Reverse Illuminated
Penthouse UST Logo
Pleased with the water tank wrap around sign, US Smokeless Tobacco wanted another halo lit channel letter logo made. While this logo didn't require a complicated radius, it is mounted on what the client calls the penthouse and would require our installers to become familiar with repelling to reach the internal mounting points.
Back to Back Lighting
The halo channel letter eagle logo is backlit, and needs a good backer to provide the best look. We built a framed back to not only help with the illumination, but to assist in strongly mounting the sign as a whole. The back is made of square aluminum tubing and several sheets of aluminum cut to shape in house on our CNC router.
The Can Do
Our channel letters are made in house, and that was no different with this job. The cans were made with thick aluminum sides bent on our accubend and aluminum, CNC cut faces. With all of the aluminum components constructed, we began the body work to prepare everything for paint.
Brighten it Up!
With the backer and cans fully formed and prepped, the next step is color. We primed the pieces, and then painted them with the customer's chosen colors that we mixed in house with our own paint mixing system. Then the cans were mounted on clear acrylic with LED's and standoffs to create the halo lighting effect.
Wrapping it Up
The completed sign ended up so large it barely fit out our largest door turned on its side. After transporting the new sign, we began the process of installation. We had a special crane and lift at the site to enable installers to access the sign's location from the outside, and two installers set up for repelling inside the penthouse to complete the attachments, hook up the electric, and provide assistance to the other if need be.
