Marquee question to all

[anitabill]

Has anyone one else had this problem and what did you do to fix it?

I finally get the right marquees from kinkos I used the marquees from http://www.oscarcontrols.com/gallery01.htm and had it printed on backlit material like everyone suggested. I could not decide between the 3rd and the 4th marquee on their site so I had them both done. Only $7 each. (cant beet that). I got them both home and decided on this one.

Here is problem, when I added it to the cab it looked washed out, so I immediately assumed my light was to bright. I went to home depot to look for a softer light, but they did not have anything softer.  I saw the black light on the shelf so I decided to give it a shot.  

When I put in the black light I was kind of surprised of the results. Of course being the big kid that I am the first thing I did was turn off all of the lights in the room and turn on the marquee, it sort of turned the marquees a glowing shade of blue and removed the color. Although I was not completely happy with it, it was a lot better then the washed out look.

When I turned on the light in the room the marquee took on a whole different look the red solar flare in the picture became visible and the marquee started to look 3 dimensional.

This morning I came down stairs and the room was completely lit because it was daylight. The green and yellow's where now visible and the marquee looked great.

Has anyone else used a black light? And the marquee on Oscarcontrols website.

I will try to take some digital pictures of all 3 stages, when I get home. I'll add them to my site tonight.

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[Tailgunner]

Have Kinko's print another copy of the one you decided on. Place it on top of the one you already have,  or behind it depending on which one looks best.

[PedroSilva]

Hi,

You should make a "sandwish" with acrylic.
One transparent on the front, other white on the back and your print in between ...

Hope it helps ...

[eightbit]

Hi,

You should make a "sandwish" with acrylic.
One transparent on the front, other white on the back and your print in between ...

Hope it helps ...

The white layer will help diffuse the light and make it more even. You could also try changing the location of your light or keep looking for a less bright light. Maybe 2 smaller cabinet lights instead of one big tube.