Hanger help needed

[sst17]

I have a customer who has asked me to design a silhouette of a sports car. The car will be designed in 5 pieces so that when it is hung you will see the car as well as the word for the type of car. I have attached the pattern below. They want the car cut from 1" material and they want to hang it approximately 1/2" off the wall. Is there a special hanger system to use that will allow me to have the 1/2" distance available? Everything I have ever done before I use sawtooth hangers or a wire hanging system (for signs an picture frames). I don't have any idea how to make something stick out from the wall. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

[new2woodwrk]

French Cleat should work

You can make it stick out anywhere from 1/4" to as wide a board as you can find such as a 2x4!

Edited June 3, 2021 by new2woodwrk

[WayneMahler]

You could make spacer blocks that would be hidden behind the artwork. Glue them in place and use a d-ring hanger for mounting.

[oldhudson]

Unfortunately when I opened the attached file I couldn't see any detail so I can't imagine how it will be broken up. But I liked Wayne's idea, make a backer that can be hung from the wall, and use spaces to elevate the scrolled work. I did something similar with a sign project. Good luck.

[blondewood]

I use the clear  stick on rubber 'feet' about the diameter of a dime or less.  They come in different thicknesses.  I like them when using a picture hanger.  I put one on each bottom corner so the frame or whatever is level to the wall instead of tilting.

[munzieb]

You may want to consider using a "French Cleat" system. You can use a straight edge or laser to align the cleats along the wall and just add a stand off along the bottom for the spacing/depth.

[TAIrving]

Make your own French cleat, make it any dimension you want.  

I did this one using a 1/4" scrap with a 1/8" spacer behind it for a thin board (1/4") project and attached it with yellow glue.  I had tried to attach a metal French cleat but was concerned about the nails poking through and damaging the front of the work.  

[Denny Knappen]

We have a product called "Wall Buddies". Perfect for this application.

[Tom-in-Ashland]

Denny -   

searched for the "Wall Buddies" on your site and could not find them.

[Denny Knappen]

24 minutes ago, Tom-in-Ashland said:

Denny -   

searched for the "Wall Buddies" on your site and could not find them.

Sorry about the confusion, Tom.  ArtCrafters is also a custom framing store and we use them in framing.  If interested, send me a PM.