If you were asked if this overhead parking garage directional sign is reverse lit what would be your answer?

Go ahead, take a good look at the photo here and see if you may answer the question correctly

What do you think?

Reverse lit or not?

Well, if you answered “it’s not actually a reverse lit overhead parking garage sign” then you are correct!

What?

How is that possible?

After all, some of you may still squelch, yea right, how is this not a reverse illuminated sign?

After-all it sure looks like the sign is reverse back lit, right?

Yet it is not.

This illusion of illumination is due to advances which are being made in modern day sign making

Want to know how?

Well, this overhead parking garage sign was simply manufactured by using a rigid .125 thick over-sized aluminum sheet substrate

Then this overhead directional sign was CNC routed from the aluminum sheet to size and then powder coated to spec

The powder coating finish color thus secures a near permanent finish which in turn creates a long useful life for this parking garage sign

A sign which requires little to no maintenance over time

Which is ideal for a parking garage GC and or developer who is looking to minimize current and future cost

Then after the powder coating is complete –high-intensity reflective vinyl cut lettering is then applied to the finished face

This high-intensity reflective vinyl thus creates the illusion of illumination

And when these directional signs are installed it’s really difficult to tell whether they are reverse lit or reverse non-lit

After all the high-intensity reflective vinyl is designed to amplify reflected light which creates the look of illumination