We're building 20 sets of bumpers...

[BrendanB]

Sarah one option to consider is getting all of the numbers screen printed on to a small piece of bumper fabric and then sewing that "badge" onto your full sized pieces of fabric.

You can do the same trick with paint using a stencil that allows you to swap out numbers for all of the different teams. I have heard of some teams who used spray paint in the past so that might be feasible way to get a lot of numbers painted without having to hand paint every number.

[Mr_I]

AndyMark has vinyl iron-on numbers that we've used for several years.

Take the time to iron the numbers on properly (i.e., don't rush it), you don't want the numbers peeling off during competition.

[JPBlacksmiths]

We just paint on in white paint using stencils. Just a question, why so many bumpers?

[Phoenix Spud]

Thanks everyone for your replies! For cost reasons, I think we're going to try the sail tape (Thanks SoccerTaco for the suggestion) for cost/timing. We'll let everyone know how it all works out.

Originally Posted by JPBlacksmiths

Just a question, why so many bumpers?

With the Robots in the Outback project, we will be going to 9 teams across NSW starting in 5 days. Given the reduced build season, having bumpers pre-prepared will reduce the workload for the teams. On top of this, we help a number of teams in low income neighborhoods who we will make bumpers for. Finally, we have our 2 teams (3132 and 5331). In total, it came to 20 teams.

[The Doctor]

I'm curious, why do you need so many?