Vinyl Lettering

In most cases, the individual letters contained within your vinyl lettering will be appropriately spaced and placed on a single sheet of transfer tape, making installation quick and simple. However, if your vinyl lettering exceeds 48" (for colors black and white) or 24" (for all other colors) in both width and height, your lettering will be split and placed onto two sheets of transfer tape. You will also receive your vinyl lettering in multiple sheets if you are using three or more different colors. In this case, each separate color will be grouped together on its own sheet.

Including multiple colors in your vinyl lettering design will affect how it is printed, shipped, and installed on your wall. Most designs that include only two colors will be produced just as designs with one color - all on one sheet of pre-masked transfer tape. Installation of one or simple two-color products can be applied all at once as per the installation instructions and downloadable PDF further up on this page. Large or complex designs that include two or more colors will be printed in layers according to color. This means you will receive multiple sheets of vinyl lettering (each with pre-masked transfer tape over the top of your lettering or design). Each layer will have a vinyl lettering dot in the upper left and bottom right corners of the pre-mask film to help with alignment during installation. To install the lettering on your wall, simply align each sheet using the dots on the upper left and bottom right corners of each layer. Begin with the first layer, attach it to the wall then peel away the pre-mask film. Align the second layer in the desired position by lining up its registration dots to the ones from the previous layer that are now on the wall, then adhere the vinyl lettering to the wall. Repeat this step until all layers have been positioned on your wall. So long as the marks on each sheet are lined up correctly as you install the individual layers, your vinyl lettering will appear as if all the color layers came from a single sheet of pre-mask. This method of installing vinyl lettering is done for higher quality production purposes and is the preferred method of professional installation teams due to the more seamless end result. Remove the small dots, if any remain, that were applied during installation.

The individual layers are not numbered. Please be sure to place the layers in the correct order based on your design parameters.

Multiple layers are implemented in order to preserve the quality of your vinyl lettering. Because vinyl lettering is cut from material and not printed, placing more than three colors on a single pre-mask sheet could cause unwanted overlap and bubbling of the vinyl during the production process. The complexity of manufacturing designs with three or more colors requires separate layers to ensure that the material is smooth and free of bubbles prior to installation. Further, for both small and large graphics, it is far easier to install vinyl lettering with lots of colors layer by layer to ensure no bubbling and a clean install than doing it all at once.

Yes. Both the size and the complexity of your font play a slight factor in the price of your sign. Very simple fonts require less cut time and weeding than more complex fonts. However, the difference in price due to design is extremely small.

No. The colors we provide online are all offered at the same cost. Although, having multiple colors together will increase your cost slightly.

When signage is printed, colors can vary from monitor to monitor. With normal signage we can offset this by doing custom color matching for a $50 charge. Because vinyl lettering is not printed but uses colored vinyl, we are unable to guarantee the colors will match a specific color you are looking for. The colors you see on screen (using standard settings) should be fairly close to the product you actually receive. However, we use a standard color set of vinyl and are happy to provide you the names of the colors we have in stock.

Aside from our small collection of clip art available online, we do not currently offer any additional graphics or non-letter designs. However, if you are looking for something custom that is not available online, we can absolutely help you. Please contact us for help getting what you’re looking for.

Our vinyl letters will last 8-10 years with proper care and placement. This will of course vary some with the placement (inside lettering vs. outside or vehicle lettering), climate, etc.