Perspex Signs in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra Australia

Perspex Signs

Perspex is a commonly used in place of glass. This is predominantly because it is highly durable and versatile yet offers excellent transparency. Perspex is ideal for large format printing as it has a smooth surface that can project vivid imagery, colour matching, and etching. When you have custom-crafted Perspex signs that are combined with backlighting (or spotlights), the results are truly unique and exciting for many businesses.

Perspex signs are excellent ways to advertise and promote your business. They are well-suited for various projects. They are attractive to customers due to their superior finish. Based in Sydney, Australia, Platinum Signs can help you design Perspex signs for installation anywhere across our great country. We are well-known in the industry for crafting exceptional signage. Perspex signs can help many businesses make a statement with their corporate branding. Due to their nature, Perspex signs are highly customizable. We can assist you in deciding which options in terms of custom Perspex signs may suit your business the best. We’ll go through the benefits and advantages of using Perspex signs and how they can be best used in your business.

Lightweight and durable signage

Perspex signage is durable! It is preferred over glass signs, which can be quite fragile. In addition to its hardiness, Perspex signage is also quite smooth. This lends itself incredibly well for printing as the results are clear and highly legible. Perspex are ideal for all forms of text, graphics, and writing. Custom designed and printed Perspex signs are capable of holding up against all forms of weather, which makes them perfect for use inside and outside. Transportation is also easy with Perspex as they generally will not shatter or break, even if dropped accidently. For this reason, they are brilliant in situations where they need to be moved often, such as popup promotions, stalls, and other mobile events.

Perspex Signs Frequent Asked Questions

You can learn more about Perspex Signs through the frequently asked questions answered here.

How Long Would it Take to Process my Perspex Prints?

For Perspex panel prints, it takes 24 to 48 hours to produce them if the artwork is ready to go. In the instance of having complex cut outs, such as 3d Perspex lettering printed or vinyl wrapped, the usual lead time is 5 to 7 days.

How Can I Install my Perspex Signs?

We have in -house specialized installers and a wide network of installers for nationwide projects. If you are after Perspex panels, you have the option of adding standoffs, panel mounts for easy installation doing yourself or hiring a handyman. Platinum Signs is a leading Australian manufacturer of Perspex signs. We do not stop just there though, as we are a full-service sign company.

What Thickness of Perspex Do You Work With?

The thickness ranges from 2mm to 40mm. The most popular for thicknesses, for large scale flat panel printing would be 3mm and 4.5mm. The 10mm thick boards are commonly used for reception Perspex and 3d cut lettering, along with 20mm thick sheets.

What Range of Colours Can Be Used?

Black and white Perspex panels are very popular. We also work with several other colours. All basic ones such as blue, yellow, red, green, grey as well as special Perspex panels like gold, metallic, frosted, matte and fluorescent.

Do you Print & Cut Opal Perspex?

Cast opal Perspex is the right choice when the intention is to let light shine through for lightboxes and 3d illuminated signs. We certainly do this sort of work; it is one of our strongest selling products.

Can you Print on Clear Perspex?

Absolutely. Clear Perspex signs are commonly used on reception signs to have the logo and lettering cut out applied only. It is also popular for 3d cut out lettering printed when there is a necessity to achieve specific colours for branding. We also do UV direct printing on clear Perspex panels. This gives a great sense of depth to the print, further enhancing the look and feel of the Perspex print.

How Much Does it Cost for a Perspex Print?

Acrylic is fairly affordable, especially the thinner panels. They look great without a high-end price tag that comes along with other types of signs, such as metal ones. Simpler panels are more affordable than complex 3d lettering or custom acrylic sign projects.

Is the Size Customised for Printing?

it certainly is. We have unique projects that require very small prints, with as little as 50mm x 50mm, but also large-scale prints, combining multiple full sheet panels. The full standard sheets come in size of 1220mm x 2440mm. For custom projects, we can also work with panels up to 3000mm long.

Do You Router Cut or Laser Cut Perspex?

Computer-assisted cutting with the use of laser or router services is one of our strongest points, from a simple geometric shape, such as a triangle, rounded panel. We also do intricate cuts for architectural projects, point of sale displays, 3d Perspex signs, and others.

Are the Edges of the Perspex Prints Polished?

The Perspex panels which are laser cut are; the router cut ones are not.

Is Perspex Suitable for Outdoor Applications?

Perspex is a sturdy, waterproof material, which can be installed outside. Cut out lettering should present no problems, and under awning Perspex lightboxes would be fine as well. We do not recommend the use of Perspex panels for panels which are fully exposed to the sun. For outdoor panels, long term application, we recommend ACM – Aluminium composite panels. For cut out lettering Perspex there is no problem with possible expansion of the material as the panels would have so that is doable to applied exposed to the sun. Each signage project is unique, and whether or not acrylic / Perspex is applicable, depends. Contact our design team and we can advise you.

How is Perspex Printed?

Perspex surfaces are printed directly on the surface with a special UV ink. This can be done on both sides to craft unique customized signage. It is possible to print all sorts of images including, letters, numbers, and symbols. It is even possible to print a fully coloured logo in addition to other images and photographs.