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What are the different kinds of foam letters?

There are three main types of foam letters for displays and for concrete casting.
Read more about concrete casting here.

The types are:
1. Indoor Wall Display Wording
2. Outdoor Wall Lettering
3. Large Free-Standing Display Letters for Exhibitions

Foam letters are available either painted or plain/unpainted and are generally all made from expanded plastic foam.

Some of the advantages of foam letters: Generally costs less than other materials, can be ready to ship in 1-2 weeks, very lightweight.
Disadvantages: Made for temporary use*, can be damaged without care, adds to the landfill issues. *Foamed plastic can be affected by UV light (like the sun), damaged by moderate force and otherwise easily be broken if handled without care.

Foam letters can be used as part of the casting form to make 'embossed' monuments, memorials, pavers and corner stones.
Reverse-cast letters ready for monument casting.

Painted for in/outdoors

Indoor letters and wall displays can easily mark and identify departments, directions or to add some flair to the wall areas. There are choices of pre-made letters in five typestyles and sizes from 6" to 18" tall, painted or plain although they are definitely for mounting on a wall as the letters are only 1" thick.

Take a look at our painted letters [choose white, red, blue, black or yellow] and for plain, unpainted indoor-only letters.

Indoor letters can also be painted to match or complement the wall color as needed and are easy to install as the very lightweight letters can be put up easily and quickly with a silicone cement.

Outdoor painted foam letters are relatively inexpensive when compared to other available materials, although durability can be an issue of the intended application is expected to be comparable to letters specifically made to withstand the heat, cold, wind and punishing ultraviolet rays.
Some of the other available letters made specifically for lifetime outdoor installations are our dimensional letters in cast or cut metals, formed, injection molded or cut plastics in lighted and plain unlighted configurations.

Take a look at the different types of foam letters.




Large, free-standing letters are also made to order and can bring a whole lot of attention to your event, exhibition or display. The letters are light enough to suspend from supports which can give designers a lot of additional visual play ideas and options.

Metal laminate foam
Painted foam letters and logotype from customer vector artwork.

Different types of durable foams are also used for permanent indoor displays, such as metal and plastic laminated letters and layouts.

Unpainted economy foam


Texture metal laminated foam

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