Make Bumper Stickers to Sell
Bumper stickers are a low-cost way to decorate your vehicle while expressing your personal beliefs, or sense of humor. Several manufacturers sell blank sticker sheets so you can make your own bumper stickers for personal use or for sale. You can find these sheets at craft stores, office supply stores, and online retailers. If you are making bumper stickers to sell, you need to treat them to prevent the ink from fading under direct sunlight.
Steps
- Design your bumper sticker with a word processor or desktop publishing software. The bumper sticker sheets should include instructions for formatting your document to print correctly on the sheet.
- Print a test print on a blank piece of paper to ensure that the colors and design look the way you want them to. Hold the test sheet behind a blank sheet of bumper stickers to make sure your design will fit on the stickers.
- Print your bumper stickers onto the blank bumper sticker sheet. Blot the sheet with a clean, damp towel to absorb any excess ink.
- Let the stickers sit for 1 or 2 hours to ensure the ink is completely dry. This process is also known as letting the ink cure.
- Spray an outdoor UV protectant spray onto the bumper sticker. The spray will prevent the sticker from fading in sunlight. UV protectant sprays are available at craft and hardware stores.
Tips
- If you cannot find UV protectant spray, you can also cover each sticker with a clear UV-protectant laminate sheet. It is harder to apply the laminate sheets than the UV spray because you have to apply them slowly to avoid creating air bubbles and to ensure the laminate sheets line up properly against the stickers.
- If you can't find blank bumper stickers, you can also use full-sheet stickers and cut the bumper stickers out by hand.
Warnings
- Do not apply the UV protection without blotting the ink or before the stickers have dried. Doing so may smear the ink.
Things You'll Need
- Word processor or publishing software
- Blank bumper sticker sheets
- Color ink jet or laser printer
- Clean, damp towel
- UV protectant spray
