Question about VIN plates
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Drifting
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From: somewhere between heaven and hell WI
Question about VIN plates
So I'm getting my windshield replaced soon and noticed my VIN plate has a light coat of rust on it. While the windshield is out I want to clean it.
What should I do? Should I sand and paint it and if so what color?
Need Help please.
Thanks..
What should I do? Should I sand and paint it and if so what color?
Need Help please.
Thanks..
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Drifting
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From: somewhere between heaven and hell WI
Re: Question about VIN plates (jabez)
I'm sure I can get the rust off without a problem, but need to know what I should do to prevent it from comming back.
Silver paint??
Not sure what to do...
Silver paint??
Not sure what to do...
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Re: Question about VIN plates (ffvetteman)
Do yourself a HUGE favor and put something on it.Nothing looks nastier than checking out a nice car and them glancing at the RUSTED vin plate.Ill be replacing the windshield in my car soon and this will a priority for me.Im going to scuff the vin plate and shoot some satin black or satin clear over it.
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Re: Question about VIN plates (Z51JEFF)
The VIN plate on my other 84 is silver(not rusted)
Should i paint it silver or would that look goofy?
If not what color?
Should i paint it silver or would that look goofy?
If not what color?
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Re: Question about VIN plates (ffvetteman)
Just about anything looks better than rust.What I did with mine was remove the dash pad,trim the seal away to get to the vin plate and used a Qtip with some white grease and spread it on the plate.It got rid of the light rust film but after all this work a rock flies up and breaks the windshield.Go figure.So no I get to at least do it right.Ive seen a few cars in the past and the plate was rusted really bad.You can shoot some satin clear on it and it wont stand out.
