It's magnetic.

[redbone3]

I superglued a magnet on the back of my digital tire pressure gauge. Now I can just stick it to the fender while I pump up the tire, or stick it to the inside of the trunk lid when I travel. Surprisingly simple. I put some tape on the magnet to keep from scratching the paint.

 

[rob1715]

It's people like you who will survive the apocalypse.

 

[MacManus99]

This is a remarkably simple and brilliant idea.

Nice NA, btw. Montego Blue?

 

[redbone3]

This is a remarkably simple and brilliant idea.

Nice NA, btw. Montego Blue?

1995 Montego Blue.

 

[02zx9r rev2]

That works, I just usually set my on the ground

 

[wemay]

Brilliant!

 

[Dinoburner]

How many times have driven away with the gauge stuck to the fender, thats what would happen to me.

 

[tcp71]

Aluminum fender. Won’t stick.

 

[Jetronic]

How many times have driven away with the gauge stuck to the fender, thats what would happen to me.

Better than leaving it behind, no?

 

[DriveHard]

I would NEVER stick anything to my car...I won't even touch it, as no matter what you will scratch it. Put it in your pocket or carry a rag and lay it on the ground.

 

[redbone3]

I would NEVER stick anything to my car...I won't even touch it, as no matter what you will scratch it. Put it in your pocket or carry a rag and lay it on the ground.

Life is full of risks.

 

[02zx9r rev2]

Better than leaving it behind, no?

well I don't know about everybody else but I have never left my tire pressure gauges just laying around, if I am using it it put back when I am done.

 

[Jetronic]

then no chance of leaving it stuck on the fender either...

 

[WylieCoyote]

Kinda like nails on a chalkboard thinking about that bare magnet dragging across your paint. Glue a thin piece of rubber to that magnet, and your invention will be perfect.

 

[JackOfAllBlades]

Kinda like nails on a chalkboard thinking about that bare magnet dragging across your paint. Glue a thin piece of rubber to that magnet, and your invention will be perfect.

" Surprisingly simple. I put some tape on the magnet to keep from scratching the paint. "
He put tape, not rubber but still something.

 

[WylieCoyote]

Oooh, sorry....I don't know how I skipped seeing that part of the post.

 

[redbone3]

Actually, I used a nylon cloth based tape. Super durable. You could use felt or rubber or any other material you like.

 

[Jarlaxle]

I usually stick the gauge in my pocket.

Approximately one time in five, this results in me emptying pockets to put my pants in the laundry and finding a tire gauge.

 

[RyanY]

I would NEVER stick anything to my car...I won't even touch it, as no matter what you will scratch it. Put it in your pocket or carry a rag and lay it on the ground.

If you ever park in a lot, you can bet that other people touch your car every now and then - carrying groceries, swinging doors open, or kids seeing the shiny paint and wanting to touch it! Kinda sucks but I gave up trying to keep my paint in perfect condition on my daily driver. I just wash and spray wax often, and apply sealer at least once each year and hope for the best. But soner or later it will get scratched or catch a flying stone. This is not to say that sticking magnets to the paint is a good idea, but just a reminder that the effort to preserve a perfect finish on a driven car is usually futile.

 

[DriveHard]

If you ever park in a lot, you can bet that other people touch your car every now and then - carrying groceries, swinging doors open, or kids seeing the shiny paint and wanting to touch it! Kinda sucks but I gave up trying to keep my paint in perfect condition on my daily driver. I just wash and spray wax often, and apply sealer at least once each year and hope for the best. But soner or later it will get scratched or catch a flying stone. This is not to say that sticking magnets to the paint is a good idea, but just a reminder that the effort to preserve a perfect finish on a driven car is usually futile.

I park in the furthest spot faaaar away from everybody. My wife always gives me grief because I find that spot where nobody should walk by and nobody should have reason to park close.