Question:
I am looking for ideas to mark restrooms for identification purposes in case they happen to go missing. It would seem wise to be able to somehow identify them with a permanent system that cannot be removed by anyone. A company logo or brand would be nice, plus a numbering system for our own records. It should also be in a somewhat discreet location. Just curious to see if anyone else identifies their units this way. We already have large company decals on the doors, but these can be peeled off.
Answers:
I went to a local tire store and bought an electric branding iron. They had to order it. It has the initials of our company name and I add numbers to indicate the year the units were purchased. I usually brand the skids inside the door. If you assemble your own units, you could brand all panels in a hidden area.
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All of our units have the production/inventory number stamped into either the door or the frame. If need be, we could identify the unit by those numbers. Unless you have a repetitive problem with theft or peeling decals, branding sounds like a lot of work. We’ve never had one go missing, I don’t think.
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I made a branding iron. It’s about 3-by-3 inches. I heat it with a torch and brand the bottom of the units. If a unit goes missing, I have a way to prove a found unit is mine.
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