| blue blurr | 04-22-2006 01:10 AM |
Where to buy magnetic numbers?
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I am getting a bit tired of using the ol' blue painters tape for my numbers at the different track events. I went to my local hardware store to see if they had some magnetic numbers, but they didnt. Does anyone know an online site that sells them?
| Protege Menace | 04-22-2006 01:12 AM |
[url]www.rallydecals.com[/url]
| fantomas | 04-22-2006 01:13 AM |
you can "make" magnetic numbers....
| scobaru | 04-22-2006 01:57 AM |
magnetking.com I believe thats the web site.. they sell sheets of magnets and what you do is go to mircosoft word print out some numberse and letters in the front you like and cut them out then trace them on the magnet and cut them out and u have your numbers.
| AndrewSS | 04-22-2006 02:11 AM |
rallydecals.com is good, its KC's company (hes on here) and I have placed a few orders there ;)
| Patrick Olsen | 04-22-2006 09:17 AM |
[url]www.solotime.com[/url] also has a great selection.
I've made auto-x letters out of magnetic air conditioning vent louver covers. You can find the sheets of material at most hardware stores, just look in the section where they have all the ducts and stuff for heating/air con systems. The sheets are something like 8x15", and a few sheets cost me about $15 as I recall. It's pretty easy to work with, but the sheets are thinner than the stuff that Solotime uses, so the magnets aren't as strong. OK for an auto-x, but at a track event they'd blow off.
Pat Olsen
'97 Legacy 2.5GT sedan
I've made auto-x letters out of magnetic air conditioning vent louver covers. You can find the sheets of material at most hardware stores, just look in the section where they have all the ducts and stuff for heating/air con systems. The sheets are something like 8x15", and a few sheets cost me about $15 as I recall. It's pretty easy to work with, but the sheets are thinner than the stuff that Solotime uses, so the magnets aren't as strong. OK for an auto-x, but at a track event they'd blow off.
Pat Olsen
'97 Legacy 2.5GT sedan
| Aaron B | 04-22-2006 10:13 AM |
Or you can buy rolls of magnetic materials at craft stores. I picked up some pretty heavy duty stuff to make mine out of. Forgot to take them off after one event and they easily survived interstate speeds on the way home.
| Chiketkd | 04-22-2006 10:18 AM |
[QUOTE=AndrewSS]rallydecals.com is good, its KC's company (hes on here) and I have placed a few orders there ;)[/QUOTE]
+1 I ordered my autoX numbers from KC a few weeks ago, and was very happy with the final product when it came in the mail. :cool:
+1 I ordered my autoX numbers from KC a few weeks ago, and was very happy with the final product when it came in the mail. :cool:
| blue blurr | 04-22-2006 10:41 AM |
Great, thanks everyone. I think I might order 10" numbers from Solotime. I like the number "box" at rally decals, but numbers have to be at least 10" tall if I remember correctly.
| nick735 | 04-22-2006 10:45 AM |
[url]WWW.KACEWORK.COM[/url]
These guys can custom make pretty much anything you want, and they are reasonably priced..I got my magnets from them, and im very happy w/ the finished product.
These guys can custom make pretty much anything you want, and they are reasonably priced..I got my magnets from them, and im very happy w/ the finished product.
| jpsimon | 04-22-2006 11:00 AM |
+123456 for [url]www.kacework.com[/url]
| Chiketkd | 04-22-2006 11:48 AM |
[QUOTE=blue blurr]Great, thanks everyone. I think I might order 10" numbers from Solotime. I like the number "box" at rally decals, but numbers have to be at least 10" tall if I remember correctly.[/QUOTE]
The numbers from rallydeclas are SCCA legal. :)
The numbers from rallydeclas are SCCA legal. :)
| 10th Warrior | 04-22-2006 11:59 AM |
FYI, [url=http://www.soloperformance.com/]Solo Perfromance Specialties[/url] bought solotime. They're excellent to deal with and very professional. I have bought lots of stuff from them, including magnets :)
| Furious George | 04-22-2006 12:14 PM |
I am completely satisfied with the number set I got from rallydecals. Plus, they showed up less than a week after I ordered them. I have done 2 events with them thus far with no "fly offs".
