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| | | | Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 13 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 13 | The data plate, that is on the drivers side panel is painted over, i want to see if i can bring out the original info on it without damaging it too much, what would be a good paint remover (or is there another method?) for me to try and do this? thanks for your help.
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"FLY ARMY" 1953Av8tor 1953 Chevy 3100 "Airspeed, altitude and brains - two are always needed to complete the flight successfully"
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 465 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 465 | Adding to this, how do we repaint to look kind of original ?
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 | Having cleaned a few of these be careful, the black or blue paint comes off really easy. You can end up with a polished piece of metal so go slow and use something without grit in it because it will scratch. I use a drill with a soft buff and acetone and I go slow! | | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 | Acetone?! That stuff will soften a mother in law's heart. I would think it would eat any paint it came into contact with. I guess if you've used it & were successful you must know. I wasn't able to remove the paint that was on mine without removing the original paint and had to buy a repop.
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 13 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 13 | Okay, i will try all of your suggestions, but, i fear i will ruin it, i will settle for a repop or reproduction, Tiny, can you send me the website link to the place where i can get a repo data plate? Thanks all!!
"FLY ARMY" 1953Av8tor 1953 Chevy 3100 "Airspeed, altitude and brains - two are always needed to complete the flight successfully"
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 | Tiny, can you send me the website link to the place where i can get a repo data plate? Thanks all!! I got mine through The Filling Station.
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | av8tor...here's a supplier of data plates a bit closer to home.Click on the prompt for page 117. They're based in Orange county,Ca. Hope this helps! Jock 
1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 13 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 13 | this is Great!!, closer, and i can drive up for the weekend and pick up everything i need!! thanks,
"FLY ARMY" 1953Av8tor 1953 Chevy 3100 "Airspeed, altitude and brains - two are always needed to complete the flight successfully"
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | this is Great!!, closer, and i can drive up for the weekend and pick up everything i need!! thanks, Like a kid in a candy shop!  Happy shopping.
1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.
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