plate detailing???

[bisolvon]

mga ser how are you? hinde ko sure kung dito sa category nato under yung concern ko kasi its kind of odd, but the thing here is yung plaka ko sa harap medyo bulok na sa tagal. both the paint and the numbers are already hard to read and faded.
may alam ba kau na pede ipapintura or ipaayos yung plaka? or self service tools and tips to bring it back like new again? TIA.

[CruzeLSMT]

mga ser how are you? hinde ko sure kung dito sa category nato under yung concern ko kasi its kind of odd, but the thing here is yung plaka ko sa harap medyo bulok na sa tagal. both the paint and the numbers are already hard to read and faded.
may alam ba kau na pede ipapintura or ipaayos yung plaka? or self service tools and tips to bring it back like new again? TIA.

I had the same problem before. Here is what i did:

1. Remove all stickers from the plate numbers for both front and rear plates.
2. Sand out the plates.
3. If ever there are some dents on the plates, try to repair it. For the letters and numbers, get a piece of wood which is a little bit thinner than the characters. Use it to hammer down the sides of the characters to improve the lines.
4. Clean the plates.
5. Spray white paint on the plates (any white spray paint can will do). Be patient with the paint. It will take around 3 coats.
6. Spray clear coat paint the plates. Around 2 coats will do.
7. For the characters, go to those laser cut sticker stalls which you can find at the malls. They have a template for the license plate numbers' size and style. Then just stick them to your newly painted plates. Make sure the paint is already dry.

[jubs00]

I had the same problem before. Here is what i did:

1. Remove all stickers from the plate numbers for both front and rear plates.
2. Sand out the plates.
3. If ever there are some dents on the plates, try to repair it. For the letters and numbers, get a piece of wood which is a little bit thinner than the characters. Use it to hammer down the sides of the characters to improve the lines.
4. Clean the plates.
5. Spray white paint on the plates (any white spray paint can will do). Be patient with the paint. It will take around 3 coats.
6. Spray clear coat paint the plates. Around 2 coats will do.
7. For the characters, go to those laser cut sticker stalls which you can find at the malls. They have a template for the license plate numbers' size and style. Then just stick them to your newly painted plates. Make sure the paint is already dry.

Di kaya considered as tampered plate to sir? Another way is to go na lang to nearest LTO office and apply for a replacement plate.

[jmpet626]

Read somewhere na considered plate tampering pag pininturahan mo ulit yung plates. Better na mag order na lang ulet ng replacement plates sa LTO. Yung shop dati na nag rerstore ng plates pinasara.

[_Qwerty_]

dapat don sa may mga bagong sasakyan.. bili kayo nang clear plate holder.. yung deflector.. ganon lang ginawa ko.. 3 yrs na parang bago pa din plates ko..

[benchman]

yeps, kahit yung orig na plate ang ni-repair/detailed mo with cruzeLSMT's way... tampered ang kalalabasan neto pag LTO(flying squad) ang natyempuhan mo sa kalye,ang laking abala nyan though sa mga pulis/mmda deadma lang yan pwera na kung may alert sila at operation na tsamba na ka-make/model mo yung target.

apply for a replacement? hmmm.... ewan ko lang kung gaano sila kabilis mag-process/mag-release ng plaka pag ganon, yun ngang brandnew inaabot ng syam-syam sa kaiintay ngayon ng plaka e.... may pinagbago na ba?

[jmpet626]

yeps, kahit yung orig na plate ang ni-repair/detailed mo with cruzeLSMT's way... tampered ang kalalabasan neto pag LTO(flying squad) ang natyempuhan mo sa kalye,ang laking abala nyan though sa mga pulis/mmda deadma lang yan pwera na kung may alert sila at operation na tsamba na ka-make/model mo yung target.

apply for a replacement? hmmm.... ewan ko lang kung gaano sila kabilis mag-process/mag-release ng plaka pag ganon, yun ngang brandnew inaabot ng syam-syam sa kaiintay ngayon ng plaka e.... may pinagbago na ba?

Nawala yung isang plaka namin nag pa recopy kami sa LTO 4 months na wala pa.

[Starex_Gold]

Deflector gamit namin..

Hindi naluluma yung plates.

[CruzeLSMT]

hahaha! i wasn't aware of that. sobrang swerte ko lang pala. since 2002 nung inayos ko plates ng 97 civic ko up to now di pa rin ako nasisita. kelangan ko na din pala kumuha ng replacement plates.

[mazingerZ]

Just request for a replacement from the LTO, it would cost at least P200 pesos lang naman. Mga 6 months turn around time.

[bisolvon]

I see. Thanks po sa lahat ng inputs nyo. For sir "CruzeLSMT", I appreciate the advice, but it got me thinking of the "tampering" issue. Siguro nga I would consider a replacement na lang. 200 lang pala. 'ts my first time kasi kung sakale e. hehe..
Do I have to bring my car for applying for replacements pala or pede kahit dalen ko na lang yung plate mismo? hassle kasi yung parking dito sa LTO samen e.

[renzo_d10]

Yung replacement plates ba, rizal plates na ... ?