Fabricated Stainless Steel Letters 19
Brands with a fixed corporate colour that still want a metal substrate outdoors.
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Fabricated Metal Sign Letters · Stainless Steel Letters
A two-finish build: brushed on the front face, polished on the back and returns. It gives a matte reading surface while the polished return throws a little light back at the wall behind the letter.
A two-finish build: brushed on the front face, polished on the back and returns. It gives a matte reading surface while the polished return throws a little light back at the wall behind the letter.
Best for. Lobby walls where the letters stand off the surface on studs and the return is visible from below.
Watch out. The finish split has to be specified on the drawing or the whole letter comes brushed.
Lobby walls where the letters stand off the surface on studs and the return is visible from below. It sits in our corporate offices and lobbies work more often than anywhere else.
Most buyers choose stainless and then discover the finish is the decision that matters. Mirror reflects the room, brushed hides fingerprints, satin diffuses spotlights, gold plating is indoor only, and paint covers all of it. This page groups the builds so the finish can be picked deliberately.
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 Fabricated Stainless Steel Letters 12. Nothing has been added to them.
| Construction | Fabricated sheet metal, folded and soldered into a closed letter |
|---|---|
| Material | Genuine 304 or 316 grade stainless steel |
| Surface finish | Brushed, polished |
| Illumination | Not illuminated |
| Fixing method | Back screw bolt, 3M double-sided adhesive tape, a PVC or foam backing |
| Supplied with the order | 1:1 scale mounting template, fixing screws |
| 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 |
TBC means the figure is not stated on our original specification and has not been estimated.
Genuine 304 or 316 grade stainless steel Finish: brushed, polished.
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.
Factory level certification is TBC and is not claimed on this site.
The largest group in the catalogue: 25 builds of fabricated 304 and 316 stainless, separated by how the surface is finished rather than by how the letter is made.
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.
The finish split has to be specified on the drawing or the whole letter comes brushed.
Brands with a fixed corporate colour that still want a metal substrate outdoors.
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Interiors that want gold but not a mirror, such as restaurant back bars and spa reception walls.
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Jewellery counters, hotel lobbies and boutique interiors that want warm metal without the cost of solid brass.
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Retail fascias and office entrances where the client wants metal that reads as solid but stays matte under spotlights.
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.
Material GuideThe grade question has a short answer that depends almost entirely on how close the sign is to salt water.
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Genuine 304 or 316 grade stainless steel. The construction is fabricated sheet metal, folded and soldered into a closed letter. Surface finish: brushed, polished.
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 screw bolt, 3m double-sided adhesive tape, a pvc or foam backing. The order includes 1:1 scale mounting template, fixing screws. Set the letters out from the template rather than by eye.
The finish split has to be specified on the drawing or the whole letter comes brushed.
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.