My Georgia 1967 Tag

Finally finished my Vintage Tag Tonight. Total labor: about 12 man hours, $20.00 materials, A LOT OF PATIENCE!!!!!!
It is not perfect but it is a lot better than when I purchased it. It looks glossy but it is the flash of the camera. I used Matte clear coat.

THANKS DON HALL FOR HIS WORDS OF ADVICE DURING MY PROJECT.

I got some more advice on how to redo them last week. First you paint the letter color with a lacquer like the red on your tag. Then you paint the background color in enamel like the white. Then you use a polish on the letters to take the white paint off. Works real good and it is very easy to do.

Oh and by the way the tag looks awesome. How did you do it??

I stripped of all the old paint with a paint thinner.
Painted the tag with a flat white Rustoleum paint
Real carefully I painted each letter with a real small brush, looking at a picture of the old tag
For the letters I used some paint for ceramic sculptures
I gave the letter like 4 coats and I went bak with the white to get rid of excess or imperfections.
Then painted it with the Matte Clear Coat

I did 2 letters per night. I tried to use masking tape but it ended up taking the paint of after removal.

I found a guy in NC that charges $100 per tag.
So I decided to do mine. It feels good after doing something like this.

Well it turned out awesome!

Looks great man. Good Job!

Its a Beaut!

Nice job!

Pete

Excellent job on the tag it looks really good.

i'm trying to figure out what the AT stands for, i just picked up a 59 that has a AP in the same spot, on top of each other, i read some where that the first number was for county or region, but im puzzled on the AP, maybe its just fore more variations.

59 Euro Rag wrote:i'm trying to figure out what the AT stands for, i just picked up a 59 that has a AP in the same spot, on top of each other, i read some where that the first number was for county or region, but im puzzled on the AP, maybe its just fore more variations.

From what I gather the beginning number 1 on his plate is "Fulton" county and the letters are weight and type codes. AT, The A standing for vehicles between 4001 and 6000 pounds and the T for truck. In your case it would be A standing for vehicles between 4001 and 6000 pounds and P for passenger vehicle.

Scott

sorry for hijacking the thread, but thats very interesting! I talked to a buddy today and he said he would trade me another 59 tag for mine its reads 13-#### so it doesnt have any letters im assuming this tag would be for a normal wieght class car? or below 4000lbs? how do you know what county the first number represents, i found a set of codes for later tags but i would like to know what county my new tag is from.

http://www.15q.net/gaco.html