License Plate Letters

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For best results use "1 Shot" enamel applied with a Speedball brayer from Michaels. All materials needed are shown in this picture I took at the Chickasha OK Prewar meet. A couple of our club members have perfected this method and taught many others at seminars. Put some paint on a piece of tin foil and roll it out until it covers the roller evenly. The straighter the plate the less touchup work you will have. The enamel letters can be corrected after rolling with a Q-tip and turpentine for excess paint removal. And an artists brush for addition of color at edges of letters and beads where lacking. If you screw up just clean the whole thing with turpentine and a rag and start over. After you are satisfied with the letters you shoot a clear coat. Read the "1 Shot" urethane clear coat tutorial on their website. I am presently using Nason 2K paint. Without the clear coat the letters will eventually start to come off over the long run of several years as did a set I have that are about 15 years old.