If your company or organization is in the market for metal cast letters or metal wall letters of any type, it is highly likely in this decade that you’ll go shopping online for them. Everyone I know has, at some time, been ripped off by an unscrupulous company, either online or offline, or if you’re like me, both!

Avoiding getting shafted when purchasing anything is a good idea, and if you’re purchasing any type of cast metal letters, there are some ways that I’ve found that enable me to avoid losing money to the bad guys. Metal wall letters are not exactly cheap, either, so you want to do your homework on any company that sells metal lettering of any type.

What’s Available in Cast Metal Letters for your Firm – Materials used for Metal Wall Letters

There are a myriad of materials that you can find for wall metal lettering online, though today I’m only going to deal with cast metal letters or solid metal lettering materials. I’ll deal with other kinds of letters such as plastic or foam-based letters in other posts at a later date.

• Aluminum – Cost-effective, lightweight, durable. Aluminum metal lettering is available in both cast and cut options. Aluminum has a low melting temperature, and is a favorite for cast metal letters, is less expensive than bronze or brass letters, and is lighter weight as well, while remaining incredibly strong and durable. Metal wall letters of aluminum are available brushed, polished, and painted, and will last for decades or even centuries if well-maintained.
• Brass – Cast metal letters in brass, an alloy of copper and zinc, have been around since the Roman era, but modern brass has around 1% tin added to alleviate “zincification” of the metal. Many companies that cast brass allow up to 2% lead to make the casting process easier. We don’t. Our brass letters have 0% lead, and thus comply with any and all laws worldwide concerning lead. Cast brass metal wall letters can be brushed, polished, or oxidized (darkened), which can also be brushed or polished.
• Bronze – Cast metal letters of bronze are possibly one of the oldest forms of metal wall letters. Bronze has been used since antiquity (whenever that was…it was a long time ago) for signs, although plaques were all the rage in the Roman empire and metal lettering, not so much. Bronze, and alloy of tin and copper, is suited for casting, and not usually found as a flat-cut metal like aluminum or steel. It is higher priced, and therefore it saves material to cast bronze letters versus cutting them from a flat sheet. It is available in brushed, oxidized (darkened), polished, or with a patina finish (green-ish oxidized look).
• Copper – Copper metal wall letters are also typically flat cut. To keep copper from oxidizing, it needs to have a clear coat applied, similar to both aluminum and bronze. If you want a natural oxidized look (where copper turns a bluish-green over time), that is also available. Copper can be polished, brushed, or oxidized (darkened).
• Steel – Steel is very strong and is usually done in flat cut metal wall letters as it is not considered good for cast metal lettering. It is available in stainless steel as well, which has the added advantage of not being susceptible to rust. Cold or hot-rolled steel can also be cut with a waterjet or router, and can either be left untreated for a natural look or painted to prevent rust. Stainless steel letter finishes include either brushed or polished.

Regardless of the Type of Metal Wall Letters You’re Purchasing, Following these Simple Steps in Purchasing your Cast Metal Letters will Give You a 99.9% Chance of Not Being Ripped Off Online

I’ve stated in other articles that getting ripped off is easy. I know. I’ve done it several times. But you don’t have to. I now implement a series of three steps that helps me to not get taken in by the wrong sorts of companies. I don’t know about you, but I love to spend money, and I love spending money online even more than any other way to shop.

However, I have learned over the course of my 50 years that trust is not something you can do with everyone, and the lessons learned are quite painful. Among the worst offenders online and offline are credit card processing companies. But you need to follow my advice here when purchasing cast metal letters or any metal wall letters to make sure you get what you want, when you want it, at the price you were quoted.

• Step 1 – check out any company you’re looking to purchase metal wall letters from on the Better Business Bureau website, www.bbb.org. Plug in the prospective company’s ZIP code and follow the instructions from there.
• Step 2 – Now, because the BBB has some holes in their system, Google the name of the same company again, and check the first one or two pages (up to 20 listings) to see if they come up on www.RipOffReport.com. If they do, go onto this site and see how many complaints have been filed. A single complaint is not significant, most likely. There are some clients who won’t be happy with streets of gold in the New Jerusalem…make your decision at this point if you want to purchase your metal cast letters that company. Give them a chance, if you want to, to explain their side of the story.
• Step 3 – If any other consumer complaint boards such as www.ComplaintsBoard.com come up on your previous search for this metal cast letters company, check them out as well. If there are several various complaints on different boards or the same board, my advice is to stay away from those metal wall letters companies…or use them at your own risk!

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