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How to stick to a metal door??

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Made this for a customer in central PA. It's 18" in diameter with 4 coats of spar front and back. He wants to put it on his front door, which is metal, and is thinking magnets. Do they make magnets with screws for attaching? Or do you great minds have a better idea? All suggestions appreciated.
 

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Magnets with holes. Do a quick search for rare earth magnets with holes, or magnets with holes. Then you makes your choice.
 

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Put enough magnets on the back and it will be very difficult to remove. cut a few stopped grooves, or use round magnets and a forstner bit. Get rid of any roundover on the backside so it's difficult to get a grip. 8-10 strong magnets and it isn't going to be easily moved. You might want to cut a small tab out of the edge so if they move, they can pry it off. Don't demagnitize your credit or debit cards.
 
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Lee Valley has what you want for magnets: https://www.leevalley.com/en-us/sho...are/rare-earth-magnets/magnets/disc/58750-rare-earth-magnet-cup-and-washer-sets I've used these to mount brackets on a steel door so I could hang a curtain over the window in it. You drill a hole for the cup and then attach it with a screw. The cups magnify the attraction of the magnets. Once the magnet goes in the cup there is no way to remove it short of digging the cup and screw out of the plaque so you can push on the screw to move the magnet out. The largest magnets are very powerful and you have to be careful with them.
 
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The largest magnets are very powerful and you have to be careful with them.
You get a finger between two of the small rare earth magnets and even they are strong enough to make you say a hearty OW.
 
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adhere to door

There is a chance that using magnets the sign will slip around or downward when the door is operated or is closed hard.

You might want to investigate some heavy duty double sided tape. It is used for carpet, mirrors, and wood turners use it to stick wood together so they can turn a piece while using a different piece of wood to clamp it--then the two pieces are pried apart.

Those three tapes are different and I am sure there are even more types of double sided tape. I use thin double sided scotch tape to stick my templates to a board so I can route the board to the shape of the template