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TelcoLou:

I made a temporary marquee and noticed a couple of irritating issues:



Light is seeping out from the sides of the acrylic panels, and the edge of the wood inside is casting a shadow. I was thinking of using a strip or two of electrical tape to cover the edge of the acrylic which should hide things; or maybe cutting thin strips of black plastic. Has anyone else had this problem?

(Or maybe it's just the thin printer paper I used?)

joshlindem:

I'm not expert in this, but here's an idea....

On the sides of the marquee, what if you ran a black marker down the sides.  I'm betting your marquee display covers the back, but perhaps not the sides and that's where the light is seeping from?

That makes sense?

TelcoLou:


--- Quote from: joshlindem on April 02, 2008, 04:37:13 pm ---I'm not expert in this, but here's an idea....

On the sides of the marquee, what if you ran a black marker down the sides.  I'm betting your marquee display covers the back, but perhaps not the sides and that's where the light is seeping from?

That makes sense?

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AH ... indeed it does, thank you for the tip!  :cheers:

somunny:

Normally, I design and have my marquee printed up approximately 1/4 - 1/2" wider than I need.  The extra amount folds back over the plexi on each side and blocks any light that may try to seep out.

TelcoLou:


--- Quote from: somunny on April 02, 2008, 05:08:13 pm ---Normally, I design and have my marquee printed up approximately 1/4 - 1/2" wider than I need.  The extra amount folds back over the plexi on each side and blocks any light that may try to seep out.

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Brilliant!! Thanks so much!! ..  :notworthy:

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