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Hey chaps, I have a pair of old pressed ali number plate son the Hawk. I was going to replace them but they are the original ones from new and they are a unique font - they are the Homo Hygrade ones, and that in itself is a great reason to keep them - Happy Pride Month. Mine have the usual road rash and minor dings and twists. Anyone restored a pair to nice condition? I spoke to a plate specialist and they suggested "get a new pair and keep those on the garage wall" which seemed a cop out.  |
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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By the time you've done a good job of flatting the paint, straightening the edges, somehow repaired the mounting holes, filed all the damage, polished the aluminium, repainted the black, removed the overspray and repolished the numbers you'll be wondering why you didn't just replace them.
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Is it on a fully restored car? Might be nice to leave them as is? Kind of as a nod to its previous years of service before restoration?
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yes I have done them, they won't look like new but I prefer them to look original.
Tap any dents out but don't overwork the alloy, paint the back ground, flat the alloy tops of the letters with fine wet and dry on a hard block and polish them up.
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yes I have done them, they won't look like new but I prefer them to look original. Tap any dents out but don't overwork the alloy, paint the back ground, flat the alloy tops of the letters with fine wet and dry on a hard block and polish them up. I was thinking along those lines. Nice to see other people who've done it. Did you use a gloss or semi gloss paint? |
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Is it on a fully restored car? Might be nice to leave them as is? Kind of as a nod to its previous years of service before restoration? Its a fairly full restoration. New chrome, very nice new paint, powder coated iron work, etc. |
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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The trouble is with new pressed plates, they don't look "right". Perhaps its because they are so thin, or the font is wrong, dunno.
I'd have a go at filing the rough bits and polishing the raised bits, as above.
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I don't think you'll get them mint very easily, but you could probably make them much more presentable.
I'd clean them up with a brillo pad and fine wet and dry. Knock out the worst of any dents and wrinkles. Then I'd spray them with satin black paint and let it cure a few days.
I'd then tape a large sheet of fine wet and dry to a flat surface and rub the paint off the raised areas, then finish off with a bit of autosol. I think that annoying Tim Shaw geezer did something similar to a set on an episode of Car Sosage.
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Last Edit: Jun 10, 2023 8:53:23 GMT by BritBrick
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Jun 10, 2023 17:45:32 GMT
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As per above I used a satin rattle can. Also did a pressed one with a reflective background, painted the plate black, bought a stick on reflective backing, stuck it over the top carefully cut around the letters and peeled the letter shaped bits off.
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Last Edit: Jun 10, 2023 17:48:42 GMT by kevins
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