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    Chicago Illinois 60647
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Foam Board Department

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Foam Board is a lightweight but rigid board with a wide variety of uses. Most common uses are signs and displays. However Foam Board comes in many variations that expand the use of this versatile and durable product. Below you will find a wide range of different boards. Feel free to call us with any questions regarding the use and or shipping of these boards.

Comparison Chart of all our Foam Boards,Gator Boards and Related Boards
for Applications, Warp and Dent Resistances.

White Foam Board


White standard foam board ( memory) white paper coating with white core, comes in various sizes and quantity. Memory means the edges do not stay pinched when cut, but spring back to their original thickness. This is due to the type of foam in the core.

 White Foam Board

Black Foam Board


Black standard ( memory) foam board. Matte black paper surface with black core . Comes in various cut sizes and quantities.

 Black Foam Board

Self Adhesive Foam Board


Self Adhesive Foam Board is foam board that is quick and easy to use for mounting photos,signs, and posters etc....Just peel and stick.Initially re-positionable, becoming permanent.

 Self Adhesive Foam Board

Self Adhesive Foam Board Cut Sizes


Pre-cut smaller sizes and smaller packs of self adhesive white and black foam board. Ready made for signs.

 Self Adhesive Foam Board Cut Sizes

Color Foamboard


Color Foamcore Boards are manufactured with resilient polystyrene foam cores that are sandwiched between clay coated, paper liners. The color board features a smooth, semi-gloss finish, which provides a terrific screen printable surface. The core has built in memory, allowing it to return to its original thickness after cutting.

 Color Foamboard

Acid Free Foam Board


This specialty Foam Board is totally acid-free. This product features facing paper with a ph between 7.7 and 8.5. It's also made with a calcium carbonate buffer that provides many years of protection against pollutants that cause paper to become weak, brittle or yellow with age.

 Acid Free Foam Board

Archival Foam Board


Bainbridge ArtCare Acid Free Foam Core Board. Archival Foam board with two sided acid free protection, protects artwork from corroding acids found in regular foam core board. Lightweight, rigid, easy to cut with smooth mounting surfaces.

Archival Foam Board

Non Memory Foam Board


This non memory foam board is a resilient, polystyrene foamcore board "sandwiched" between paper liners. The foamcore is non memory, which means the edges will stay pinched when cut. This is useful in die cutting as well as embossing...also useful in picture frame backing, where a pinched edge can supply a snug fit in the frame.

 Non Memory Foam Board

Biodegradeable Foam Board


With the exception of its biodegradable properties Biodegradable foamboard is the same as regular foamboard.This paper-faced memory foamboard has a biodegradable rigid foam center and SFI certified paper liners.This rigid foamboard breaks down in landfills or composting environments in 1 to 5 years.

Biodegradeable Foam Board

Flame Resistant Foam Board


Flame Resistant Foam Board will not burn after the source of ignition is taken from the foamboard. This Foam Board, though more expensive then regular foamboard is designed to be used where is danger of combustion due to heat or flame.

 Flame Resistant Foam Board

Fome-Cor Board


This is Non Memory Foam Board which when cut retains a closed "pinched " edge. This creates a 'pillowed' effect which is useful for signs and die cut shapes and also for embossing Excellent for architectural models and super-quick mock-ups as well as exhibits and displays. Can be embossed or debossed. Sold by the carton

 Fome-Cor Board

Heat Activated Foam Board


As with the self-adhesive boards, this adhesive is archival quality and acid-free and will not yellow with age. Special heat activated coating on one side. Heat activated adhesive is acid and tack free. Use with a dry mounting press to activate the adhesive coating.

Heat Activated Foam Board

Jetboard


Conceived and developed for the digital printing industry. JetMount is an extruded polystyrene foam laminated between 11-point clay-coated paper liners. The foam is enhanced to give a much harder feel, resist dents and provide exceptional durability.

Jetboard

Metallic Coated Boards


The prestige choice for high visual impact interior and exterior signage. A rigid extruded polystyrene core faced on one side with anodized aluminum with a protective release liner and high impact polystyrene on the other side.

 Metallic Coated Boards

Foam Board With Guide Lines


These boards have faint grid lines that allow for precision placement of attached items and cutting.

Foam Board With Guide Lines

Plasticore


A lightweight board made of corrugated plastic. Similar to foam core, but washable and reusable. Less prone to damage. Quite inexpensive and useful for a variety of projects

 Plasticore

Sintra Board


An affordable, durable, lightweight and moisture resistant acrylic board. Can be cut, routed, machined, heat-formed or bonded. It's easily painted and can be used effectively with vinyl lettering and many adhesives. Great for screen printing, models, displays, exhibit booths, indoor and outdoor signs, and photomounting.

 Sintra Board

Sturdyboard


Hunt White Sturdy Board« Foam Board Also know as Elmers Board lightweight, rigid and versatile. Its polystyrene core has built-in memory so that cut edges return to their original thickness. Made with 35% post consumer content.

 Sturdyboard

Taskboard


Natural and biodegradable Taskboard is made of sustainable forestry wood and can be sanded just like wood Unique fiber stratification process ensures structural stability yet enables forming over steam create strong glue bonds using any glue, including white glue, hot glue or solvent based glue

 Taskboard

Ultra Board


Ultra Board is like Foam Board but with a plastic surface instead of a paper surface. A heavy-duty, all-plastic foam board with high-impact litho-grade polystyrene surface and extruded polystyrene core. Perfect for signage, exhibits, mounting and displays.

 Ultra Board

Enviro Corr


Oil based foam core is non-renewable and difficult to recycle. The solution is Enviro-Corr - a strong, attractive material for mounting, cutting and decorating displays. Made of renewable, recyclable wood fibre.

 Enviro Corr

Falconboard


Hexacomb Falconboard is the only graphic display board made from reusable, renewable and 100% recyclable kraft paper honeycomb material.

 Falconboard

Foam Board Cutters


Large format foam board cutters and also Logan Foamwerks shape and hole cutting tools for shaping small pieces of foam board.

 Foam Board Cutters

Logan Foamwerks Foam Board Cutters


Logan foam board cutters for cutting small detailed shapes in foam board.

 Logan Foamwerks Foam Board Cutters

Easel Back Display Stands


Cardboard Easel Backs to make your signs stand up

 carboard easl backs and Stands

Fold Out Display Stands


Display boards made from foam board usually used for science and photo collage projects.

 Fold Out Display Stands

Gilman Insite Reveal Foam Board


Created for a wide range of graphics and display applications, the white clay coat surface delivers extraordinary vivid colors and sharper contrast for screen printing and digital imaging applications. In addition, Insite's surface coating is formulated with colorfast dyes that provide enhanced fade resistance and extended shelf life.

 Gilman Insite Reveal Foam Board

Silver and Gold Foam Board


Silver and Gold Metallic Foam Board

 Silver and Gold Foam Board
 
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OVERSIZE SHIPPING

Do you need foam board in large sheets? Gator Board in large sheets? We specialize in shipping Foam Board and Gator Board in sizes 40 x 60 and 48 x 96 and any custom cut sizes inbetween. UPS damages boards this size. We don't use UPS,we freight ship them on pallets and our warehouse are located throughout the country so you get the best shipment rate in the shortest amount of time.

comparison chart of different foam boards

COMPARE OUR BOARDS

Are you wondering which board is for you? Look here for a comparison chart of all our boards for all types of applications and conditions. If you still are not sure, call our customer service department at 1-800-YES-4-ART

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GREAT SUPPORT

We have knowledable staff on our phones, just call us and we can help you with custom cuts, custom shapes, shipping quotes, and choosing the right board for your project.