax.
I've been buying letters/numbers from Pegasus racing supplies, mainly because they use 3M, and they're on my short list of vendors. (I like short vendor lists.)
I did some process color custom vinyl at fastsigns some years ago. Given that I was already paying a setup charge for custom graphics, I bought spares to repair/replace for damage or aging.
- mark 11-16-2009 7:42 pm