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Just like the food you eat affects the way you feel, the way you treat your signage will affect it’s longevity in its environment.

Reg­u­lar sign clean­ing can reduce main­te­nance issues and extend the life of sig­nage investments.

How to effec­tive­ly clean dif­fer­ent sign materials:

Out­door Signs need to be washed like a car (with­out the pres­sure washer).

Since alu­minum exte­ri­or sig­nage has an auto­mo­tive fin­ish always use clean water and car sham­poo 3-4 times per year or as need­ed. Car sham­poo con­tains a wax to pro­tect and pre­serve the paint­ed surface. 

Pro Tip 👉🏻 Make sure exte­ri­or signs are not exposed to con­stant irri­ga­tion or water lines, this will dra­mat­i­cal­ly degrade the life of your sign. 

Acrylic sur­faces can be cleaned with a sim­ple moist­ened cloth. 

Pro Tip 👉🏻 Nev­er use paper tow­els on acrylic, this will scratch the surface. 

Plas­tic and Com­pos­ite sur­faces use a clean soft damp cloth and mild detergent.

NEV­ER USE:

• Methy­lat­ed spir­its, sol­vents or any acids
• Deter­gents con­tain­ing abrasives
• Course cloths or clean­ing brushes
• Pow­er­ful steam or high-pres­sure clean­ing machines
• Paper tow­els on acrylic surfaces

Envi­ron­men­tal Effects:

Indus­tri­al Areas can see more cor­ro­sive par­ti­cles like lime, oil based deposits, sul­phur diox­ide, acids and oth­er air­borne pol­lu­tants and should be cleaned more regularly.

Tree, bush, and bird deposits (all rich in alka­li) should be removed prompt­ly and may require more regularly.

Coastal Areas have high­er con­cen­tra­tions of salt and humid­i­ty which could adverse­ly affect paint­ed fin­ish­es, so clean more often to help extend the life

FULL DIS­CLO­SURE:

All paint­ed and plas­tic com­po­nents do fade over time. But using smart col­or selec­tion, avoid­ing direct sun­light, and reg­u­lar clean­ing high qual­i­ty sig­nage can look great for years!

Have ques­tions on a mate­r­i­al or a best way to clean? 

Shoot us a mes­sage or give us a call 641.236.1508.