Likebox do it yourself

Outdoor advertising is one of the most effective ways to promote goods or services in the market. It is with billboards, signs, sitlights, facades, showcases, finally, advertising inscriptions on the asphalt faces your potential buyer before you meet your products or rendered services. Therefore, from what type of outdoor type you will choose, and your sales will depend more dependent and, accordingly, profit from them.

Varieties of outdoor advertising

There is a large variety of outdoor advertising tools, these are billboards, and electronic scoreboards, and pillars, and various advertising plants on the roofs, and, of course, Likeboxes. Thanks to the constant illumination, advertising information located on Likebox is clearly visible in the dark. It is the manufacture of such light boxes (Likebox) and this material will be devoted, since today it is one of the most sought-after and the most common elements of outdoor advertising.

Likebox: types of efficient modern advertising

Likebox light is the type of advertising sign, highlighted from the inside of the neon, luminescent or LED lamp. The glow can be both static and dynamic. Size, shape and thickness of Likebox can be any. They can be placed outside and inside buildings - on facades, roofs, shopping centers, offices. Likeboxes whose photos can be seen below are an interesting advertising move and, most importantly, they really work.

Lightboxes can also be divided into one-sided and double-sided. They differ in that on a unilateral light box, information or image is applied only on the one hand, and on the two-way - on each of the parties. One-sided sign is highlighted from the back of the box, and the two-way luminous element is in the middle, between two advertising posters, providing a uniform glow of both sides of Likebox.

For destination, light boxes are:

1. Thin. Basically, they are used for internal design of showcases.
2. Suspended. They are placed in large supermarkets and shopping and entertainment centers.
3. Outdoor. Used inside large rooms, in the aisles between trading pavilions, mainly for better orientation passing by potential customers.
4. Outdoor. They are used to accommodate advertising information on buildings facades.

You can make the light box using various manufacturing technologies using different materials. Its facial part can be made from banner vinyl tissue, acrylic or cellular polycarbonate. Frame - from an aluminum or plastic profile. An image or text is applied to the banner fabric using powder paint.

Pluses Likebox

1. Relative cheapness of manufacture.
2. Over time, the possibility of changing one poster on another or one panel to another, i.e. Reusable use of light box.
3. The speed of manufacture.
4. Easy to maintain.
5. The ability to perform Likebox of various shapes and sizes.

Cons Lightboxes

1. Lamps in light boxes are able to overdo it.
2. Between the front panel and the design profile, dirt and dust accumulates, which is noticeable when highlighting.

Likebox do it yourself

There are many methods manufacturing Likebox. We will look at one of the easiest. To install this light box, there will be no need for a lot of skills and effort. The size of the finished product will be 125x74 cm.

What will take for work

First you need to stock the necessary materials, such include:

1. Oracal film sliced \u200b\u200bon a plotter - 1.5 m2.
2. MT80P F099 mounting film - 1.5 m2.
3. Aluminum P-shaped profile -130 mm - 4 p.m.
4. Connecting corners - 4 pcs.
5. Self-tapping screw with drill JPMT 16, 3.5 * 32 - 36 pcs.
6. Thresh fluorescent lamps (included in each choke lamp, 2 holders, starter and 2 cartridges) - 5 pcs.
7. PVC 5 mm - 1 m2.
8. Mounting wire PV1 0.75 (1.0 mm) - 9.5 P.M.
9. Cosmofen CA 12 glue.
10. Wire SVVVP 2 * 1.5 - 3 P.M.
11. Plexiglas plexiglas 3 mm milk color - 1 m2.

What instruments will need

Tools for performing work:

1. Rubber scraper.
2. Felt or plastic scraper.
3. Garden sprayer - volume 0.5-1.5 liters.
4. Gironor stationery knife.
5. Screwdriver.
6. Facial saw.
7. Circular Saw.
8. Electrolovka.
9. Metal ruler.

How to make a lightbox: manufacturing process

1. Using the Corel Draw program in the computer, draw a model layout on one to one. The file under cutting on the plotter is made by top thin contours in curves.
2. Cut using a plotter an image applied to Oracal film.
3. Remove excessive film (around graphics or letters).
4. We apply on top of the letters or graphs from the center to the edges of the assembly film, is superfluous.
5. Cut into account of the corners and the length of the lamps (with a margin of 5 cm.) Aluminum profile (a profile for lightboxes can be taken and plastic, it is cheaper, but less durable and difficult to paint), which will serve as a framework frame.
6. We collect 3 of the 4 parts of the profile with corners.
7. We drill holes for the self-tapping screws in profile and corners. Fix with screws 3 parts of the profile.
8. After this design, we design the back: we cut the PVC knife or saw into the size and cut the corners.
9. Stand insert into the light box.
10. We wear cartridges on the lamps, insert starters and check the resulting device.
11. We make markup, denoting places for fastening lamp holders and chokes. Cut the "Cooks" of PVC and glue them to the back with glue. Fixed on self-drawing holders for lamps and chokes.
12. Cut the wiring for the lamps, tapping the ends, and set these lamps into holders. Connect the wiring inside the box.
13. We take through the opening the wiring outside and insulate it.
14. After all the work done, we check how our product will be lit, and the technology of installation of the future Likebox is not violated.
15. Cut out the facial from the plexiglas, twisting the corners under the corner.
16. We remove the protective film from the facial and mine with the help of a sprayer and a rubber scraper. By line, place an image or letter.
17. Remove the basis of the film. I smoothed the film with a felt or plastic scraper and remove the mounting film.
18. Drills in the lower shelf 2-3 holes 6-10 mm in diameter. This is necessary for the moisture lead.
19. Then the Likebox is created with their own hands. Readiness for work. So that the light box is not dreamed, it can be packed in stretch.

Possible errors in the manufacture of Likebox and their correction

1. Lamps will not shine - the network is incorrectly connected or not closed. You need to check the correct connection and reliability of fixing cartridges and starters, as well as their working condition.
2. Under the film bubbles or dust point. In this case, it is necessary to remove the film, carefully remove the accumulations of dust, the surfaces surface, and apply a new film. If under the bubble film, you can squeeze air, pushing the film in these places with a knife.
3. Likebox does not close or do not converge corners - doinched the facefish or back to a few millimeters and a little stronger sharp corners.

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