<VV> license plate restoration

[Marc Sheridan]

I didn't do that for the same reason I didn't send my convertible to a
professional restorer.

Marc

On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 8:38 PM, Ron <ronh at owt.com> wrote:

> Just send them to one of the several plate restorers that advertise in
> Hemmings.  They know what to do already!
>
> RonH
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marc Sheridan" <
> sheridanma1966 at gmail.com>
> To: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2009 4:52 PM
> Subject: <VV> license plate restoration
>
>
> Anybody here ever restore license plates? In Ohio you can run plates that
>> were issued for the year of your car. I just finished a pair and it was
>> way
>> more work than I anticipated. A local hot rodder told me it was easy, just
>> shoot the number color first, followed by the background color. Then
>> simply
>> sand the numbers down to the number color and clear coat.
>>
>> Let me offer suggestions from my experience. As with other projects I have
>> done, whenever you assume something is flat, it isn't.  I sanded all the
>> way
>> to metal in spots and had to touch up with a brush. When you select plates
>> at the swap meet, don't buy the bargain, rusty tags for five bucks, like I
>> did. It is well worth the extra to get rust free straight tags. Sometimes
>> you can get ready to put on the car tags for thirty dollars or so, it is
>> worth it.
>>
>> Marc Sheridan
>> '66 Monza 'vert with 1966 Ohio tags
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