Self-Adhesive Magnet for Business Cards,
Self Adhesive Magnet Sheets and Rolls

Dennis W. of Albany, NY asks us: "I just purchased some of your 4" x 6" photo magnets and was wondering if there is a tool available to help in mounting the adhesive magnets on the back of my photos."

Dear Dennis,
You don’t need a special tool to adhere the magnets to the backs of the photos. Here’s how it is done. Click on any photo for a larger picture.

Just peel back the corner of the magnet’s protective paper backing.

Fold it flat against the back of the magnet.

Using the tabletop along the bottoms and your fingertips along the sides, align the photo and magnet.

Pinch the corner of the photo and the magnet’s exposed adhesive corner together.

Spread the photo back away from the magnet and grab the magnet backing paper by the corner that you already peeled back.

Pull off the rest of the magnet paper backing.

Lay the photo face up with the magnet on a tabletop and smooth the two together with one finger from the corner out, pressing out any air pockets as you go.

Since the photos and the magnets are cut separately, usually by different people using different machines or cutting methods, the sizes may not match perfectly. If you have a little excess photo or magnet at the edges, you can just trim off a little to even things up. A more professional way to attach the magnets is to die-cut the photos after the magnets are applied. This produces a magnetic photo of just a little smaller finished size but with perfectly even edges with no magnet or photo showing along the edges. This page explains the process of how we can print your photos, adhere the magnets and die-cut your photo-magnets for you. It also explains how you can get your own professional quality table-top die cutter and do the whole job yourself, easily and inexpensively.

I also invented the magnetic pocket frame to make magnetically displaying your photos super easy. The pocket style magnetic frame is made like a pocket, closed on three sides and open on one for easy insertion of a photo. The front is crystal clear photo friendly vinyl to protect the photo while on display while the back has a huge flexible sheet magnet to hold the photo and frame securely on any steel surface or a wall painted with our Magically Magnetic Paint. The pocket frames are easy to use and re-use and they are inexpensive. You can even mail them with a card or letter to a friend far away. Read more about our pocket style photo frames.

I hope this helps. Thank you for writing.

David B. Lytle