Use custom car magnets to display your business name, services, phone number, website, or QR code on a personal vehicle, truck, van, or fleet vehicle. Vehicle magnets provide mobile visibility without the permanent installation required for a vehicle wrap or painted signage.
Business Card Central provides custom car magnets in multiple shapes and sizes using 30 mil High Energy Magnet material. Order one magnet for a personal vehicle or request bulk pricing for multiple vehicles.
What Are Custom Car Magnets?
Custom car magnets are printed magnetic signs designed for use on clean, flat, steel vehicle panels. Apply them to doors, rear panels, tailgates, or other compatible surfaces.
Use vehicle magnets when you need:
- Removable vehicle branding
- Local advertising during daily travel
- Temporary seasonal promotions
- Separate personal and business vehicle use
- Consistent signage across multiple vehicles
- Lower-cost advertising than a vehicle wrap
Magnets attach only to magnetic metal. Test the vehicle surface with a household magnet before ordering. Do not apply magnets to aluminum, fiberglass, plastic, heavily curved panels, textured surfaces, rust, or damaged paint.
Why Custom Car Magnets Work for Local Advertising
A branded vehicle functions as a mobile advertising surface. Every trip to a job site, supply store, customer appointment, or local event increases brand exposure.
A vehicle can operate as a rolling billboard in neighborhoods, commercial areas, parking lots, and traffic corridors. Depending on route, driving frequency, vehicle placement, and local traffic, a business vehicle may generate thousands of potential impressions daily.
Custom car magnets work for local advertising because they provide:
- Repeated exposure: Display the same brand message during multiple trips.
- Geographic targeting: Reach the neighborhoods and service areas you already serve.
- High visibility: Place the message at eye level on vehicle doors or rear panels.
- Flexible use: Remove or replace the magnet when services or promotions change.
- Low operating cost: Print the sign once and use it across repeated drives.
- Professional presentation: Display a consistent logo, service category, and contact method.
Use a dedicated phone number, short website URL, or campaign-specific landing page to track responses. Do not rely on impressions alone. Measure calls, form submissions, quote requests, or website visits associated with the vehicle campaign.
Best Uses for Small Businesses
Custom car magnets are practical marketing materials for small business owners who travel throughout a defined service area.
Contractors and Home-Service Companies
Use magnets for:
- Plumbers
- HVAC contractors
- Electricians
- Roofers
- General contractors
- Painters
- Landscapers
- Cleaning companies
- Pest-control companies
- Handymen
Display the business name, primary service, phone number, and service area. Add “Free Estimates” or “Emergency Service” only when the offer applies.
Realtors and Property Professionals
Real estate professionals can use vehicle magnets to promote:
- Personal name recognition
- Brokerage branding
- Buyer and seller services
- Local market expertise
- Website or property search pages
Pair vehicle magnets with yard signs, open-house flyers, custom business cards, and brochures.
Delivery and Mobile Businesses
Use custom car magnets for:
- Catering companies
- Florists
- Meal-preparation services
- Mobile pet groomers
- Courier services
- Laundry services
- Food businesses
- Mobile notaries
- Home healthcare providers
Place the strongest message on the vehicle side panel. Use the rear panel for a phone number or short URL when appropriate.
Trades and Field-Service Teams
Use matching magnets on service trucks, vans, and employee vehicles. Consistent colors, logos, and service descriptions make each vehicle part of the same local advertising system.
Material Quality and Available Options
Business Card Central car magnets use:
- Material: 30 mil High Energy Magnet
- Base color: White
- Orientation: Horizontal
- Printing: Custom printed design based on submitted artwork or design request
The 30 mil specification provides a durable vehicle-grade magnetic base for regular business use on compatible surfaces. Apply the magnet with complete contact across the panel. Avoid placing it across door seams, trim, handles, deep curves, or panel edges.
Available Shapes
Select from:
- Rectangle
- Rounded rectangle
- Square
- Rounded square
- Circle
- Half circle
- House
- Apartment
- Star
- Octagon
- Arrow
Available Sizes
Available options include:
- Rectangle: 12" x 18" (Recommended)
- Rounded rectangle: 12" x 18" (Recommended)
- Square: 18" x 18" (Recommended)
- Rounded square: 18" x 18" (Recommended)
- Circle: 18" x 18" (Recommended)
- Half circle: 9" x 18" (Recommended)
- House: 23" x 23"
- Apartment: 23" x 23"
- Star: 22" x 23"
- Octagon: 23" x 23"
- Arrow: 18" x 24"
Measure the usable flat area before selecting a size. The 12" x 18" rectangle or rounded rectangle is the recommended starting option for many vehicle doors.
