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[sweetser]

just finished it.. got it all flat but theres one or two bubbles in it i may get a pin to prod them with to see if theyll come out.. will get a pic up shortly

how did you do it?? because mine didnt want to go on all flat and when i tried the hair dryer it all just stretched

[baker_boy]

And heres the money shot.. its a *rubbish* photo but thats all i could get tonight, but you get the idea

[sweetser]

just finished it.. got it all flat but theres one or two bubbles in it i may get a pin to prod them with to see if theyll come out.. will get a pic up shortly

how did you do it?? because mine didnt want to go on all flat and when i tried the hair dryer it all just stretched

[baker_boy]

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haha sorry mate, erm i basically just sprayed the surface with a bit of lightly soapy water and then just used a wet sponge to just smooth out the creases.. we did get a couple but managed to smooth them off but u can see the mark slightly but hey itll be off the road in a couple of weeks.. that ok tho? you gonna do it agen?

[MiniMonty]

Mine came and I did everything right to get it on flat.
And it went on rubbish.
Bubbles here and creases there - after three or four attempts at starting in the middle and
working out, at one end, at the top - I gave up because the sticker itself was mullered.

I was about to throw it in the bin when I had inspiration :]
Scanned it into photoshop and printed it onto a bit of A4 card.
Cut the letters out to leave a stencil then realised that the cut out letters were a better stencil.

Masked out a square on the (black) bonnet, put the letters on with thinned out prit stick and sprayed
with white paint. Peel off letters to leave a crisp, painted number plate now in place. Well retro...
Will have pic when daylight returns.

Best wishes
Monty

[sweetser]

haha sorry mate, erm i basically just sprayed the surface with a bit of lightly soapy water and then just used a wet sponge to just smooth out the creases.. we did get a couple but managed to smooth them off but u can see the mark slightly but hey itll be off the road in a couple of weeks.. that ok tho? you gonna do it agen?

haha cheers mate, yeah ill be doing it again but ill be using a normal shaped number plate, and ill use you little bit of soapy water idea lol

[MiniMonty]

OK - I'm so pleased with the results of this that I couldn't wait - crappy night time flash pic for y'all:
I totaly recommend this as a method - don't know what the font is but must be easy to find out
from DVLA or a bit of trial and error. Looks like a 'factory fit'.

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[sweetser]

that looks nice mate, i would try that way but my bonnet is red lol

[baker_boy]

square stick on number plates ftw!!

Edited by baker_boy, 04 August 2008 - 09:55 PM.

[MiniMonty]

Sweetser:
Mask a square - spray it black.
Leave until touch dry (ten minutes)
Cut out the numbers - stick on with dilute prit stick and spray white.
Leave ten minutes and peel. (with tweezers).
Allow paint to dry then wipe the glue off with white spirit.
Painted number plate in an hour.
Sorted.

If I did it again I'd use and old English white or cream as a backing colour though.
Very retro...

Best wishes
Monty

[baker_boy]

nice idea minimonty, but what happens if the 5 o (police) tell you to take it off and put on a normal one??

"oh hang on officer ill just get the spray can out of the boot"



looks good, but everything looks good in the dark

[MiniMonty]

by the way...
the DVLA font (typeface) is called "Charles Wright 2001".

Check the DVLA site for the law about spacing etc but don't waste too much time on it because
having it as a sticker, or painted on the bonnet will earn you 3 points and a possible £1000 fine
so I don't suppose having the right font will make that much difference...

Best wishes
Monty

[MiniMonty]

Just to be geeky...

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[Dan]

I'm seriously considering closing this topic. I understand that you all want to know how each other has done this but you must realise that your cars are going to be very very much illegal like this and you are going to get into a fair bit of trouble if you get caught. Especially those with painted on plates because that is reserved for a very specific group of vehicles legally speaking (if it didn't leave the factory with a painted on plate it cannot have one). Personally I don't care what you make your car look like but this site does not give out bad, dangerous or illegal advice where it is possible for us to prevent it. We want this site to be around for a long time and not to get closed down as has happened to other forums in the past for things like giving advice on how to break the law or copyright theft. I'm going to leave it open for now and keep an eye on it but I will say again that if your car is of an age to require a modern plate and does not display a properly formatted, properly made, correctly installed, solid reflex-reflective plastic number plate it is breaking the law. There are severe punishments for this if you get caught repeatedly without a correct plate. Don't come complaining to this site and whinging about being given bad advice when the DVLA withdraw your registration. If you choose to do it then you live with it.

[mike49]