Bulk Sign Materials
Vinyl
The backbone of our business is adhesive vinyl. Waterford Signs carries over 200 different rolls of vinyl in every color of the rainbow (and more). The cricut home vinyl cutter is becoming very popular, and we can cut you off just what you need to finish your projects.
Corrugated Plastic
Corrugated plastic (coroplast) is very similar to cardboard upon first glance. It is fluted and can be held up with grommets, tape, nails, screws, metal frames and wire stakes. It is highly versatile and weatherproof. The majority of signs seen on the side of the road and on telephone poles is made from this lightweight, durable material. Coroplast also makes a great cage insert for gerbils, hamsters, rabbits and such.
Foamcore
Foamcore and “gator board” both have a very smooth surface and a foam center. Foamcore is laminated with a paper finish while gator board is a thin plastic. Signs that are made from these materials are generally only used a few times as the corners can dent easily and the material is not very sturdy. They are good for trade shows and easel signage.
Magnetic
Most often, people that come into our shop that buy bulk magnetic material for the purpose of closing off a cold air return on their vents. Customers have also bought these to cover up business names on the sides of their vehicles. Whatever your purpose, we carry a 24″ tall roll of this material and can cut it to whatever size you need for your project.
PVC
PVC is a great substrate and comes in many different thicknesses. Waterford Signs generally stocks it in 1mil, 3mil, 6 mil and 10mil. It can also come in a wide variety of colors ranging from white, black, blue, red, yellow and more. Although not every color is available in every thickness, we probably have enough for your project. PVC is weatherproof, sturdy, smooth and can be used in a lot of different ways. It can even be folded and angled if you were to use a heat bender.
Aluminum
.040 and .080 are the two most common thicknesses of aluminum for signage. A majority of the parking signs that you encounter are made from this sturdy material. We have this available in many sizes and a few different colors as well.
Dibond Aluminum
By far one of the best materials to use for a sign. Dibond is made from two sheets of aluminum laminated together with a polycarbonate core. This way, you get a thick aluminum that is both easy to work with and thick enough to withstand the elements. It can be cut on a table saw, drilled, routed, seamed and folded. This is the material that Waterford Signs prefers to use for long-term outdoor signage.
Banner Material
Maybe you want to make your own banner. Maybe you need some of this material to cover your boat with. We carry 10oz. and 13oz. vinyl banner material in widths up to 63″ on 100 yard rolls. This material is great for a number of applications from typical graduation banners to table banners. We have many colors in stock.
MDO Wood
This layered plywood has an extremely smooth paper finish that is easily painted. MDO is a great wood for signmaking because of its smoothness. It can be painted and vinyl lettering sticks to it for many years.
HDU Sign Foam
One of the newest types of material to make signs with is HDU sign foam. This is a very dense foam that has the sturdiness of wood, but does not absorb water in long-term outdoor situations. It can be routed, sanded, painted and made to be whatever you want. We carry a few different densities and thicknesses of this material. It is the way that sandblasted signmakers are heading due to the high cost of hardwoods like redwood.
Acrylic
Acrylic is a very dense and strong material. Some of them (Lexan) is even used as bulletproof glass in many businesses. Backlit signs and a lot of 3d lettering that you see on office walls are made from acrylic. It offers the smoothest surface (just like glass) and is great for indoor and outdoor signage.
