Services
Everything we letter, wrap and build
Ten services, each with its own page. Vehicle work comes to your yard in premium cast film; design, apparel and banners are made in the shop.
We offer graphic design, truck lettering, custom signs, banners, shirts, wraps, indoor and outdoor lettering and decal removal. There is nothing that can’t be lettered or wrapped.
We use the highest quality materials and decals, resulting in brilliant design color and glueless decal removal. Every service below happens at your location unless the job genuinely needs controlled shop conditions, and every job starts with a proof laid out on your actual vehicle or sign panel.
Our services
Ten things we do, explained properly.
Truck Lettering
Vehicle Wraps
Custom Signs
Graphic Design
Banners
Shirts & Apparel
Vinyl & Window Lettering
Decal Removal
NJ Vehicle Lettering Law
Fleet Lettering Programs
We come to you!
Since 1940 we have been serving the surrounding counties making our customers’ lives easy by saving them time and coming to them. We understand that it’s not always easy to drop your vehicle off and be without your equipment for a day, so we solved that issue by eliminating that altogether. We serve eight counties across northern and western New Jersey!
We do it all!
In three generations of business, we have seen (and lettered/wrapped) quite a bit. This includes trucks, vans, tractors, tractor trailers, motorcycles, quads, signs, banners, trailers, dumpsters, excavators, machines and much more!
How mobile lettering works
STEP 1
Call or send a photo
Tell us the vehicle, the wording and roughly when you need it. A photo of the truck answers most of our questions in one shot.
STEP 2
Approve the proof
We lay the design out on a template of your actual vehicle and send it back for approval. Nothing is cut until you say yes.
STEP 3
We come to you
We arrive at your yard or job site with everything needed, prep the panels and apply the graphics. Most jobs are done while the truck stays parked at your yard.
What every Lombardo job includes
All of it standard, none of it billed as an extra.
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Free quote and design consultation
No charge
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Layout proofed on a template of your actual vehicle before anything is cut
Always
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Premium Avery, 3M or Orafol cast film — not cheap calendared vinyl
Standard
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On-site application at your yard, driveway or job site
Mobile
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DOT, license and registration numbers sized and placed correctly
Checked
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Glueless removal years later, so paint and resale value stay intact
Built in
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Your artwork kept on file so trucks you buy later still match
For years
What that looks like in practice
A sample of lettering, wrap and sign work from across our service area.
Work van — Lombardo Lettering, NJ
Work van — Lombardo Lettering, NJ
Box truck and trailer — Lombardo Lettering, NJ
Heavy-duty truck — Lombardo Lettering, NJ
Heavy-duty truck — Lombardo Lettering, NJ
Heavy-duty truck — Lombardo Lettering, NJ
Custom sign — Lombardo Lettering, NJ
Custom decal project — Lombardo Lettering, NJ
Pickup truck — Lombardo Lettering, NJ
We don’t cut corners — premium materials only
Not sure which service you need?
Describe the job and we will tell you the cheapest way to get the result you want.
Shop: 95 W Main St, Chester, New Jersey 07930
Email: franksignguy@yahoo.com
Coverage: Morris, Essex, Warren, Union, Bergen, Somerset, Sussex & Hunterdon counties
Everything we do, and how it fits together
We letter and wrap vehicles, build and install signs, print banners and apparel, and remove old graphics — all of it applied at your location rather than at a shop. Most customers start with one vehicle and end up using us for the whole brand.
The services are listed separately because that is how people search for them, but they are rarely bought separately. A contractor who has three trucks lettered wants the site boards to match. A shop that has its windows lettered wants the delivery van to look like the same business. Keeping it under one specification is what makes that consistency cheap.
How every job runs
Mobile lettering means the sign shop travels instead of the vehicle. We cut and prepare the graphics before we leave, then apply them at your yard, driveway or job site — so the truck is off the road for hours rather than days.
