License plates on ceiling

[Philpug]

I have a bunch of license plates to put on the ceiling. What is the best way to attach them to sheetrock?

 

[Miss the Pontiacs]

How about the narrowest Schulter tile set available with the channel. Then maybe pinch it down to hold the plate. I plan on using this particular edging to hang some signs vertically. Might not be the cheapest but would look great.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Just regular coarse thread truss head screws in the slots. The weight is so insignificant that you don't need anything special. Just don't overdrive them.

 

[nadogail]

Just regular coarse thread truss head screws in the slots. The weight is so insignificant that you don't need anything special. Just don't overdrive them.

What she said, it can't get much easier unless you use an adhesive.

 

[NUTTSGT]

I have mine hanging on the wall, at the top like a border. I've used nothing more than some drywall screws.

 

[WarDamnEagle]

Adhesive backed velcro strips. The kind used to hand framed photos/art on walls.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Adhesive backed velcro strips. The kind used to hand framed photos/art on walls.

Personally, I'd use nothing less than a mechanical fastener. I would be pissed using some velcro only to walk out to the garage one day and find a license plate laying on the hood of my car and a 2" scratch where it landed.

 

[BlakeTheCarGuy]

I have mine hanging up with nails into the wall and ceiling. The nails work fine.


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[like2wheel]

Anything coarse.

Or these:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003VNCCZE/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[Philpug]

I guess the screws. I just hate the ceiling to look like the face of a 14 year old boy when I take them down

 

[boatshoes]

I guess the screws. I just hate the ceiling to look like the face of a 14 year old boy when I take them down

If you're already planning to take them down, then why put them up? More of a rhetorical/existential/philosophical question.

 

[Dustball]

How about ceiling tile grid but you adjust the spacing to match the license plate dimensions.

 

[dshop]

don't take them down...problem solved.

 

[like2wheel]

I guess the screws. I just hate the ceiling to look like the face of a 14 year old boy when I take them down

Not sure what kind of sorcery you were hoping for then.
Magnetic drywall?

 

[loganb]

Clean both surfaces and use 3M command straps. A couple of those, applied with sufficient pressure to wet out the adhesive should easily hold and come off cleanly when ready to rearrange. Screws will be cheaper though

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[kaymccampbell]

Clean both surfaces and use 3M command straps. A couple of those, applied with sufficient pressure to wet out the adhesive should easily hold and come off cleanly when ready to rearrange. Screws will be cheaper though

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Command strips let go at the most inopportune times. They especially don't like the temperature swings of a garage.

 

[loganb]

Command strips let go at the most inopportune times. They especially don't like the temperature swings of a garage.

Never had any issues with them personally, even when used in areas with bigger temp swings like a garage. Don't hang a ton of stuff with them but do use them

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[WarDamnEagle]

Personally, I'd use nothing less than a mechanical fastener. I would be pissed using some velcro only to walk out to the garage one day and find a license plate laying on the hood of my car and a 2" scratch where it landed.

Yes, I was a non-believer as well until I tried these on a wall full of largish framed photos. They won't come down; especially with something as light as a license plate.

 

[csi123]

I guess the screws. I just hate the ceiling to look like the face of a 14 year old boy when I take them down

Well just consider both the worst case scenarios:

1 You have to remove them:
Problem-> Holes on ceiling
Solution-> $5 of drywall patch and 5 minutes of your time

2. License plate fall down in your car(s)
Problem-> Scratch on hood/roof
Solution-> Thousand(s) $ of body work and 3 days of trouble and life time pain if it fall on the wife's car.

 

[CombatNinja]

I mount my old license plates in my recycling can and a man with a big truck takes them away. I can't quite understand why some guys have this obsession with hanging up old junk. Probably the same guys that think the inside of their local Cracker Barrel looks nice.

 

[GTO]

I mount my old license plates in my recycling can and a man with a big truck takes them away. I can't quite understand why some guys have this obsession with hanging up old junk. Probably the same guys that think the inside of their local Cracker Barrel looks nice.

....and why did you feel the need to post in this thread...?

 

[karoc]

War Eagle brought up good points, myself I have mine mounted on wall which had belong to the ole father inlaw and some from his dad. To each his own I guess kinda like adults who play video games I don't understand it but it must be fun.

 

[PWC Repair]

What??!!! Haven't you seel the infomercial............Alien Tape!!

 

[rburke65]

I mount my old license plates in my recycling can and a man with a big truck takes them away. I can't quite understand why some guys have this obsession with hanging up old junk. Probably the same guys that think the inside of their local Cracker Barrel looks nice.

I’ll bet you have a real pretty garage.

 

[BlakeTheCarGuy]

I mount my old license plates in my recycling can and a man with a big truck takes them away. I can't quite understand why some guys have this obsession with hanging up old junk. Probably the same guys that think the inside of their local Cracker Barrel looks nice.

Why would you throw them away? I think just about every car guy has a garage full of plates and some of the older ones from certain places are worth money if they are a special issue or something like that I have never turned in or thrown away a set of plates ever I just hang them in my room since I don’t have a garage at home.


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