Vin plate painted over

[dansimpson]

When my van was resprayed they did a good job of getting inside doors etc sprayed, but unfortunately the vin plate is completely covered in paint!
Was thinking about "very carefully" applying a bit of paint remover to it, but will this obliterate any numbers, or are they stamped on?
Dan

[R0B]

mine is stamped.

[dansimpson]

mine is stamped.

Cheers Rob, will try a dab of nitromores stuff n see what happens.

Dan

[sarran1955]

Hello,

I've been down this route.

Put masking tape around the plate, just covering the edge of the plate itself. Use a hard piece of plastic (the top of a bic biro) to rub down this edge. A few drops of thinners or stripper on the end of a cotton bud will do the trick, leaving the stamped numbers in colour, but the plate silver. Clean up the plate with a little alcohol, let dry for 2-3 days, then spray clear lacquer. Remove masking tape, and Voila


Cordialement,

[big red bus]

drill out the rivets and clean then re rivet.
Would be worried about quality of work if cannot be bothered to remove plate that is held on by 2 rivets and just paint over it. What else just got painted over?

[dansimpson]

After yesterdays episode I think I might have a few more pressing things need to check other than worry about painted bits lol
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