The order matters more than most people expect. Everything that can be done away from your vehicle is done first: the layout is proofed, the film is printed or cut, and the panels are weeded and taped ready to hang. That is the slow part, and it happens at the shop.
What happens at your address is the part that needs the vehicle present — cleaning and de-greasing the panels, positioning and hinging the graphics, squeegeeing them down, trimming around handles, rivets and body lines, and post-heating the edges so they stay put. How long it takes depends on the vehicle and how much goes on it, and we give you an estimate with the quote.
Temperature is the one thing that can move a booking. Vinyl adhesive needs the panel warm enough to bond properly, so in deep winter we work around the weather rather than through it. If a job cannot be done safely outdoors on the day, we say so rather than applying film that will lift in a month.
- Send photos of the vehicle and the wording you want.
- We proof the layout on your actual vehicle, not a generic outline.
- You approve it — nothing is cut before you do.
- We come to you; the panels are cleaned and the film applied.
- The truck stays at your yard while we work.
Which service do you actually need?
| If you want to… | The service is | Typical time on site |
|---|---|---|
| Put a name, number and USDOT on a truck | Truck lettering | 2–4 hours |
| Cover panels with a printed design | Vehicle wraps | Half a day to two days |
| Sign a storefront, unit or job site | Custom signs | Varies by install |
| Get artwork laid out before committing | Graphic design | Off site |
| Take old graphics off | Decal removal | 1–4 hours |
| Keep a fleet consistent over years | Fleet programs | Scheduled |
Lettering, wraps or signs — a plain comparison
Cut lettering puts your name on the vehicle for the least money and lasts as long as anything else. A wrap changes what the vehicle looks like. Signs and banners do the same job for a building or a site. Most businesses need the first, some need the second, and nearly everybody eventually wants the third.
The comparison people expect to be close — lettering against a wrap — is not close on cost. A set of lettering is a fraction of a wrap, and it does not last less well; the film is the same family of material. What a wrap buys is coverage: photographs, full color across a whole panel, and a vehicle that reads as a brand rather than a truck with a name on it. If that is what the job needs, it is worth the money. If it is not, lettering wins comfortably.
| Option | What it does | Best for | Typical life |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cut vinyl lettering | Name, trade, phone and required markings in solid color. | Working vehicles, compliance markings, fleets. | 5–8 years on a prepared panel |
| Partial wrap | Printed panels over part of the vehicle, keeping the base color. | Impact on a budget; box trucks and van sides. | 5–7 years |
| Full wrap | Printed film over the whole body, changing the vehicle entirely. | Brand-led vehicles, photographic designs, color change. | 5–7 years |
| Magnetics | Removable panels for occasional identification. | Personal vehicles used occasionally for work. | 1–3 years, if removed and cleaned |
| Building and site signs | Fixed identification for premises and job sites. | Shops, yards, offices, construction sites. | Substrate dependent |
| Banners | Temporary or seasonal messaging. | Events, promotions, site hoardings. | Months to a few years |
What every job includes, whichever service you pick
Design and proofing on a drawing of your actual vehicle, film chosen for the surface it is going on, application at your location, and a shop that comes back if something lifts.
- A firm quote from photographs, not an estimate that moves on the day.
- A proof showing the design in place on your vehicle before anything is cut.
- Premium cast film chosen for the shape and the expected life, and named on the quote.
- Surface preparation on site — wash, degrease, dry — before any film touches the panel.
- Application at your yard, so the vehicle stays where it works.
- Aftercare instructions, and a callback if a graphic fails within its expected life.
One phone call, one straight answer
Call 973-214-2292 and ask for Frank.
Areas we serve across New Jersey
Eight counties. Pick yours to see the towns we cover. Mobile truck lettering, wraps and signs — we come to your yard.
Find us in Chester, NJ
Our shop is at 95 W Main Street, Chester, New Jersey 07930 — but for lettering and wraps, we come to you.
Our mobile service area
Eight counties across northern and western New Jersey, covered by our own trucks.