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12-13-2017, 06:12 PM | #1 |
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License Plates restored
Fordbarn help the name and information of the guy that restores license plates. He is in Texas.
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12-13-2017, 07:19 PM | #2 |
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I did mine myself. It's not very hard to do.
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12-13-2017, 07:25 PM | #3 |
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Very nice plate job, Ken!
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12-13-2017, 07:35 PM | #4 |
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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. |
12-13-2017, 07:51 PM | #5 |
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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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12-13-2017, 08:17 PM | #6 |
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12-13-2017, 09:13 PM | #7 |
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How would one know if it is restored, or just a well preserved plate?
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12-13-2017, 09:15 PM | #8 |
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12-13-2017, 09:38 PM | #9 |
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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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12-13-2017, 11:56 PM | #10 |
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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 |
12-14-2017, 07:05 AM | #11 |
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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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12-14-2017, 11:17 AM | #12 |
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Sonny Lewis, Prosper TX did mine. Great job, quick turnaround, and very reasonable.
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12-14-2017, 11:20 AM | #13 |
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Ken in Alabama: Please tell us the procedure you used for restoring your plates.
They look great. Well done. |
12-14-2017, 01:30 PM | #14 |
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12-14-2017, 02:53 PM | #15 |
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Looks like a good job, but aren't both plates supposed to have the same number?
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12-14-2017, 03:26 PM | #16 |
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I never noticed that "Optical Conclusion".
Bet most didn't either. |
12-14-2017, 05:29 PM | #17 |
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12-14-2017, 05:46 PM | #18 |
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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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12-14-2017, 09:11 PM | #19 |
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Gerald Thiele, Vernon, TX X 2. Superb.
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12-14-2017, 09:38 PM | #20 |
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Jack Brewer in Fort Worth. Gerald taught him.
Vintageplaterestoration.com Cell for text 817-727-9185 Last edited by 325w; 12-14-2017 at 10:30 PM. |
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