Custom Car Magnet Design Tips
Design for fast reading. Drivers and pedestrians may see the magnet for only a few seconds.
Include Three Primary Elements
Use this content hierarchy:
- Business name or logo
- Primary service
- Phone number or website
Example structure:
[Business Name]
Landscaping and Lawn Care
(000) 000-0000
Do not treat the magnet as a full brochure. Remove secondary information that reduces readability.
Use Large, High-Contrast Text
Follow these design requirements:
- Select a bold, easy-to-read sans-serif font.
- Use strong contrast between text and background.
- Make the business name prominent.
- Keep the service description short.
- Use one primary call to action.
- Avoid excessive gradients, shadows, decorative fonts, and small text.
- Match the magnet colors to your brand while maintaining roadside readability.
- Place a QR code only when it remains large enough to scan on a parked vehicle.
Use the same logo, colors, typography, and contact information across your custom business cards, flyers, brochures, yard signs, and vehicle signage.
How to Order Custom Car Magnets from Business Card Central
Use the following process:
- Open the All Products page.
- Select the car magnet order request.
- Enter your first name, last name, phone number, and email address.
- Select 30 mil High Energy Magnet under Material.
- Select White under Color.
- Select the required shape.
- Select the recommended size or another available size.
- Select the horizontal orientation.
- Enter the quantity.
- Select Yes if you have finished artwork.
- Upload the front design in PDF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, or another accepted file format.
- Select No if you need design assistance.
- Submit your vehicle details, delivery address, and order request.
- Review the pricing and production options provided by Business Card Central.
Business Card Central is based in South Jersey and serves customers throughout the United States. Use the Design Services page if you need a logo-based layout, service-focused design, or print-ready artwork.
Business Card Central provides fast turnaround, professional-grade materials, competitive pricing for small and bulk orders, and free U.S. shipping on orders over $150. Request bulk discounts when ordering magnets for multiple vehicles, employees, or service teams.
Vehicle Magnet Installation and Care
Follow these maintenance steps:
- Clean the vehicle panel with mild soap and water.
- Clean and dry the back of the magnet.
- Confirm that the vehicle panel is smooth, flat, and magnetic.
- Position the magnet away from door seams, trim, handles, and edges.
- Apply one edge first, then press the magnet flat.
- Remove the magnet before using an automatic car wash.
- Remove and clean behind the magnet regularly.
- Store the magnet flat when it is not in use.
- Inspect the magnet for dirt, moisture, lifting edges, or surface damage.
Do not slide the magnet across the vehicle surface. Lift it, clean the panel, and reposition it as needed. For additional general handling guidance, review this custom car magnet business guide.
Pair Custom Car Magnets with Other Marketing Materials
Vehicle signage performs better when customers receive the same message through multiple channels.
Use this local marketing package:
- Custom car magnets: Create repeated mobile visibility.
- Custom business cards: Provide direct contact information after an introduction, estimate, or service visit.
- Business flyer printing: Promote services, discounts, events, and local offers.
- Brochures: Explain service packages, processes, pricing ranges, and company qualifications.
- Door hangers: Target neighborhoods surrounding current job sites.
- Yard signs: Maintain visibility at properties, listings, events, and completed projects.
- Custom stickers: Add branded identification to packaging, equipment, and promotional items.
For flyer and brochure projects, use the Flyers and Brochures order options. Select the size, paper thickness, full-color printing, quantity, and design option that match the campaign.
Order Custom Car Magnets for Your Business
Select 30 mil High Energy Magnet, choose the required white shape and size, upload artwork or request design services, and submit the order request.
For pricing, bulk orders, design assistance, or product questions, contact:
- Email: info@businesscardcentral.com
- Phone: +1 (856) 405-3298
- Location: Vineland, New Jersey
- Service area: United States
Use Contact Business Card Central to request product information and next steps.