One thing to remember with mag numbers is that they should be wiped down (on the side that touches the car) before you put them on. No need to risk having a small piece of dirt leaving a mark on the car finish.
One thing to remember with mag numbers is that they should be wiped down (on the side that touches the car) before you put them on. No need to risk having a small piece of dirt leaving a mark on the car finish.
| RallyDecals.com | 04-22-2006 02:24 PM |
[QUOTE=blue blurr]Great, thanks everyone. I think I might order 10" numbers from Solotime. I like the number "box" at rally decals, but numbers have to be at least 10" tall if I remember correctly.[/QUOTE]
As far as being legal, SCCA requires 8" with 1.25" Stroke for numbers and 4" with .75" Stroke. The numbers I sell are legal.
You will see I don't offer cut out magnet numbers. They tear easily if not kept well, and don't have the same pulling force as a square back. (Cutting out my own many years ago using gutter guard is what made me buy my 1st cutter years ago.... I used to lose or tear a number every other event.)
And thanks for the kind words guys. :)
(And they stay on at track speeds...)
[IMG]http://www.rallydecals.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/raj_mosport2.jpg[/IMG]
I'd like to see individually cut numbers do that. ;)
--KC
[url]http://www.rallydecals.com[/url]
As far as being legal, SCCA requires 8" with 1.25" Stroke for numbers and 4" with .75" Stroke. The numbers I sell are legal.
You will see I don't offer cut out magnet numbers. They tear easily if not kept well, and don't have the same pulling force as a square back. (Cutting out my own many years ago using gutter guard is what made me buy my 1st cutter years ago.... I used to lose or tear a number every other event.)
And thanks for the kind words guys. :)
(And they stay on at track speeds...)
[IMG]http://www.rallydecals.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/raj_mosport2.jpg[/IMG]
I'd like to see individually cut numbers do that. ;)
--KC
[url]http://www.rallydecals.com[/url]
| blue blurr | 04-22-2006 07:45 PM |
Aright, NASA says 10" numbers but knowing NASA I doubt they would care. I'll order up two different sets in a little while. :)
| Patrick Olsen | 04-22-2006 08:01 PM |
[QUOTE=RallyDecals.com](And they stay on at track speeds...)
I'd like to see individually cut numbers do that. ;) [/QUOTE]
I've had my individually cut Solotime numbers up to around 110 or so without losing them. Now, whether they'd stay on at STi speeds I dunno. :)
I've also never had any problems with my Solotime numbers tearing. I've had them for about 6 years now, with countless events, and I've never given them any special care. I pull them off the car, stack them in a pile, and throw them (literally) in the car.
You know I love you, KC, just keepin' it real.... :)
Pat
I'd like to see individually cut numbers do that. ;) [/QUOTE]
I've had my individually cut Solotime numbers up to around 110 or so without losing them. Now, whether they'd stay on at STi speeds I dunno. :)
I've also never had any problems with my Solotime numbers tearing. I've had them for about 6 years now, with countless events, and I've never given them any special care. I pull them off the car, stack them in a pile, and throw them (literally) in the car.
You know I love you, KC, just keepin' it real.... :)
Pat
| blue blurr | 04-22-2006 08:40 PM |
For the Rallydecals box, is the box itself always white, with black numbers? So if I got Silver numbers, would the box still be white?
| bdi | 04-23-2006 07:09 PM |
[URL=http://www.kacework.com]www.kacework.com[/URL] ... Let them HOOK YOU UP!!
| silver arrow | 04-24-2006 08:05 AM |
[url]http://www.rallydecals.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=48&osCsid=49eded663d46ce17e774f7c98c951817[/url]
| WRXedUSA | 04-24-2006 09:25 AM |
1. Go to hobby store and buy 12"x24" white sheet magnet
2. Measure per SCCA/NASA guidelines
3. Trace impression
4. Cut
5. Apply to car
6. OMGhitoUmagnetics!
^^^^ Works great for autoX, I don't know about track days.
