Neodymium magnets for fridge
Updated: 23 October 2026
You want a shopping list or a school photo to stay on the fridge, and the last pack you bought slid straight off. Neodymium magnets for fridge doors only work when the door is steel. A higher grade will not stick to bare aluminium, and it will not stick to many stainless skins. This page stays with paper and photos. The [neodymium magnet comparison](/hub/diy-supplies/neodymium-magnet) holds the eleven listings. A 14 kg disc and a screwed pot are the wrong tools for a corner of A4. Listings were checked on 21 October 2026. There was no sheet-count test.
You want a shopping list or a school photo to stay on the fridge, and the last pack you bought slid straight off. Neodymium magnets for fridge doors only work when the door is steel.
You want a shopping list or a school photo to stay on the fridge, and the last pack you bought slid straight off. Neodymium magnets for fridge doors only work when the door is steel. A higher grade will not stick to bare aluminium, and it will not stick to many stainless skins. This page stays with paper and photos. The neodymium magnet comparison holds the eleven listings. A 14 kg disc and a screwed pot are the wrong tools for a corner of A4. Listings were checked on 21 October 2026. There was no sheet-count test.
Our top picks
| Badge | Product | Listed size | Pull claim | Suited to | Note | Price | Offer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best overall |  Wukong Wukong 100 pack, 5 mm x 2 mm | 5 mm x 2 mm | About 26 g of paper | Notes, fridge, craft | 8.0 | about £5.94 | View offer |
 walolo walolo 40 pack, 6 mm x 3 mm discs | 6 mm x 3 mm | n/a | Fridge, whiteboard, craft | 8.1 | about £3.99 | View offer | |
| Alternative |  WATELL WATELL 40 pack, 6 mm x 3 mm | 6 mm x 3 mm | n/a | Fridge, office, craft | 7.0 | about £4.99 | View offer |
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Check the door before the grade
Take a steel spoon from the drawer and touch it to the door, the side panel, and the frame. If the spoon does not stick, a neodymium disc will not stick either. Magman's UK note on aluminium is the plain version: no magnet holds bare aluminium. A magnet only appears to stick where there is steel behind the panel. Stainless steel is not automatically magnetic. Some grades take a magnet and many fridge doors do not. A title that says N52 does not change the metal.
American-style fridges and a lot of modern UK doors use a stainless or aluminium skin over foam. The frame or the side of an older steel cabinet may still be magnetic when the door is not. Try the spoon on the spot where you actually want the photo. A domestic whiteboard is often a thin steel sheet, and a 6 mm disc will hold a note there when the same disc falls off the fridge next to it. If nothing magnetic sticks anywhere you need it, stop buying magnets and use a clip, a pin, or tape. Glue on the back of a disc will stick the magnet to the door and still will not hold a second sheet of paper, because the paper needs the magnet to meet steel.
Paper is not the steel-pull number
The only paper sentence in this batch is on the Wukong bullet: about six sheets of A4, about 26 g, on discs titled 5 mm by 2 mm. That is a claim about paper. It is not a pull off steel, and it was not retested here. FIRST4MAGNETS, on a different product, claims 18 sheets of A4 from a handled coloured skittle. That figure belongs to their skittle, not to a 5 mm disc in this set, and not to their 20 mm by 10 mm N52 disc. Do not borrow a sheet count from a handled magnet and paste it onto a bare disc.
The 14.8 kg line on FIRST4MAGNETS F646-N52-1 is the opposite test. The amazon.co.uk listing says up to 14.8 kg vertically from the face, flush on mild steel. The maker's page says 14.6 kg vertical and 2.92 kg slide. A number in kilograms is the wrong unit for a corner of A4. That disc is 20 mm across and 10 mm thick. On a fridge it can mark paint, and reviews of it mention marks on walls. Grtard's four 30 mm discs claim 8 kg and include adhesive pads that have failed on frames. That pack is a wide catch, not a note magnet. NXPUXP's 10 mm discs have been used, in reviews, to keep a fridge door shut. That is a catch, not a postcard. Size and grade, as a buying order, are on the neodymium magnet buying guide.
Packs that match notes and photos
For a steel door, stay with the small discs. Walolo is forty discs at 6 mm by 3 mm, £3.99, with 4.4 from 6,085 reviews, and it is the comparison's top pick for everyday paper. No sheet count is printed, so this page will not invent one. Reviewers use them on a fridge or a whiteboard. A 6 mm disc covers a small spot. It will not span a heavy photo on its own. Two discs on the top corners of a print are the usual fix, and you should try that on the door before you buy a larger grade.
