Re: [VAC] Bubble name plate

[rlashway@xxxxxxxxxx (Lashway)]

I had saved the following message quite some time ago about another metnod
to deal with ID Tag Painting.
<I.D. Tag repainting
As for my ID tag - That took a little trial and error (not to mention a lot
of patience, and a little skill - I've done this for numerous antique car
embossed tags, and finally have the hang of it.) The first step is to remove
the tag by drilling out the rivets as necessary. (When all is finished I
replace the rivets with stainless screws.) The tag has to be totally cleaned
of all old paint - I used lacquer thinner. Don't use steel wool or any thing
abrasive, as we have to retain as sharp of relief in the lettering and
design as possible. I then spray the entire tag with a very light coat of
Krylon in a near Airstream blue. As the paint begins to dry, it will reach a
point where the paint on the high spots can be rubbed off by a thin blunt
wooden dowel (I'm talking about somethind like 1/8 inch, or maybe like a
wooden fingernail cuticle tool.) It may take some practice to find just the
right degree of drying to rub the thin paint off without peeling up adjacent
paint. But, if you mess up and need to start over, just reach for the
lacquer thinner and a rag! Like I said, I've done this many times, and I
still started over two or three times before I got it perfect. After all has
dried for a day or two, I sprayed on a thin coat of clear "epoxy" enamel.
Don't try clear coating the Krylon with lacquer, or the lacquer solvents
will just lift up and destroy the paint job that you worked so hard on. I
hope I didn't go into far more detail than you wanted, but if you want to do
it you need to know all the tricks. Good luck!>

Still another suggestion I received was to remove sign and cover it with
masking tape and cut along the raised letters and portions of sign.  Then
remove tape from the back ground and paint.

I now have three methods to try when I get courage to try.

Roy