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Posted by: seareef228 Jun 18 2014, 12:00 AM

Hey guys my vin was painted over . How was it originally ? primer??

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Posted by: Tom_T Jun 18 2014, 10:52 AM

At the factory it was just masked out with tape when painted & left bare metal to stamp the VIN.

You can recreate that look by scoring the paint with an Xacto knife & straight edge along the faint flat area, then masking the outer area, & then using Q-tips & acetone to carefully bubble & peel the area to bare metal.

However, you'll want to immediately protect it with something like either clear Rustoleum, or else regularly give it a thin film swipe of WD40/3-in-1 Oil/etc.

Posted by: seareef228 Jun 19 2014, 11:08 AM

QUOTE(Tom_T @ Jun 18 2014, 09:52 AM)

At the factory it was just masked out with tape when painted & left bare metal to stamp the VIN.

You can recreate that look by scoring the paint with an Xacto knife & straight edge along the faint flat area, then masking the outer area, & then using Q-tips & acetone to carefully bubble & peel the area to bare metal.

However, you'll want to immediately protect it with something like either clear Rustoleum, or else regularly give it a thin film swipe of WD40/3-in-1 Oil/etc.

Thank You Tom just the answer I was looking for

Posted by: 1970 Neun vierzehn Jun 20 2014, 12:04 PM

here's an OEM finish.....

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Posted by: seareef228 Jun 20 2014, 10:17 PM

QUOTE(1970 Neun vierzehn @ Jun 20 2014, 11:04 AM)

here's an OEM finish.....

that's awesome
Thank you so much that really helps

Posted by: davep Jun 30 2014, 09:47 AM

I'm certain the factory used some kind of a clear coat to protect the area. On the 911 they generally used a brush with some black paint to protect it.

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