2. Measure per SCCA/NASA guidelines
3. Trace impression
4. Cut
5. Apply to car
6. OMGhitoUmagnetics!
^^^^ Works great for autoX, I don't know about track days.
| silver arrow | 04-24-2006 11:20 AM |
By the time you are finished you saved maybe $8-10 over buying a beautiful set from Rally Decals. Can I get an "I don't think so"?
| jpsimon | 04-24-2006 02:31 PM |
or an even sweeter completely customized set of numbers from kacework.com :)
| Sideshowbob | 04-24-2006 02:34 PM |
[url]www.rallydecals.com[/url]
Support Vendors who support nasioc!!!!!
Support Vendors who support nasioc!!!!!
| silver arrow | 04-24-2006 04:59 PM |
[QUOTE=jpsimon]or an even sweeter completely customized set of numbers from kacework.com :)[/QUOTE]
Great if you only run one class or never change classes. :(
Great if you only run one class or never change classes. :(
| live_2race | 04-25-2006 01:25 AM |
[url]http://www.protapesigns.com/[/url]
This is where I got mine. Still waiting on them to arrive. You might want to check them out.
This is where I got mine. Still waiting on them to arrive. You might want to check them out.
| t-rex25 | 04-25-2006 01:39 AM |
I got my graphics here:
[URL]http://www.izoomgraphics.com/[/URL]
Very good quality, I couldn't be happier.
[URL]http://www.izoomgraphics.com/[/URL]
Very good quality, I couldn't be happier.
| XeviousR | 04-25-2006 01:44 PM |
I'll throw in my +1 for SoloPeformance.com as well. Since they aquired Solotime I got a set of the Solotime decals and they are the best I've ever had. Amazing!
| CamaroFS34 | 04-25-2006 02:25 PM |
Rallydecals.com is great! (where else can you get obnoxious messages like "you just got beat by a girl :p" or "will the real CamaroFS34 please stand up"? ;) )
Another good place is ssc-tint.com (Susquehanna Solar Control), owned by autocrosser "Little" Mike Snyder.
There are a variety of places to get magnetics if you don't want to make them yourself (or can't).
Karen
Another good place is ssc-tint.com (Susquehanna Solar Control), owned by autocrosser "Little" Mike Snyder.
There are a variety of places to get magnetics if you don't want to make them yourself (or can't).
Karen
| boundy3 | 04-25-2006 02:30 PM |
[QUOTE=t-rex25]I got my graphics here:
[URL]http://www.izoomgraphics.com/[/URL]
Very good quality, I couldn't be happier.[/QUOTE]
+1 for izoom, they are a about the cheapest #'s around, were shipped fast and they are pretty good quality.
[URL]http://www.izoomgraphics.com/[/URL]
Very good quality, I couldn't be happier.[/QUOTE]
+1 for izoom, they are a about the cheapest #'s around, were shipped fast and they are pretty good quality.
| racekar | 04-25-2006 02:54 PM |
do they ever fall off ?
| DougM | 04-25-2006 04:13 PM |
a NWIC member here sells magnetic numbers for $5 a pair (black or white)
username: motoring
username: motoring
| shikataganai | 04-25-2006 07:40 PM |
[QUOTE=live_2race][url]http://www.protapesigns.com/[/url]
This is where I got mine. Still waiting on them to arrive. You might want to check them out.[/QUOTE]
i also got mine through pro tape, at the recommendation of SubieGal, iirc. my specs were number/letter style #5, rounded-corner rectangular panel, with the Hardy-Ramanujan number, of course. :D
This is where I got mine. Still waiting on them to arrive. You might want to check them out.[/QUOTE]
i also got mine through pro tape, at the recommendation of SubieGal, iirc. my specs were number/letter style #5, rounded-corner rectangular panel, with the Hardy-Ramanujan number, of course. :D
| FTD | 04-25-2006 10:55 PM |
SoloPeformance.com is the only place I buy magnetics from.
| blue blurr | 04-25-2006 11:20 PM |
Tried to order from SoloPerformance but the page never loaded after I "added to cart"
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