Decals,Stickers What to do?

[powellscooter]

I just went through my Sticker Box, a 12x24x8 cardboard box that is filled with un stuck stickers that I have collected since the late 70s. I have been in the Auto Parts business since then, speed shop and aftermarket and dealership so I have amassed a fair amount of decals. Not much for sticking em on my took box, although it does have a few faves stuck to it. What should I do to display them? Or should I just leave em where thay are or E-Bay em?

 

[solar_eclipse2]

Take them to a photo place and have them matted and framed. The ones you don't want give to your friends or other board members.

 

[thecanman]

Put them on a magnetic sheet and cut them out.

 

[Jeff Ivers]

I recently insulated my shop doors with foam board with the foil side to the inside of the shop. I took my collection of racing decals and stuck them to the foil.

 

[TONE]

Sell em on ebay.

 

[Orangestang]

Sell Em here I might be interested...

 

[GRX]

Take them to a photo place and have them matted and framed. The ones you don't want give to your friends or other board members.

Put them on a magnetic sheet and cut them out.

Both good ideas. Those were going to be my suggestions.

 

[santagary]

Send them to me...I'm 70 and I have the time to list them for you and I promise...I'll send you a check!

 

[floridafarmer]

I'd be interested in them as a lot.
Thanks

 

[colt zantop]

We do trades here and also are doing a large box that we ship from place to place and take and add stickers as it goes...check it out here....

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=94374

post some pics....I would be interested also!

 

[DCarr]

I would be intertested in them also.

 

[rkevins]

if you have a blank place on a wall. take a thin plywood sheet paint it a light color, stick them on in some kind of arrangement, then cover with plex. and hang like a plack.

 

[Shadowdog500]

Do whatever you want with them. A friend sprays the backing with a little spray adhesive so he can temporarily stick them without peeling them from the backing.

A friends dad worked at a sticker factory in the 50's when he was a teen. I found out this tidbit of info when I visited my friends grandparents garage. There were so many stickers everywhere that you couldn't see the walls.

Chris

 

[THEE MAVERICK]

post pics!

 

[Falcon67]

X5 or 6 - might like some of the older items if you have extras, would look good on the old race car maybe. Otherwise, I'd do what others suggested and maybe having some mounted in a large frame.

 

[cravingspeed]

I stuck mine on some thin plexiglass and screwed it to the wall. That way if I move I can take them with me.

 

[jayoldschool]

Scan them, then sell the originals. You can print new ones for you (and friends) whenever you want!

 

[powellscooter]

All good ideas thanx! Probably will do the thin magnet deal.

 

[ed_v]

I'll pay good cash for those!

Ed

 

[Zeke]

I'd like to see what you have. I'm looking for one from Honest Charlies Speed Shop in TN currently owned by Coker. I'd rather have the old decal though. You have any of the old wet and slide off ones?

If you sold them off one by one, you'd make some serious money me thinks. Older cam shaft businesses that have gone and things like that are valuable.

 

[fiaroadster]

I mounted mine on plastic sheets (light grill stuff) and screwed them.
Rick

 

[70redbee]

Zeke, I don't have any of the old ones but I do have some newer ones. If you would like some, PM me your address and I will send you a few.

 

[Honda guy]

I've thought about displaying some of my old/interesting motorcycle stickers by laying them out on a large desk top and then covering with thick glass or plexi-glass. I've also considered sticking them on a shop refrigerator, but if the fridge ever conked out, there goes my sticker collection.

If you happen to have an NGK spark plug sticker that reads: "ThiNGK NGK" , I'd consider buying that from you.

 

[battlegraduate09]

If you have a big mac tools one i could put in the top of my box id buy it.

 

[StarWolve]

I painted a table, stuck them to the top, and then covered it with Plexiglas and engine turned some aluminum for the trim. It's now being used as a laptop cart in the garage, but I throw a piece of cardboard over the top if I'm going to use it for anything really dirty.

 

[colt zantop]

starwolve...that is BADA$$!!!! it would be cool to do that on a final assembly bench too!!

 

[StarWolve]

starwolve...that is BADA$$!!!! it would be cool to do that on a final assembly bench too!!

The only downside is that the table is "busy" and it's hard to find small parts on it. I don't think I'd do it again on a heavily used table, but this one is mainly a light duty cart to be rolled around as needed.

 

[Bad Jackson]

I like the Magnet trick. I did that with a Hurst sticker and a **** Nurse sticker, it works GREAT!!! In the future, I will do that with ALL my stickers.
IMHO
Munsk.

 

[Doctor_Ink]

I painted a table, stuck them to the top, and then covered it with Plexiglas and engine turned some aluminum for the trim. It's now being used as a laptop cart in the garage, but I throw a piece of cardboard over the top if I'm going to use it for anything really dirty.

This. Is. AWESOME!!!