------------------------------ Date: Sat, 25 May 2013 09:33:41 -0700 From: "Timothy L. Rodgers, M.D." <[email protected]> Subject: [alfa] license plate restoration
Does anyone have a recommendation for someone to paint/restore old license plates? Thanks. Timothy in Santa Barbara ------------------------------ You can restore them yourself with some patience. The basic steps are: - strip off the old paint with paint stripper. - prime the surface with etching primer. - with several passes, lay down a fairly heavy base coat of paint the color of the lettering. - lay down a top coat of paint the desired final color of the plate and let it dry completely. - very gently remove the top coat of paint from the raised lettering using polishing compound on a soft cloth wrapped around a sanding block. This is the trickiest part of the process because with too aggressive a hand you can polish through the base coat to the primer layer. I've had good luck matching Duplicolor touch up paints paints to the colors need. They make a clear reflective paint for a reflective top coat if needed. Hope this is helpful. Dean Austin 1974 2000 GTV, 1976 Giulia Nuova Super, 1965 TR4 -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
