Service
Custom signs for New Jersey businesses
Storefront, yard and job-site signs built for the weather, plus interior signage.
Signs are the other half of the business. If a customer can find your shop, read your hours and see your name from the road, the sign has paid for itself — and we build them to survive New Jersey winters.
Business signs we build
We fabricate and letter storefront panels, hanging signs, monument faces, window and door graphics, job-site boards, safety and directional signage, magnetic panels, dimensional lettering and construction signs. Substrates are chosen for the job: aluminum for permanent exterior work, coroplast for temporary job-site boards, PVC for interiors, acrylic for reception-area lettering. For glass, see storefront window lettering.
Layout follows the same discipline as our vehicle work. Viewing distance sets letter height, contrast sets legibility, and the surrounding architecture sets proportion. A sign meant to be read from a passing car needs far fewer words and far larger type than most people first ask for, and we will say so.
Outdoor signs and town sign rules
Municipal sign ordinances vary town to town across Morris, Essex, Bergen and the rest of our area — size limits, illumination rules, setbacks and permit requirements are all local. We have worked with these codes for decades and will build to the dimensions your town allows so a sign does not have to come back down.
Interior and window lettering rounds it out: hours of operation, suite numbers, safety notices, frosted privacy vinyl, lobby logos and wall graphics. Same premium films, same installation crew.
Included in custom signs
- Storefront and building signs
- Job-site and construction boards
- Window and door lettering
- Dimensional and acrylic lettering
- Magnetic vehicle panels
- Safety and directional signs
- Yard and monument signage
- Interior wall and lobby graphics
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
Custom Signs — recent examples
Work photographed at customer yards and job sites across New Jersey.
Custom sign — Lombardo Lettering, NJ
Custom sign — Lombardo Lettering, NJ
Custom decal project — Lombardo Lettering, NJ
Custom sign — Lombardo Lettering, NJ
Custom sign — Lombardo Lettering, NJ
Custom decal project — Lombardo Lettering, NJ
Custom sign — Lombardo Lettering, NJ
Custom sign — Lombardo Lettering, NJ
We don’t cut corners — premium materials only
Why customers leave their old sign shop
The differences that show up on the invoice and on the truck.
| What matters | Lombardo Lettering | Typical sign shop |
|---|---|---|
| Where the work happens | At your yard — we come to you | You drop the vehicle off |
| Downtime | Lettered where it is parked | Off the road while it is at the shop |
| Materials | Avery, 3M and Orafol cast film | Whatever is cheapest that week |
| Proof before cutting | Every job, on your vehicle | Sometimes, on a generic outline |
| Who does the work | The family — third generation | Whoever is on shift |
| Removal years later | Glueless, paint-safe | Baked-on adhesive and ghosting |
| Adding a truck in three years | Stored spec — it matches | Start the design over |
Custom sign questions
Do you handle sign permits?
We build to your town ordinance and supply the drawings and specs your permit application needs. Filing is normally handled by the property owner or their contractor.
How long do exterior signs last?
An aluminum panel with premium vinyl graphics typically holds up seven to ten years outdoors before it needs refacing.
Can you re-face an existing sign?
Yes, and it is usually the cheapest route. We strip the old graphics and apply new ones to the existing panel or cabinet.
Do you install, or just fabricate?
Both. Most jobs are fabricated and installed by us, including window and interior lettering at your location.
Do I need permission for a storefront sign?
Often yes. Sign rules are set locally in New Jersey and vary between municipalities — check with your town’s building or zoning department before ordering, and we can build to whatever they specify.
Can you match the sign to our trucks?
Yes, and it is worth doing. We keep your vehicle spec on file so the storefront, the site boards and the fleet all carry the same colors and layout.
Other services
Everything else we do, each on its own page.
Get custom signs in your county
We are mobile — pick your county for local detail.
Quote for custom signs
Tell us the vehicle or the wall, and send a photo if you have one. Free, no-obligation quote.
Shop: 95 W Main St, Chester, New Jersey 07930
Email: franksignguy@yahoo.com
Coverage: Morris, Essex, Warren, Union, Bergen, Somerset, Sussex & Hunterdon counties
Storefront, yard and job-site signs
We build and install storefront, job-site and yard signs: panel signs, dimensional lettering, window and door graphics, and site boards. They are made to the size you need and installed where you need them, across northern and western New Jersey.
A sign has to survive the place it is put. A job-site board takes wind loading and gets moved repeatedly; a storefront panel takes weather and has to still look deliberate in five years; window lettering has to be readable from the pavement without blacking out the shop. Those are different builds, not one product in different sizes.
Local approval is worth checking before fabrication. Municipalities in New Jersey set their own rules on sign size, placement, illumination and sometimes materials, and they are not consistent between neighboring towns. It is much cheaper to confirm what is allowed before a panel is cut than after.
How we do it at your location
Signs are fabricated at the shop and installed at your property — we survey the site, confirm what your town allows, build the sign and install it in one visit.
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.
Custom Signs across our service area
We build and install custom signs across all eight counties we cover. Pick your county for local detail, or send a photo of the site. Pick your county for local detail, or send a photo and we will come to you.
Bergen County
Custom Signs across Bergen County. Open Bergen County.
Essex County
Custom Signs across Essex County. Open Essex County.
Hunterdon County
Custom Signs across Hunterdon County. Open Hunterdon County.
Morris County
Custom Signs across Morris County. Open Morris County.
Somerset County
Custom Signs across Somerset County. Open Somerset County.
Sussex County
Custom Signs across Sussex County. Open Sussex County.
Union County
Custom Signs across Union County. Open Union County.
Warren County
Custom Signs across Warren County. Open Warren County.
Ready for a quote?
Call 973-214-2292 and talk to Frank directly.
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.