Out team just gets some of the same material used for the bumper covers in white, cuts out the numbers and sews them on. One of our other Mentors has a nice sewing machine she brought in and a couple of our students became pretty good at using it, another skill that isn't bad to have.
Please note this years bumper rules regarding numbers:
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[R35]
Teams shall display their team number on the Bumpers in four locations at approximately 90° intervals around the perimeter of the Robot. The numerals must be at least 4 in. high, at least ¾ in. in stroke width, and be either white in color or outlined in white. Team numbers must be clearly visible from a distance of not less than 100 ft, so that judges, referees, and announcers can easily identify competing Robots.
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Bold mine, as that is a new requirement this year. So Sharpies aren't likely going to cut it anymore.