How can I make my own tin sign?
I really want to make a legit looking sign for a christmas present. I would want one of those tin signs that usually have some witty remark about coffee, but I have my own design I want to put on. Is there anyway I can do that? Or is there another kind of sign that looks similar? I want it to look good. Not something on a piece of paper and framed.
Hello Amanda47.
You can contact any local welding shop.
They can cut a piece of light gage sheet metal any size you want.
Personally, I would recommend 14 gage steel or aluminum.
It is about 0.77 thousandths of an inch thick, about the thickness of the
cardboard back on a writing tablet.
An air conditioning service can provide galvanized / tin material but I think it takes
a special / acid wash/ primer conditioning to make paint stick to it.
Both places can round the corners and drill mounting or hanging holes for you.
Wingman
Hello Amanda47.
You can contact any local welding shop.
They can cut a piece of light gage sheet metal any size you want.
Personally, I would recommend 14 gage steel or aluminum.
It is about 0.77 thousandths of an inch thick, about the thickness of the
cardboard back on a writing tablet.
An air conditioning service can provide galvanized / tin material but I think it takes
a special / acid wash/ primer conditioning to make paint stick to it.
Both places can round the corners and drill mounting or hanging holes for you.
Wingman
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