Buying a neon sign in the Netherlands: what to look for
There is a factor of four between the cheapest and the dearest signs that look identical in a photo. Here is where that difference sits — and…
August 24, 20267 min read
Knowledge base
Knowledge base
Practical articles about LED neon: what it costs, what can fail, which file to supply and how to mount it.
LED neon or real glass neon: the honest difference
Glass neon has something LED does not, and LED has ten things glass does not. Which one you need comes down to a single question.
August 16, 20266 min read
What does a custom neon sign cost? The price, unpacked
The price of a neon sign is not about the number of letters. It is about metres. That explains almost every surprise on a quote.
August 6, 20267 min read
How we deliver from Belgium to the Netherlands in 3 working days
We do not claim to ship from within the Netherlands, because we do not. What we do is get a parcel that leaves on Monday to you on Wednesday.
August 3, 20265 min read
From file to tube: how your logo becomes a neon sign
There is a step between your logo and a neon sign that most people never see: turning it into a path a human being can bend.
July 23, 20266 min read
Which file should you send? SVG, AI, PNG and what goes wrong
A good file saves you a day. A bad one mostly costs you a disappointment at the first design.
July 18, 20266 min read
Neon outdoors: rain, frost and IP ratings
Most neon signs that fail outdoors do not fail because of rain on the tube. They fail where the cable leaves the plate.
July 9, 20267 min read
How much power does a neon sign really use?
Almost everyone guesses too high. A one-metre neon sign uses less than an old incandescent bulb.
July 3, 20265 min read
Mounting neon: five ways and what your wall can take
Mounting takes five minutes — provided you know in advance which of the five methods suits your wall.
June 28, 20266 min read
The backing plate: shapes, colours and when to pick which
The plate behind your neon decides how the sign looks in daylight — and in daylight it is switched off.
June 18, 20266 min read
Dimming, RGB and remotes: what do you actually need?
RGB sounds like every colour for the price of one. In practice it is one colour that is slightly off.
June 15, 20266 min read
LED neon lifespan: what fails first?
The 50,000 hours everyone quotes refers to the LEDs. They usually get there. Something else is what kills your sign.
June 8, 20266 min read
One workshop, two sites
neonledsigns.nl is the Dutch site of neonled.be
Not a partnership, not a reseller, not a second company: it is the same business. The same workshop in Heusden-Zolder, the same bending table, the same people on the phone and the same signs.
We keep two sites because a Dutch customer asks different questions than a Belgian one — about iDEAL, about shipping across the border, about permits from their own council. Those answers belong where you go looking for them.
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