[1qwikbird]

I am looking to get some permanent numbers made for the car, but with so little steel on the car I was wondering what people are using and where to get it. Currently I use blue painter's tape and I'm tire of doing that routine. I see Vette guys with all sorts of stuff stuck on their cars and wonder how they are doing it? Is it permanent? Does it harm the finish if left on? Ideally I'd like to remove the numbers/letters when not racing so don't look like a ricer driving around with a car all stickered up.

Chris

[sgarnett]

I store my numbers on a sheet of galvanized steel. That keeps them flat and keeps keep the magnets strong, so I don't have to worry about warming them, even on very cold days. However, I have learned not to put the magnets back on the steel sheet wet. If it rains, I wipe the numbers off and then lay them out to dry for a day or so. When they are completely dry, I put them back on the steel. If I try to just wipe them off and place them on the steel immediately, they will bond to to the zinc plating, and chunks of magnet will tear out.

For the Miata, which has steel doors, I did spring for the meatball for "representing the club" occasions. We volunteer at the Keeneland Concours d'Elegance every year, and park our liveried cars in the club paddock. I left the meatballs back-to-back and flat in the trunk for a few weeks, and they lost a lot of the grip after baking.

This post has been edited by sgarnett: Feb 16 2009, 03:19 PM