For shop owners · Ireland
Shop window lettering in Ireland
Vinyl cut letters are the letters for a shop window: the shop name, the opening hours, a phone number. They are cut from one colour of vinyl and arrive with the application tape already on, so the words stay lined up and you put them on the glass yourself.
Start from a common size such as 10 × 20 cm, 20 × 60 cm or 60 × 80 cm, or set your own width and height. A 10 × 10 cm white letter is €44.72 ex VAT, with one delivery to Ireland included. A 20 × 60 cm white piece with 4 cuts is €46.92.
For a full-colour printed decal, see vinyl stickers. For a large printed PVC sheet, see vinyl banners.
Price your shop window letters
Also known as
- Vinyl cut letters
- Cut vinyl letters
- Shop window letters
- Shop window lettering
- Letters for a shop window
- Shop window vinyl
- Opening hours on the window
- Gold letters for a shop
- Frosted window film
- Window vinyl letters
- Self-adhesive letters
- Application tape letters
Vinyl letter sizes
Width runs from 10 cm to 300 cm. Height runs from 10 cm to 120 cm. The price follows the area, then the vinyl colour and the number of cuts.
10 × 10 cm
0.010 m² · white gloss, 1 cut
€44.72
ex VAT, delivery included
10 × 20 cm
0.020 m² · white gloss, 1 cut
€44.73
ex VAT, delivery included
20 × 60 cm
0.12 m² · white gloss, 1 cut
€44.91
ex VAT, delivery included
60 × 80 cm
0.48 m² · white gloss, 1 cut
€45.56
ex VAT, delivery included
100 × 100 cm
1.00 m² · white gloss, 1 cut
€69.11
ex VAT, delivery included
300 × 120 cm
3.60 m² · white gloss, 1 cut
€191.50
ex VAT, delivery included
What shop owners use them for
You do not need a sign writer. The usual jobs are a name, a set of hours, and a way to screen off the till.
The shop name
The name on the glass, in one colour, so people can read it from the pavement.
Opening hours
The days and the times, on the door or along the bottom of the window.
A phone number or a website
A short line of contact details, cut with the name or on its own.
Gold letters
A cafe, a barber or a salon that wants the gold-letter look. It is gold-coloured vinyl, not real gold leaf.
Frosted privacy
A till, a treatment room, or the bottom of a window. Light still comes in. The view does not.
You can put them on yourself
The letters come with the application tape already on them. You do not get a bag of loose letters. The shop name or the opening hours are held together on one sheet. Clean the glass, stick the sheet on, rub it down with a plastic card, and peel the tape off. A line of opening hours is a job you can do on your own. A piece close to 3 metres wide is easier with a second person.
Most shops stick the letters on the inside of the glass, so the rain stays off them. From the pavement the words still have to read the right way, so say that when you send the wording. The letters are then cut as a mirror image.
How to apply the letters
- 1
Clean the glass and let it dry
Wash the glass with warm soapy water and dry it with a clean cloth. The letters stick to clean, dry glass. Do this when the window is not wet and not freezing.
- 2
Hold the sheet where the words should go
The clear layer on top is the application tape. The paper underneath is only the backing. The letters sit between them, already lined up.
- 3
Tape it level
Stick a strip of masking tape across the middle, like a hinge. Stand back and check the words are straight and in the right place before you peel anything.
- 4
Peel the backing off one half
Peel the backing paper up to the hinge. The letters should stay on the application tape. If one letter stays on the paper, lay it back, rub that spot, and peel again.
- 5
Rub that half onto the glass
Lower it onto the glass and rub from the middle outwards with a plastic card, such as a bank card. A squeegee is not included.
- 6
Do the other half
Take off the hinge tape and repeat the same peel and rub on the other side.
- 7
Peel the application tape off
Rub the whole word once more. Then peel the application tape off slowly, back on itself, almost flat against the glass. The letters stay. The tape comes away.
Which vinyl to pick
There are four kinds. All of them are one solid colour, cut to your words. None of them is a printed picture. The coloured films are Oracal 751. Colours in the same group are the same price.
White or black
This is the usual shop window letter. White gloss shows on a dark shop. Black gloss shows on a light window. White matt and black matt are the same colours without the shine, so the sun does not glare off them. These four are the same price. Start here for a shop name or opening hours.
