sign_girl

shame on UL - they are nothing more than an expensive label company

just had a long discussion with an inspector. He has never physically inspected a sign with a UL sticker. He assumes them all to be topnotch because they are 'stickered'. WOW!

...and don't even get me started on the whole 'green' thing!! another scam!!

How many feeling that the whole 'be a UL shop' is a scam. I do!! The signs we get from out of state companies to install are a joke - many a fire hazard. Many we have to alter to bring to code. Many, many signs here in Oakland County that we service (signs built by others) are hazards. Some seem to be built with foil and duct tape. Inspectors are sometimes too lazy to truly inspect a sign and they surely are mistaken to think that a sign with a UL sticker is built properly, safely and to code.

the people not wanting to use neon because 'it's a pain' don't know how to make good neon and/or don;t know the proper way to install and service neon. most information out there about LED is bogus with regard to neon 'running hot' and LED being more efficient. at some point in the not so far away future, all of those LED sign will be replaced with neon. LED doesn't last as long as neon, not as bright, not as many color choices.