VIN Plate Material
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VIN Plate Material
I have searched this topic here and other forums with little success and no real answers. Does anyone know for sure what the VIN plate/tag on a '68 is made of? The one on the car I am working on got painted over as to make it unreadable. I masked around it and use a small wire brush in a dremel to clean off the paint as good as I could. So, now what? It is hard to tell if it is stainless or, not. A magnet sticks but, that could be the windshield frame. If is is not stainless, I do not want it to rust under the windshield. I do not want it to appear altered for the obvious reasons. The windshield installer we use said it should be be black. I am not sure what to do.
So, advice? Anybody actually know? I can guess as good as the next guy but, need a real answer.
So, advice? Anybody actually know? I can guess as good as the next guy but, need a real answer.
8th Gear
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From: Marathon, FL
I have searched this topic here and other forums with little success and no real answers. Does anyone know for sure what the VIN plate/tag on a '68 is made of? The one on the car I am working on got painted over as to make it unreadable. I masked around it and use a small wire brush in a dremel to clean off the paint as good as I could. So, now what? It is hard to tell if it is stainless or, not. A magnet sticks but, that could be the windshield frame. If is is not stainless, I do not want it to rust under the windshield. I do not want it to appear altered for the obvious reasons. The windshield installer we use said it should be be black. I am not sure what to do.
So, advice? Anybody actually know? I can guess as good as the next guy but, need a real answer.
So, advice? Anybody actually know? I can guess as good as the next guy but, need a real answer.
Melting Slicks
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From: MA/NH Seacoast
I believe they're steel. I have a tag laying around that I can take some measurements from if you need them for anything. The thickness, height and with of the material used varys a lot from manufacturers, and even models within a single manufacturer.
