License Plates restored
 

Fordbarn help the name and information of the guy that restores license plates. He is in Texas.
Thank you Dan

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I did mine myself. It's not very hard to do.

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Very nice plate job, Ken!

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Gerald Thiele in Vernon, TX is the best I have ever seen.
James (Sonny) Lewis in Prosper, TX

A Google search will supply their contact information.

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In my state, they would only let me use an antique plate if it was NOT restored.

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I've used the guy who advertises in the V-8 Times. Duane Wells.

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How would one know if it is restored, or just a well preserved plate?

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Nice job on the plates!

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Frank West, Show the original, register the car and plate, then restore if you wish. Then who is going to question ???

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I have, and have seen some really nice original plates. When I went to register my 61 Comet with YOM plates, the girl at the lic office didn’t even know it was legal to do so, took a call to her supervisor to educate her.

The metal tag updating the plate from 1960 really stumped her;)

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So do it. My car has original paint and the un-restored plate looks more at home on it.

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Sonny Lewis, Prosper TX did mine. Great job, quick turnaround, and very reasonable.

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Same here. You need to send a picture of both plates and they decide if you can use them.

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Looks like a good job, but aren't both plates supposed to have the same number? :):D

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I never noticed that "Optical Conclusion".

Bet most didn't either.

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Well if one goes on the front and the other on the rear won't they be the same??����. I bet the police here would never notice. ����

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i tried to do it once, failed. i tried to use every kind of roller i could find, and even made one from a tp tube, and i could not duplicate the way the original paint sort of flows over the edge of the number just a tad. i just used automotive enamel paint, but could not get it to look real. finally did it by hand with a brush, and... well lets just say i am not an artist

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Gerald Thiele, Vernon, TX X 2. Superb.

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Jack Brewer in Fort Worth. Gerald taught him.
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