A bright colour
Red, orange, yellow, brimstone yellow, green, lime green, light blue, king blue, pink and ice grey. They are gloss, and they are all the same price. Pick the colour the shop already uses.
Gold, silver or dark metal
Gold metallic is the gold-letter look. It is gold-coloured vinyl, not real gold leaf. Silver metallic is the same idea in silver. Anthracite is a dark grey with a slight metal sheen, quieter than plain black. These three are the same price.
Frosted, like etched glass
Frosted looks like sandblasted glass and still lets light through. Use it for a word or a logo that should look etched. Frosted privacy is denser. Use that when you want to hide a till or a treatment room and keep the room bright. These two are a lower price than the coloured films.
How the size is priced
A small piece has a minimum charge, so 10 × 10 cm and 10 × 20 cm land close together. Once the area grows, the price follows the square metres. Extra copies of a small piece stay near that minimum until the area charge takes over. Extra cuts add a set amount each, and from 26 cuts that amount steps up. Delivery is added once, for the whole line. The largest piece is 300 cm wide and 120 cm high.
Shop window lettering questions
- Where can I get letters for my shop window in Ireland?
- From PrintNPack, at printnpack.ie/vinyl-cut-letters-ireland. You choose the size and the vinyl, and the letters are cut for that shop. PrintNPack is in Ashbourne, Co. Meath, and the price includes delivery in Ireland. A 10 × 10 cm white letter starts at €44.72 ex VAT.
- Do shop window letters come with application tape?
- Yes. The letters are kiss-cut and covered with application tape, also called application film or transfer tape. The shop name or the opening hours stay lined up on one sheet. You do not get a bag of loose letters.
- Can I put the letters on the window myself?
- Yes. Clean and dry the glass, tape the sheet in place, peel the backing, rub the letters on with a plastic card, then peel the application tape off. A line of opening hours is a one-person job. A piece close to 3 metres wide is easier with a second person. The steps are on this page.
- Should the letters go on the inside or the outside of the glass?
- Most shops put them on the inside, so the rain stays off the vinyl. The words still have to read correctly from the street, so say that when you send the wording. The letters are then cut as a mirror image.
- Which vinyl should I pick for a shop window?
- White or black for a shop name and opening hours. A bright colour when the shop already has one. Gold, silver or anthracite when you want a metal look. Frosted when you want an etched-glass look, and frosted privacy when you want to hide what is behind the glass. The coloured films are Oracal 751. The vinyl is one colour and is not printed.
- What is the difference between gold vinyl and frosted window film?
- Gold vinyl is an opaque metallic colour. From the street it reads as gold lettering. Frosted film is translucent. It looks like etched or sandblasted glass and is the one to use for privacy. Gold costs more than white. Frosted costs less than the coloured films.
- How much does shop window lettering cost in Ireland?
- A 10 × 10 cm white gloss letter, one cut, is €44.72 ex VAT with one delivery to Ireland included. A 20 × 60 cm white piece with 4 cuts is €46.92. Larger sizes, metallic vinyl, more cuts and extra copies cost more. The price on the page updates as you choose.
- What size can the letters be?
- Width is 10 to 300 cm. Height is 10 to 120 cm. You can set either side to the millimetre, or start from 10 × 20 cm, 20 × 60 cm or 60 × 80 cm. A tall word uses the width for the long side, because the height stops at 120 cm.
- How do I count the cuts?
- Count every separate outline. A solid letter such as I or L is one cut. O, A, D, B, P and R have a hole, and that hole is another cut. The same rule applies to 0, 4, 6, 8 and 9. The maximum is 50 cuts on one piece.
- Are vinyl cut letters the same as printed shop window stickers?
- No. These letters are cut from one colour of vinyl, so a shop name has no printed background. A full-colour logo or a photograph is a vinyl sticker. A large printed PVC sheet is a vinyl banner.
- Do you deliver vinyl letters in Ireland?
- Yes. The price includes one delivery to Ireland and is ex VAT. Extra copies of the same piece share that delivery. PrintNPack quotes the job from this page. The page does not take a card payment.