I've searched the archives on this subject and have come up empty. Seems to me that there was a thread on this a while back but I can't find it. Is there anyone who has a licence plate restorer they would recommend. ??? Thanks.
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Dave- I can get the name of a guy in New York state who has done work for my friend. He's real good, but real slow. How big of a hurry are you in? -
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Charlie,
The last restorer I used was Darryls in Pa. and he took a year so I'm accustomed to slow, but I don't want to wait that long. 2 or 3 months for a nice restoration is OK. I'd appreciate the name and I can contact him directly. Hope all is well.Comment
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Dave, give these guys a look. I'm not sure if they're in the restoration business, but it won't hurt to ask.
RobertComment
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There were two posts on this awhile back. I wrote down the info, but I don't know if it's reliable. I emailed the one guy and never got a response. I'll post what I have: Jim Frankowski, 540.349.2687; tagsrus@erols.com. Also Larry D. Hoeft, 1802 154th, Garland, NE 68360-9311, 402.783.2458. Good luck.Comment
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License Plate Restorer
I had Larry Hoeft do my two plates and had excellent results. Hes a hobbyist and his fee is very reasonable ($35 a plate). Turnaround was about 2 weeks.
Regards,
Donald #31176Comment
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It was me who started that thread. In the meantime, I got the following recommendation.
This was from a license plate collector in the Worcester area. Mojo did a 1961 Massachusetts license plate for me. Turned out great. Charged me $50. Turned it around in about a month.
Mojo won't duplicate plates though. Darryl will.
Also heard good things about Darryl. Didn't hear he took a long time. But this recommendation business isn't exact.Comment
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Vintage NY Plates
If your going to use vintage plates in NY you may want DMV to approve them first before anything is done to them. They need to see the plate or a picture before they will approve them and they state there can be no restoration of them. So go to DMV or submit your pics first. Then get them cleaned up.Comment
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Good catch, Steve. I forgot that. Dave, Massachusetts is the same way. I'll bet most states are. You need to bring in the YOM (year of manufacture) plate first to your state's Registry/Department of Motor Vehicles first. They want to look at the plate first before they'll let you use it. They won't let you use it if it's been altered. Crummy original paint is OK. Repainted pretty is not. (Say, isn't that just like ...? I wonder if they allow lacquer but not BCCC? Oh, never mind.)Comment
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NY doesn't have a problem with nice shiney NOS plates, I think they just want to make sure you have a pair.
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Thanks guys, I was aware of that but it is important to the first time user of these YOM plates. My experience in Massachusetts is that you need only one plate. That means if you have both you can have one restored for the car and use the other for DMV approval.Comment
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Here in Michigan there are no issues with the Secretary of State office regarding vintage plates. As long as the car is 25 years old you simply photocopy the plates you want to use and fill out the proper form and send it in. We are also fortunate that there are plenty of NOS plates to be had at every swap meet at reasonable prices. You can get new plates for virtually any year back to the 40's. Just my 2 cents.
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I got a YOM plate the first year they were allowed in MA. The lady at the RMV office rejected it for poor condition. I took it home and polished the background, touched up the chips and repainted the white numbers. Went to another RMV office and got it approved. I understand repainting is no longer allowed.Comment
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Nick,
I went through the same experience 10 years ago but as we learned the RMV people had no idea how to implement the law when it first was introduced. Seems like they are now looking for original paint and rejecting any restored plate. As we only need one plate the best idea is to keep one original and restore the other assuming you have two plates. That way if you ever re-register the car you can use the unrestored plate at the RMV.Comment
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I had a set of Repro YOM made up for my car with my current plate #.
Works for me.Comment
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