During a full restoration, I know some would like to keep them. I'm sure the best/worst way would be to mask them off, but I'm probably going to be going with a color change and masking comes with a whole laundry list of PITA situations with less-than-ideal results.
I'm actually thinking of taking some nice high res shots of them, cleaning/proportioning them up in Photoshop and having new stickers made up to replace the factory stickers. Also the stickers already shows some age is meh...
For legal reasons I would make every effort to preserve the one with the VIN.
The other with tire pressure etc IIRC is available, at least for T1s.
Addendum to Newtons first law:
zero vehicles on jackstands, square gets a fresh 090 and 1911, cabby gets a blower.
EZ3.6 Vanagon after that.(mounted, needs everything finished) then Creamsicle.
I mocked up a new decal in Photoshop. I figure I could laser print it on a transparency, back paint the letters silverish and leave the dot matrix clear. After I shoot the base on the car, I can attached the transparency to the door and clear over the whole thing. The clear matrix should give the illusion of it being punched.
Piledriver wrote:For legal reasons I would make every effort to preserve the one with the VIN.
The other with tire pressure etc IIRC is available, at least for T1s.
This.
I'm not sure what the point of a full restoration is if the colour will be changed. That is usually a penalty in a judged class. In a judged class the reproduction sticker won't fool anyone for long. I don't get it.
Yes, I plan on showing it, but like my other cars, I couldn't give a crap what a judge thinks. I show for my own enjoyment and the camaraderie of friends. Also, I do local shows, nothing overly serious or hoity-toity.
To be honest, I primarily want to keep the sticker due to it's date. This car was left to me by my grandfather and that date has special meaning to me.
BAJA-IT wrote:Looks like you are missing the 0 on the end of the #1432.
The original pic shows #14320.
Just thought I would point that out in case it matters.
mmmmmhmm... Com'on, I don't want to give away all my pretty numbers on the interwebz.
Bonemaro wrote:Yes, I plan on showing it, but like my other cars, I couldn't give a crap what a judge thinks. I show for my own enjoyment and the camaraderie of friends. Also, I do local shows, nothing overly serious or hoity-toity.
To be honest, I primarily want to keep the sticker due to it's date. This car was left to me by my grandfather and that date has special meaning to me.
That is an excellent reason. I just couldn't see why you would reproduce a perfectly good OEM sticker. If anyone notices it you have a great back story. Makes perfect sense now.
mmmmmhmm... Com'on, I don't want to give away all my pretty numbers on the interwebz.
