Morris Minor Owners Club

I wanted to keep the old number plates for Sophie, somehow they look nicer than new one. The aluminium is probably 10 times thicker than modern pressed one.

I didn't take any photos before, but they were pretty corroded.

1) wet and dry paper to remove the corrosion.
2) cutting compound then T cut to restore the surface.
3)Solvo autosol (long loved by bikers) to get a shine.
4) masking tape over the numbers trimmed to outline with a scalpel.
5) finally sprayed with Hamerite black satin finish.

I'm very pleased with them they are not perfect and retain some of the patina of age.

Roger.

nice one - cheers Roger

RogerRust wrote:I didn't take any photos before

Didn't take any photo's after either by the looks

Alumini um? Corroded? Some new science at work here methinks!

grahamt7 wrote:Alumini um? Corroded? Some new science at work here methinks!

Not really, it gets a white "bloom" or crust of aluminium oxide under certain conditions

Alumini um? Corroded? Some new science at work here methinks!

it's certainly not a new science! take a look at my 38yr old land rover if you want proof

RogerRust,
You'll probably find that the aluminium surface will very quickly degrade - it might be worth trying to laquer them (but may not stick too well) or alternatively keep them well coated in wax polish!

My experience from motorcyle crankcases is Sovol Autosol then a smeer of WD40 and repeat the process once a month.