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Corplast will be VERY available (Free even) on November 5, 2008, at nearly every street corner in USA. 
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10-05-2008, 05:44 PM
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Here's the trick to cleaning the lettering from Coroplast:
Acetone or lacquer thinner will quickly melt most ink, but if you let the solvent evaporate, you just have a different mess. Immediate towel drying is the key. You can use two hands, one with a wet rag, followed immediately by a dry one as you scrub across a section in broad zig-zags. For smaller jobs, just take a paper towel, fold it a bit, and hold it on your hand by gripping between your fingers. Wet the edge at the heel of your hand, and use the finger side for drying. You just rub the spot you want to clean with the wet towel, and do hand-waving motions from the elbow while slowly progressing across the surface.
BTW, this is a useful skill for anyone who uses solvents to prepare surfaces for bonding. The commercial grades usually leave some oil behind if allowed to evaporate, even if there was none there before.
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I would have just painted over it. But nice tip!
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I picked up enough to do the grill blocks, wheel skirts, and undersides of both my cars, the morning of Nov. 4th. I drove out on a country road and helped the different campaign staffers for both parties with their sign removal cleanups.
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The spot advertising agency in York, PA 5' X 10' sheet = $20 picked up.
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I found some white for less than $14 per 4x8 sheet, and colors for less than $17.
I looked up a few sign shops and asked about where they got their Coroplast. This should work in most metro areas.
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11-18-2009, 01:12 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by thatguitarguy
I found some white for less than $14 per 4x8 sheet, and colors for less than $17.
I looked up a few sign shops and asked about where they got their Coroplast. This should work in most metro areas.
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I did that too, but most places I called were wholesale only. That's fine if you buy a thousand sheets, not so great if you buy three. But I eventually got to the right place.
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