Custom Aluminum Signs for Businesses and Outdoor Use
Rigid aluminum signs that stay flat, stay put and do not fade — for parking, wayfinding, building identification and anything that needs to look permanent. Upload your artwork and price it instantly.
- Building and suite identification
- Parking, wayfinding and traffic control
- Property management and no-trespassing notices
- Long-term outdoor branding
Photography pending
Mounted on a post or wall at real installed height
Upload your artwork to see it on the sign.
Your Artwork
We print what you send us, so we need your file before you check out. We'll check it against the size you picked and review it with you before anything goes on press.
Drop your artwork here
or browse your computer
Working in Illustrator, Photoshop or InDesign? Export a print-ready PDF.
Custom Aluminum Sign
Materials
.040" Aluminum
Standard sign-grade aluminum. Lightweight, suitable for most applications.
- .040"
- About 5 years outdoors
- Waterproof
.063" Aluminum
Mid-weight aluminum. More rigid, better for medium to large signs.
- .063"
- About 7 years outdoors
- Waterproof
.080" Aluminum
Heavy-duty aluminum. Very rigid, ideal for large permanent installations.
- .080"
- About 10 years outdoors
- Waterproof
3mm Dibond (ACM)
Aluminum composite. Extremely flat and rigid. 10x stronger than .040" aluminum.
- 3mm (~1/8")
- About 15 years outdoors
- Waterproof
Brushed Aluminum
Premium brushed metallic finish. Corporate/lobby appearance.
- 3mm
- About 10 years outdoors
- Waterproof
Finishing options
Rounded Corners
3/4" radius rounded corners.
Drill Holes
1/4" mounting holes.
Standoff Mounts
Stainless steel wall-mount hardware. Set of 4.
Print specifications
- Accepted file formats
- PDF, PNG, JPG, SVG
- Colour profile
- CMYK
- Bleed
- 0.125" per side
- Printing
- Single-sided
- UV flatbed direct printing for signs 36"+ wide
- Smaller signs may use applied vinyl graphics
Preparing your artwork
Aluminum is usually read closer than a banner, so give it more resolution — around 100 DPI at final size looks crisp at conversational distance.
Keep critical content 1 inch inside the edge. Mounting holes are drilled half an inch in, and standoffs sit an inch in, so the margin protects your artwork from the hardware.
High contrast wins outdoors. Thin light text on a light background disappears in direct sun in a way it never does on your monitor.
Vector artwork (PDF or SVG) prints sharpest for text and logos, and it never has a resolution problem at any size.
Photography pending
Edge or corner close-up showing thickness and the rounded corner
Photography pending
Drill-hole detail
What we commit to
A human checks your artwork
Every file is reviewed against the size you picked before it prints. If something looks wrong, we come back to you rather than printing it anyway.
Ships in 2–3 business days
Production starts once your artwork is approved. We will tell you before anything goes on press if we spot a problem.
Questions
Will an aluminum sign rust?
No. Aluminum does not rust, which is why it outlasts steel outdoors without any coating maintenance.
How do I mount it?
Drilled holes are the simplest — screws or bolts straight through into a wall or post. Standoffs give a floating, more finished look for building identification.
Can it be printed on both sides?
Not today — signage here is printed single-sided, and the specs on this page say so rather than leaving you to find out. If you need a two-sided sign, get in touch and we will quote it directly.