Make your own magnetic car stickers with some software and art supplies.
People love to express their personality, share their hobbies, or celebrate their favorite sports team through magnetic car stickers. It is also becoming common for businesses to use car magnets as moving billboards. While stickers and decals for popular sports teams can be found at a large number of retailers -- perhaps you have a lesser-known hobby -- or an expression that you would like to display. It's easy to make your own magnetic car stickers, with some software and art supplies.
Instructions
1. Decide what you want on your car sticker. Common stickers feature the name of a team, a witty joke, phrase, slogan, or a logo.
2. Visit a website that specializes in creating car magnets to design your personalized magnet. Browse through the templates to find a base for your design; or start from scratch, by choosing the colors, text and pictures for your magnetic sticker. Order the magnet and wait for it to arrive in the mail.
3. Use a scrap piece of paper -- or a sheet of tracing paper -- to make a sketch of your idea: Then transfer it to the magnetic sheet.
4. Use photo editing software, like Adobe Photoshop; Draw an image from scratch -- type out a phrase in stylized font -- or edit an existing photo.
5. Print the design on a printer-compatible magnetic sheet. You can locate your printer's exact specifications -- for handling magnetic sheets -- by looking on, or in the packaging.
6. Use scissors, or a utility knife, to cut your magnetic sticker into the shape you desire. Follow the perforations, if you simply want a rectangular sticker; or get creative.
7. Apply a layer of clear contact paper to your magnet, to prevent weatherization or fading. Allow it to dry overnight.
8. Apply the magnet to a clean, dry location on your car. Remove it every once in a while, to check for dirt buildup under the magnet, and to clean your car.
