Mugclub

[Ted Briggs]

I'm having a problem keeping mugs numbered. I'm using self-stick vinyl numbers from the office supply, but even after a top coat of clear nail polish, they are coming off.
The mugs have dimples on the bottom so placement has to be on the flat side of the glass. any suggestions short of sending them out for acid etching/engravement?

[monkeybrewer]

nail polish

Have you tried writing the numbers on with nail polish? My friends have mugs that are painted with it (everyone has their own mug with their name on it at their house) and they go through the dishwasher no problem. Might work...
Cheers

[porter]

Engraver

We have a $20 or $30 dremel engraver that we use to engrave our mugs. Super cheap and won't ever come off.
We engrave the bottom where the glass is thickest. Takes less than a minute per mug.

[gallon]

Not to change the subject, but what kind of glass mugs are you using? I want to do a mug club in my tap room but I don't want to use ceramic like a lot of places.

Thanks,
Tim

[CapeCodBeer]

Brother ptouch

Brother ptouch with the laminated tape.
Works great..withstands hundreds..no thousands of dishwashings
Have tried other solutions..including nail polish..paint pens..this one works best

[CapeCodBeer]

Sample model

This is similar to the model we use

http://www.brother-usa.com/ptouch/ModelDetail.aspx?ProductID=PT1400#.TxuniKN5mK0

Ours does bar code too..for asset tracking our kegs.
Been using it for 8 years
Tough stuff....highly recommended.

[kai]

any suggestions short of sending them out for acid etching/engravement?

I'm sure you can buy kits to do that in-house.

You could have numbered nucleation sites in the bottom of each mug.

[millerag]

Felt

One of the brew pubs in town actually used a felt circle with a sharpie written number. The flet was then glued on the bottom of the mug.