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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 888 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 888 | Received brand new vanity plates today and wonder if anyone has experience with a clear spray that will protect it from fade in the sun. Lots of products out there but don't know how effective they are.
Ed
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,442 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,442 | A lot of the "clears" will yellow over time. Maybe just a good paste wax every few months.
Martin
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 | I have never seen a license plate fade from the sun..
Redryder pixMy HotrodA veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The 'United States of America', for an amount of "up to and including my life."I am fighting cancer and I am winning the fight | Pain is part of life; misery is an option. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 888 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 888 | NV just started a mandatory (money grab) program that requires plates be replaced every 8 years because they become "illegible" to law enforcement. So instead of making them better the taxpayer just gets to pay an extra "fee" annually. Good stuff!!
Ed
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,442 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,442 | Oklahoma just started the same program.
Martin
'62 Chevy C-10 Stepside Shortbed (Restomod in progress)
'47 Chevy 3100 5 Window (long term project)
‘65 Chevy Biscayne (Emily)
‘39 Dodge Business Coupe (Clarence)
“I fought the law and the law won" now I are a retired one!
Support those brave men/women who stand the "Thin Blue Line"! Hug a cop!
USAF 1965-1969 Weather Observation Tech (I got paid to look at the clouds)
| | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,988 Sir Searchalot | | Sir Searchalot Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,988 | Why protect it if you have to replace? Nothing known to mankind, that would be legal to do, will keep the sun from degrading the paint/ink. It's about $1.25 per year for a new plate. $10/8 yrs. Something with UV protection may help a little. But may react to the paint or cause more fade or as said, yellow. I would just not worry about it and drive on. Respectfully, Sir. | | | | | Joined: May 2012 Posts: 574 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2012 Posts: 574 | Oklahoma just started the same program. Does it apply to our new plates somehow? I hadn't heard yet, glad to know an Oklahoma lawman that knows what's going on!
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Martin
'62 Chevy C-10 Stepside Shortbed (Restomod in progress)
'47 Chevy 3100 5 Window (long term project)
‘65 Chevy Biscayne (Emily)
‘39 Dodge Business Coupe (Clarence)
“I fought the law and the law won" now I are a retired one!
Support those brave men/women who stand the "Thin Blue Line"! Hug a cop!
USAF 1965-1969 Weather Observation Tech (I got paid to look at the clouds)
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 592 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 592 | This stuff works great on old license plates that I have restored. It is expensive, but it works great. I try to have a few things to clearcoat when I use it so that I can get my money's worth. http://www.spraymax.com/index.php?id=361&L=1It is a two part automotive clearcoat. Results on small projects can be as good as with a gun. Once you pop the seal and mix in the catalyst, it has a 48 hour shelf life. This can be extended another day or so by keeping it in your refrigerator. I would not recommend the 2K Rapid Coat. It is VERY fussy about flash time. The regular 2K is more forgiving. I allow about 20 minutes flash time between coats. Matt | | |
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