Wood Plaque With Beaded, Light-Scattering Surface Texture

A piano finish wood plaque carries a glossy lacquered coating, while a traditional walnut plaque shows an open matte grain. The two also differ in decoration: walnut plaques usually carry an engraved metal plate, and this one takes a direct full-color VividPrint image on the board itself. The gloss coat reflects room and stage lighting, so it photographs brighter at a ceremony than a matte board does.

Yes, VividPrint reproduces full-color artwork directly on the plaque face, including photographs, gradients and multi-color logos. Full-color digital printing needs no color separations, so a six-color crest costs the same to print as a one-color wordmark. Send your artwork at the highest resolution you have, and approve the printed proof before we release the job to production.

Wood recognition plaques of this size suit annual sales awards, retirement and service anniversaries, board and donor recognition, hall of fame inductions, dealer and franchise of the year programs, and academic honors. Real estate brokerages, financial firms, hospitals, universities and manufacturing plants order them most often. The 14 inch board reads clearly from across a room, which makes it a fit for a stage presentation rather than a desk keepsake.

Production takes five working days, and that clock starts when you approve the artwork proof, not when you place the order. Shipping transit time is added on top, so plan roughly two weeks from order to delivery for a standard ground shipment. Approving your proof the same day it arrives is the single biggest thing that protects a ceremony date.

Wipe the piano finish wood plaque with a dry or barely damp microfiber cloth, working in the direction of the beaded texture. Skip ammonia glass cleaners, alcohol wipes and abrasive pads, because solvents dull the lacquer and can lift a printed image over time. Keep the plaque out of direct sunlight and away from heating vents, since both fade print and stress a lacquered wood panel.

We quote wood plaques per unit, and quantity is the largest factor because the per-piece cost drops as the run size grows. Color count does not change the price, since VividPrint is a digital full-color process with no per-color charges. The other factors are how many separate artwork files you supply, the trim finish you choose, and your shipping speed. Ask for a quote with your quantity and in-hands date to get a firm number.

No safety or environmental certifications are published for this wood plaque, and it is a decorative wall award rather than a food-contact item, a toy or a children's product. The documented product data covers material, size, finish colors and decoration only. If your organization requires compliance paperwork for a purchase order, tell us before you order and we will request it from the manufacturer.