WATELL is the same stated size, 6 mm by 3 mm, at £4.99, with 4.4 from 1,031 reviews. The title says 40 and the unit count says 50, so do not plan a craft afternoon on fifty pieces. The bullet claims they come off a board or fridge without marks. Treat that as a claim. Reviews describe them as small and strong enough for a few photos. Glue is not in the pack.
Wukong is the hundred-pack at £5.94, N48 on the bullet, 4.5 from 4,341 reviews, with the six-sheet claim above. The discs are tiny, and the dimension fields say 5 mm thick against a 2 mm title. Forty 6 mm discs are the calmer pack for a family fridge, because there are fewer loose pieces. A hundred 5 mm discs suit a whiteboard with many notes, if you can store the spares.
Scratches, glue, and children
Bare nickel on paint can leave a mark, especially if the disc grinds as you slide it. The WATELL no-marks line is a claim, not a test of your gloss door. Lift the magnet off instead of dragging it, and do not use the 20 mm N52 disc as a fridge magnet if you care about the finish. A silicone pad between disc and door is something you add yourself. None of the small packs here includes one. Adhesive pads on the Grtard discs are for sticking the magnet to an object, and those pads have failed. They are not a scratch shield you can trust with a frame.
Glue belongs on the craft object, not as a way to defeat a non-magnetic door. If you glue a disc to the back of a wooden letter, the letter then needs steel to hang. If you glue the disc to the fridge, you have made a permanent bump and you still need a second magnet, or a steel plate, to hold paper.
The kitchen is where small discs go missing. OPSS alert PSA1 covers small high-powered magnets because two or more, swallowed, can cause serious injury or death. NHS advice is to go to A&E if a magnet may have been swallowed, even when the child looks well. Several listings say not a toy. That is not a certificate. Keep the spare discs in a lidded box, not in the fruit bowl. If you cannot do that, do not buy the hundred-pack. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
Common questions
Will they hold a photo?
On a steel door, a small disc will hold a light photo or a sheet of paper. Wukong claims about six sheets of A4, about 26 g, for its 5 mm by 2 mm discs. That claim was not retested here, and it does not transfer to walolo, which prints no sheet count. A heavy print needs more than one 6 mm disc. If a steel spoon will not stick to the door, no disc in this batch will hold the photo.
Why does nothing stick to this fridge?
Because the skin is not magnetic steel. Bare aluminium does not hold a magnet. Many stainless doors do not either. Test with a steel spoon on the exact spot. A higher grade, a thicker disc, or the 14.8 kg FIRST4MAGNETS listing will not create steel that is not there. The frame or an older side panel might still be magnetic when the door is not.
Will they scratch stainless steel?
They can mark a coated or polished door if you drag them, and a thick disc is worse than a 6 mm one. WATELL claims its discs come off without marks. Treat that as a listing claim. Lift rather than slide, and do not use a 20 mm by 10 mm N52 disc as a photo magnet if the finish matters. Some stainless is not magnetic at all, so the scratch question only arises after the spoon test succeeds.
How small is a 6 mm disc next to a photo?
About the size of a peppercorn, not the size of a bottle cap. Walolo and WATELL are both listed at 6 mm by 3 mm. On a postcard you will see the silver face unless you hide it behind the print with a second disc, which only works if you can pair them. Expect the lifestyle photo to look larger than the parcel. Measure one disc before you plan a grid.
Should I buy the 14.8 kg disc for the fridge?
No. That figure is a straight pull off mild steel on one 20 mm by 10 mm N52 disc, and the maker's page also prints 2.92 kg slide. It is a poor photo magnet and it can mark paint. Reviews mention wall marks. Use a 5 mm or 6 mm disc for paper. Use the thick disc only when you actually need a stated pull on thick steel, which a fridge door is not.
Are they safe with toddlers in the kitchen?
Only if the loose discs stay in a closed box. Small high-powered magnets are an ingestion hazard under OPSS PSA1, and more than one swallowed magnet is an emergency. Go to A&E if a child may have swallowed one, even if they look well. Not a toy on the listing is not a safety certificate. If the discs will sit on a low door, choose fewer, larger pieces you can count, or do not use magnets there.
Related pages
Sources
Public UK sources and the amazon.co.uk listings compared on this page. Listings captured 21 October 2026. Updated 23 October 2026.
- OPSS PSA1, small high-powered magnets (retrieved 21 October 2026)
- OPSS guidance on the risk of small high-powered magnets (retrieved 21 October 2026)
- Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011, Great Britain (retrieved 21 October 2026)
- NHS Healthier Together: magnets (retrieved 21 October 2026)
- FIRST4MAGNETS F646-N52, pull and temperature note (retrieved 21 October 2026)
- Magnet Store pull chart (retrieved 21 October 2026)
- Eclipse Magnetics: what is a pot magnet (retrieved 21 October 2026)