What do you need to know before customizing your Neon Sign?

What is LED Neon Sign or Faux Neon Sign?

LED neon signs are made of a flexible and robust material- PVC or Silicone.

But if you want to find out, you will know that LED neon signs are not that simple. In addition to knowing that it is made of PVC, it also needs an important thing, light-emitting diodes.A light-emitting diodes is the source of LED neon signs and light.

Finally, cover the LED strip with a colored silicone sleeve to make the entire LED neon sign complete and emit different colors of light.

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PVC

PVC’s principal performances include: electrical insulation; right chemical stability; self-extinguishing; tide absorption; handy to bond and excessive temperature resistance ( about 40 degrees). it's generally utilized in industrial gases and liquid transportation, family sewer pipes, water pipes so on.

The environmental problem is that its foremost auxiliaries like plasticizer and antioxidant are toxic. The plasticizer employed in day by day PVC plastic is often dibutyl terephthalate and dioctyl phthalate which are all poisonous chemicals.

Silicone

Silicone has superb chemical stability that makes silicone materials not capable to react with any chemical substance barring alkali and acid. it's excellent property and top notch electrical insulation property. it's tasking to age with excellent climate resistance. Its fabric can preserve soft during a temperature starting from 330 degrees to -40 degrees.

It's a kind of environmentally friendly non-toxic material that's additionally colorless and odorless. it's a desirable option to use silicone material to provide pipes for day by day use. it's frequently employed in family appliances, scientific industry, industrial industry, automobile enterprise so on.

Further Reading: PVC vs Silicone

Polaris Neon Sign

As a matter of fact that PVC can be harmful to the environment. All the neon sign products handcrafted by Polaris are using Silicone materials instead of PVC. Polaris strives to create the best quality by using non-harmful Silicone materials, good quality LED components and highly transparent acrylic backing.

Quality of an LED Neon Sign

There are many things we need to consider before we ordering an Led neon sign ,and the quality is CRUCIAL. The craftsmanship is what makes LED neon signs unforgettable.

Not all LED neon signs are crafted equally, but the complex designs will have to use more advanced methods to engrave designs on acrylic board,

The difficult part of creating a reliable and stable high-precision design and neon sign product is the craftsmanship. To cut the letters made of the LED ribbon separately, then put on the silicone and glue them on the acrylic board seems to be easy. However, we need to overcome the possibility of the letters or shapes being crooked, that makes the whole neon sign not easy to be crafted.

So, when you receive your neon sign from Polaris. Remember, there is a story behind every neon sign. Not only the products look good should be satisfied but the hardship that the craftsmen did behind the scene matters.

Good quality of LED neon signs:

Generate little heat and are safe to touch
Tube ends should be closed well to avoid dust and water going in
LED Neon Sign should be long-lasting and not fragile
Easy to be installedand removed
Consistent brightness
Have a 10,000+ hours lifespan on average(Polaris offers up to 50,000 hours)
Low power consumption

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What decide the price of a Neon Sign?

The design

Different shapes, special arrangement of colors, other creative elements and size will all have an impact on the design.

Before handcrafting a neon sign, we need to engrave the design path on the acrylic board in a proportional manner, the more complex, the more time we need to create. If color arrangement is specified to be like RGB (color changing), it requires more time and effort from the craftsmen to get it done perfectly.

The size

The larger the neon sign, the more difficult it is to make. A large Led neon sign usually takes 2-3 days to finish and then we do 1-2 days quality checks to make sure the sign works perfectly. If it is a complex neon sign, it may take 2-3 more days.

Additional requirements

Additional requirements such as special waterproof treatment for outdoor use purpose, it will also take 1-2 more days to add the layers and to pay special attention to every detail to make sure there is no space for any water going in.

Where do you put your Neon Sign?

Neon sign for bedroom

Night and neon signs are always the best combination, neon sign for bedroom also is a good choice to use it as a night light, and at the same time add a dreamy effect to the bedroom.

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Neon sign for entrance

Put a custom neon sign at the entrance can show the specific personality of the owner and will leave the deepest first impression.

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Neon sign for living room

Putting a neon sign on the background wall of the living room can always give people a pleasant feeling. At the same time, it can also solve the problem of insufficient lighting in the living room.

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Neon sign for game room

An anime neon sign or a game-themed neon sign can greatly enhance the gaming experience and to show to your playmates the perfect vibes when you are gaming live.

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Decor with plants

The flowers and plants show different colors under the illumination of neon lights, arousing a modern feeling. Text-based or Letter Neon Sign can always do the magic.

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