What Are Channel Letter Signs?

By Alex D White


Channel letters have currently gained a lot of popularity as the best outdoor business marketing and advertising method that an individual can use anywhere around the world. These channel letters become a part of the business signs that very often people are known to use outside of their business complex or store. These can be found on buildings of individuals, businesses, institution and other commercial setups as a signage to promote their business. These are generally made of metal or plastic materials.

There are different types of channel letter signs that are available to use, one of which is using channel letter with raceway mounted channel letter sign. The channel letter signs that you thus see is attached to a box that is known as raceway that resembles a rectangular box. The box contains all kinds of wiring and essential electrical components and also mounts the letters and makes the light functions.

The channel letters that are present in the raceway are very easy to install in an advertisement sign that contain these letters mounted individually. Moreover, it is also found that the channel letters are very easy to wire inside a wall, simply because it only requires you to have some wires that you need to push through comparable to others that have several of them.

There are different types of channel letters that you can come across, the companies are generally known to use fabricate aluminium letters to prepare their logos. Aluminium can be used in a variety of ways it increases the field of versatility, combinations and colours and even help you to get new designs.

The channel letters are divided into three parts, the first being the standard letters that are very common among the businesses, which is prepared in the U channel base. Next is the Reverse channel letters that are generally known to have metal faces and has a clear plastic cover. With this type of signs, when they are mounted on the wall they do not touch the wall. They do look very attractive, especially at the night, as they are known to give halo-lit effect. Lastly, you have the open faces channel letters, which has open raw neon that is not covered, which of course makes it more noticeable.

Other type of channel letter sign that you can look for is the open face channel letter sign. These signs too are built in the same way as other standard channel letters signs are built. Even though they can be mounted on the raceway or mount individually on the wall, the open channel letters are not actually open. But you need to understand the fact that they have a clearer face rather than a regular coloured plastic cover.

For individuals that have their business setup inside the building, they can make use of the LED channel letters signs outside the building and advertise efficiently. There is no fix design or size or colour that you need to use for your signage, you can make it as you want. Signs that are custom made are considered as very cost effective and most likely the best advertisement for your business.

Next type of channel letter is having the reverse channel letters. These signs are known to have metal faces, which are also found to return to the side of the letters. Moreover, it is also found that these channel letters have a good plastic covering and it is mostly designed to be mounted an inch away from a wall. Thus, considering this, such channel letters are known to give a halo-lit look during the night.




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