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"Signs, signs, everywhere there's signs," but what the heck are they made of?  There are a lot of materials today that are specifically made for signs.  The venerable plywood does not actually make a great sign material because of weight, strength, and the variability of the surface.  The material used obviously affects the overall cost, but you really want to match a good material with the type of sign being used.  Indoors, outdoors, heavy duty, lightweight, we got the materials for you.  Here are many of the different types of material that we use at DirectSIGNS and an explanation of their intended uses, strengths and weaknesses, standard sizes, and items like that.

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MDO Plywood
Lusterboard®
Signboard®
Corrugated Plastic
Banner Material
Steel
Aluminum
Sintra
PVC
Foamcore
Alumalite®
Plexiglas
Magnetics