Thanks for taking the time for this video. I like rusty ones and clean ones. I just got some dirty, nasty, old 1937 Oregon plates - and I was thrilled to find them!
@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter
5 жыл бұрын
That’s the great thing about vintage items. Some damage is valuable!
@CoolRestorations
4 жыл бұрын
I'm going to do a video of 1942 soon, after a giveaway will follow 👍🏻
@CoolRestorations
4 жыл бұрын
Restored a 1942 last week giving it away today on my channel 😍 All you have to do is comment something you are grateful for in life
@hebneh
4 жыл бұрын
For plates of this age, and in this condition, it would be better to wash them under gently running water. Using a soft rag with running water is better because you don't want to be rubbing the surface this hard, when it has anything gritty on it. That will scratch the surface forever. Water will wash the grit away instead of damaging the paint. Don't worry about rust; even if the plate is completely wet, you can dry it quickly once it's clean and there will be no permanent rust damage.
@agcacustoms2852
4 жыл бұрын
Man that 64 plate is perfect for a 64 mustang
@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter
4 жыл бұрын
Yup!
@walnutsandbeastiality866
3 жыл бұрын
I've got a whoooole long list of license platesh for sale: are you interested? I've even got plates that I got, uh... people would go out and, homestead, like in Barstow. They have to build a little house to get the property. You still see them out there. Then they had to make a roof. Well out of uh... you know, a company that used to melt the plates down, fact they were in Ontario and then, going out that way on that railroad route, or get or getting plates coming this way, I don't know, then the train derailed, so here's a big pile of license plates, they're all from the 30's, layin' out in the desert. So these people would take 'em, and they'd make their roof out of them, like tiles, sprayed 'em silver, so I've got all these plates with extra nail holes in 'em, and with little parts of them on the back, sprayed with silver, and I know a lot of people who have 'em too, it's because of the story.
@phelle2
3 жыл бұрын
Question, once cleaned.. what are your thoughts on spraying with a light layer of clear coat? I have one from 1929 that is pretty well Patina’d and I’d like to protect it, as I’ll be using on my 1929 model a Ford.
@mccommas2
3 жыл бұрын
So no solvent or even soap at all huh? I will try that first. I will hose them down and dry them off and see what they look like. They are meant to be outside in all kinds of weather so perhaps....
@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter
3 жыл бұрын
Yep
@mccommas2
3 жыл бұрын
@@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter I was tempted to run them through the dish washer!
@Gr8mom2tac
6 жыл бұрын
License plate toppers are big money makers too - AAA are a biggie (usually oval shapped and roughly 5" across). Some are general, some are more specific to states and/or anniversaries. There's also a big market for vintage (or unique) license plate frames - with years, the make/model of a car, a dealership that may be famous (or infamous). People often don't have any idea what they're worth. The vintage license plates are highly sought after by people who drive classic cars from cars manufacutured in those years - someone driving a 1964 Camaro wants a license plate made in 1964. And they can register their car with that vintage license plate and that vintage number (in most states at least). And some people use them for crafts. And some people use them to hang on the wall as decor!
@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter
6 жыл бұрын
Laura Cohn Great information Laura! Thank you so much for sharing all these pointers!
@CoolRestorations
4 жыл бұрын
Restored a 1942 last week giving it away today on my channel 😍 All you have to do is comment something you are grateful for in life
@hebneh
4 жыл бұрын
Older license plate frames can be extremely fragile. They're made of what's called pot metal, and they will break if you try to straighten them. Be warned.
@Emergancyintercom
4 жыл бұрын
The ones that don’t have the date, are for the front of the car
@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter
4 жыл бұрын
Ok
@henrys3629
3 жыл бұрын
It's tough to sell plates when vendors want $5-10. Never found plates at Estate/Garage sales except one that was free.
@antolinpangan755
3 жыл бұрын
I have about 11 plates,from 1956 to 1970,and I want to sell it
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