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High Quality Signs In Our Industry & Those Who Produce Them


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High Quality Signs In Our Industry, & Those Who Produce Them.

I’ve made some posts in the past in reference or alluded to the fact that I’m not really in the game anymore, so to speak. I have a good handful of clients who I take care of and I’m pretty much a one man show these days. But...sometimes I get too busy with that along with running this site. So sometimes I have to rely on others, and...I have a hard time with that because, well....I’m so fricken anal with shit and trusting my expectations and standards in the hands of others ( I have higher standards than UL).

So at the last ISA show in Vegas we had a small cozy meet and I relayed to one of my customers that I wanted to use their services for an upcoming job. I wanted to try them out. I knew they made quality work because I’ve been in their facility quite a few times, whether to pop in for a sales call, or sometimes even drop orders off. I’ve known them for some time when a mutual friend introduced us at one of our meets years ago at an ISA Expo when we had a meet & Greet and Dick’s Last Resort in Excalibur. I can even go so far to say that before that intro I had a quick run in with them a few times at a smaller SoCal Show here in San Diego at a CA Sign Association show....errr, Western Sign States Show. So when we were introduced it was a couple of familiar faces, just a little more formal, and over a beer.

So now I’ve had them build some major portions of a few jobs for me.

I’ve...had a my far share of wholesalers in my short 20+ existence. I have to travel about an hour and a half to pick up if I so choose, they even deliver.

If you were to ask me to say one word that best describes them, or use one that I would associate them with, that's easy. I would say........“Pride”.

I’ve used the services of more than I can remember when I’m too busy to perform the normal task of production myself, and most of the time I would only hand part of the task to someone and I would take over or finish it off....it’s that anal part again.

I have to say, when I go to pick up the structure I had them build for me there is that immediate sense of pride on the faces of the fabricators and owners. I’ve been to a few where the job is just another order and the workmanship is.....so so.

I’m talking about RNS Letters out of Corona CA, or Richard’s Neon Shop. Their quality from head to toe and BY far one of the best I have EVER seen, and benefited from.

The owners of RNS, Richard and Sal are themselves very picky, picky about the finished job and they have a tendency to “overbuild”. While so many purposely try to under build to pinch a few pennies here and there, their more concerned with NOT under-performing. They have a few old school fabricators there, and their craftsmanship if you ever use them will speak for itself. When I say old school, I’m talking about building signs with real structures and real neon sign structures. The fabricators build the signs like they themselves are going to install the project, so they have just about every detail as a installer figured out and completed. Things a installer would have never thought about that will make their jobs easier come installation day.

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Pride, you see it in their work, you see it on Richard’s and Sal’s face when you go to pick up your sign, and you see it on their staff’s faces. RNS does a lot of jobs for National Sign Companies when they themselves find themselves too busy, and most of the time their building those signs a lot better. I can’t go into detail on that part, I would like to..... but I can’t, I;’ll just leave it as.......they know what their doing, detail is payed attention to, that part is always fresh in their minds, they perform, and strive for the highest quality BECAUSE they take “Pride”. They take their work and name seriously.

Anyways, Richard, Sal & Company are a great bunch of guys and gals to work with. If you ever have that need for a premium, high grade architectural finish NOT that junkie economy crap where rivets are showing or unpainted, seems showing up etc etc, I'm talking about a job you would enter into Signs Of The Times beauty show contest. They ship all over the US. Give them a try, and you’ll see exactly what I’m talking about and here.

Lastly I should mention, their a true FULL service wholesaler. Obviously from their name RNS or Richard’s Neon Shop you know they do Neon, but they have a full paint booth, router, water, plasma cutter, pizza cutter and much more. Not only do they understand and manufacture Neon sign projects, but they also love to use NC LEDs, so that right there tells you ALL you need to know....their building for the long haul not the short time pick up.

The bottom line....whether it’s Neon or LEDs for illumination, you WILL be getting a very bright and long lasting product when you receive it. THEY will make YOU look good!

Here’s a few pics of the first project I had them build for me where I took over and finished it off.

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Done and delivered to me!

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My Second oldest son.

Digging this 5' hole practically himself by hand, well I helped a little bit. This hole we had to dig by hand because the utility companies insisted (Dig Alert) we did because the the pole was sort of close to hitting some things, so. So next time I'm being told to dig by hand I'll have to remember to change the hole from 30" to something much wider because elbow room was impossible, as shown below!

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Install Day!

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I had RNS Letters build everything but the Panels, Graphics and Dimensional Letters, that part I saved for myself on my CNC.

A notable.....RNS also uses Adhesive Systems instead of someone like Lord Adhesives. The difference is when bonding panels to angles and bars for project like these IS, when it dries it dries. You can touch it and it won't be sticky like Lords even well after it's cured, was a fabricator that's important and convenient.

Since this job I'm posting here in this thread, which was installed over the summer. I've had them do a number of my Neon Electric Sign Structures as well when I've been pressed for time. When I get a chance I'll post those too.

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If you're pressed for time, need help, or generally just looking for a wholesale manufacturer to help you out with your projects trust me, I'm picky about finished work....so give them a call and try them out! You won't be disappointed!

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These guys look like the shop I send some of my work to Quality Sign Craft in Willimantic, CT. Another family owned shop with more pride than money. They do great work always ready to help.

On the ASI adhesives. I've been using them more often than Lords too but find they tend to harden in the tube sometimes. Maybe they are getting too hot or cold I'll have to look into it. Last week our shop was 25 degrees and today the tubes were shot my fault for not keeping it warm.

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Nice looking work! Great job for both RNS and you. Are their prices comparable for someone as far away from them like me?? I have a sub need right now actually.

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