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Old 05-12-2008, 08:12 AM
RVonse RVonse is offline
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Default Re: Does anyone know what kind of plate this is?

CarWiz thanks for your help.

I have no idea what kind of base metal it is other than the fact it appears white/grey in color and that it is definately die casted. I am thinking it is zinc die casted but I really do not know for sure. Do you have any suggestion on how I might be able to tell for sure?

Is plating brass or bronze with antiqueing highlights something I might be able to accomplish? Any suggestions on how I can come up with that process? These plates have not been manufactured since 1976 and are getting very rare to find. Like I said before, most of them I have are starting to get blackened and polish doesnt seem to bring it back.
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Last edited by RVonse; 05-12-2008 at 08:16 AM. Reason: Here is what the backside of the plate looks like
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