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tito
Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Posts: 153
1959 Volkswagen Beetle
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Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 11:11 am Post subject: restoring vintage plates |
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how would i restore a license plate? _________________ 59 std monster
2187 cc
suicide doors, 6 inch beam, 2 inch chop, 4 inch drop, bus dash
73 std Bubba
1600 cc
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71_georgia_beetle
Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Posts: 440 Location: Grayson, GA
1974 Volkswagen Westfalia
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Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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Code: | Strip, primer, paint with an off white spray, light mist with a buck skin paint, accelerate the drying process with a heat gun to get cracking and weathering, hand paint the lettering and border with appropriate color (1971 was dark blue) and then coat with a reflective paint (see link below)
[url]http://www.idealtruevalue.com/servlet/the-13427/Detail [/url]
Once you are done with all this, go to your local tag office, stand in line for an hour an a half, with a two year old only to find out that The Georgia Motor Vehicle Division changed the year from 1974 to 1968 where you can run with a vintage tag. Next get pissed, tell the lady thank you for wasting your f*%ing time and inform her that they should update their website so that the next moron doesn't make the same mistake. Next say to yourself "what the hell are you thinking" for making a request to a government office. | Sorry about the code box but this is the only way my post would ............well..post. _________________ 71 Standard Beetle "Big Bird"
74 Westfalia "Winifrid"
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Jon Site Admin
Joined: 01 Jun 2006 Posts: 2421 Location: Bishop GA
1969 Volkswagen Type 3
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Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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OK..well that was interesting.
The best way is to pay one of the pros on the internet. They are about $65-$80, but they strip it, restore rusted metal, paint it the correct colors, and clear coat it. If you are not convinced that is the best way....ask Steve.
The years that can run year of manufacture tags goes up to 1970. After that the state went to issuing the tags that stick in the corner of the plates. _________________ 73 Typ481
76 Westy
73 Bug
69 Squareback
70 Fastback
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