Hey Mark,
If you want to mail the plate to me I have a guy here that restores plates
back to original for $15 plus shipping. You would not believe his work.
His real hobby is restoring Carousel horses back to original. The real
scary part about his plates is that he hand paints them and you cannot see
a brush mark in them. He has done all of my Michigan plates (32, 38, 39,
42, 50, 58, 68). Let me know if you want my address.
Jim V.
At 09:42 AM 10/20/99 Wednesday -0500, ROGER GLEASON wrote:
>> From: MarkNoakes@aol.com
>> Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 21:48:07 EDT
>> Subject: [oletrucks] dumb painting technique question
>> To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
>> Reply-to: MarkNoakes@aol.com
>
>> I managed to buy a 1956 TN state license plate, the last year that they
were
>> shaped like the state. . .after that they were plain old rectangles like
>> everyone else's.
>>
>> This one was redone but it was painted orange with white letters--U of TN
>> colors--instead of the black with white letters that it's supposed to have
>> for 1956.
>>
>> The black is easy, but how do I paint the raised letters, numbers, and
>> characters so that they have the original effect and not have it look
>> hand-painted? And I would think a roller would give it ragged edges. . .
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> I'm still looking for other 1956 TN plates but in the mean time intend to
>> "fix" this one.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Mark Noakes
>> 58/56 Suburban
>> Knoxville, TN
>> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
>
>
>Wrap the roller with a fine weave cloth or use a roller made from a
>cardboard cylinder like christmas wrapping paper with a cloth glued to
>it... with a roller make sure you roll off the excess on a piece of
>scrap cardboard or other material... Good Luck!
>Rogerg
>51-3100 AD Stocker
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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