Backlit LED Letters 08
Hotel and office lobbies where the letters are read against an evenly lit feature wall.
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LED Sign Letters · Backlit LED Channel Letters
Backlit letters with a brushed stainless face and return and waterproof LED behind them, so the light lands on the wall and outlines the letter instead of passing through it. Shown with a green halo, the colour set by the LED rather than by any acrylic.
Backlit letters with a brushed stainless face and return and waterproof LED behind them, so the light lands on the wall and outlines the letter instead of passing through it. Shown with a green halo, the colour set by the LED rather than by any acrylic.
Best for. Reception walls and facades where the brand colour should appear as light on the wall, not on the letter.
Watch out. Halo colour reads differently on a white wall than on a dark one; test on the actual surface if you can.
Reception walls and facades where the brand colour should appear as light on the wall, not on the letter. It sits in our corporate offices and lobbies work more often than anywhere else.
The halo is made by the wall, not by the letter. Surface colour, surface texture and the stand-off distance decide whether the effect is a clean outline or a smudge, and none of those are things a letter specification usually mentions. They are all listed here.
A reception wordmark is looked at from two metres by people with nothing else to do. Every seam, every kerning error and every uneven reflection is visible. See the halo and backlit brand walls route for how this is specified on a live job.
These points are reproduced from our own production specification for Backlit LED Letters 03. Nothing has been added to them.
| Construction | Fabricated sheet metal, folded and soldered into a closed letter |
|---|---|
| Material | Stainless steel, aluminium alloy |
| Return material | Stainless steel, aluminium or painted metal |
| Surface finish | Specified per order: polished or brushed stainless, aluminium, or powder coated metal |
| Illumination | Backlit halo, LED aimed at the mounting surface |
| LED module | Built-in high quality waterproof LED, described by our supplier as CE, RoHS and UL approved |
| Transformer | Supplied with the letters |
| Fixing method | Back stud |
| Supplied with the order | 1:1 scale mounting template, transformer |
| Environment | Outdoor and indoor use |
| Production time | 5 to 7 days |
| Shipping | DHL or UPS express door to door, approximately 4 to 5 days |
| Payment terms | T/T, Western Union, PayPal |
| Minimum order quantity | None; any order quantity accepted |
TBC means the figure is not stated on our original specification and has not been estimated.
Stainless steel, aluminium alloy Finish: specified per order: polished or brushed stainless, aluminium, or powder coated metal.
Fabricated sheet metal, folded and soldered into a closed letter. Artwork in AI, EPS or CDR fixes the geometry before anything is cut.
Joints are dressed before finishing, and illuminated builds are wired and lit before the back is closed. Formal QC documentation is TBC.
The internal LED module is described by our supplier as CE, RoHS and UL approved. Factory level certification is TBC and is not claimed on this site.
Nineteen builds where the face stays solid metal and the LED throws light onto the wall behind, producing the halo or corona outline.
The alternative constructions in this catalogue are set out in fabricated or flat cut which construction to use, and the illumination choices in frontlit backlit or edge lit.
Halo colour reads differently on a white wall than on a dark one; test on the actual surface if you can.
Hotel and office lobbies where the letters are read against an evenly lit feature wall.
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Interiors with controlled lighting where a lit face would be too bright for the room.
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Large wordmarks where a thin halo would be lost at viewing distance.
View specificationReception walls and facades where the brand colour should appear as light on the wall, not on the letter.
View specificationThe brand colour had to appear at night without the letter face glowing, so the sign reads as solid brushed metal in daylight and as a coloured outline after dark.
Comparison GuideThree ways of putting light into a metal letter, and the one question that separates them: where do you want the light to come out?
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Stainless steel, aluminium alloy. The construction is fabricated sheet metal, folded and soldered into a closed letter. Surface finish: specified per order: polished or brushed stainless, aluminium, or powder coated metal.
Production runs 5 to 7 days. Add roughly 4 to 5 days for DHL or UPS express door to door, and allow time for artwork approval before production starts.
Fixing is by back stud. The order includes 1:1 scale mounting template, transformer. Set the letters out from the template rather than by eye.
Halo colour reads differently on a white wall than on a dark one; test on the actual surface if you can.
Yes. There is no minimum order quantity on this catalogue and any order quantity is accepted. Shipping cost per letter falls sharply once several travel in the same carton, so order a full word together where you can.
Send the artwork and the finished letter height and the quotation comes back with the production window and the shipping estimate attached.