Dash Plaque Protection

[TOMMY GUN]

Originally Posted by joe g

seems like people accept it when they're treated like poop, so why not take it to the extreme.

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[Money]

[Carnut]

[TOMMY GUN]

If you spray clear on the plaque, then when the sig fades you won't be able to touch it up with a sharpie?

I don't get it.

[Joe G]

Won't that stop the signature from fading???

Am I missing something?

Do you know something I don't (rhetorical!)?

[TOMMY GUN]

Originally Posted by Joe G

Won't that stop the signature from fading???

Am I missing something?

Do you know something I don't (rhetorical!)?

Paint fades through clearcoat, why wouldn't a Sharpie?



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[Joe G]

Thought this was UV filtering, meaning paint wouldn't fade.

[TOMMY GUN]

Originally Posted by Joe G

Thought this was UV filtering, meaning paint wouldn't fade.

Show me what it looks like in 6-7 years.

[Joe G]

That's what I'm afraid of. Both options scare me.

Use it and it potentially still fades or turns yellow.

Don't use it and it potentially fades or something gets on it (cleaner) and it runs.

I'm confused.

[TOMMY GUN]

Originally Posted by Joe G

That's what I'm afraid of. Both options scare me.

Use it and it potentially still fades or turns yellow.

Don't use it and it potentially fades or something gets on it (cleaner) and it runs.

I'm confused.

For mine I put some Protectall (or leather conditioner w/ uv protectorant in it) on a rag and lightly wipe it every now and then when I do the dash.

If it needs a touch up in 10 years I'll just get me a sharpie.

[Birdman]

Originally Posted by TOMMY GUN

For mine I put some Protectall (or leather conditioner w/ uv protectorant in it) on a rag and lightly wipe it every now and then when I do the dash.

If it needs a touch up in 10 years I'll just get me a sharpie.

If mine fades in 10 years I'll just do the same then re clear it again.

[VaporDude]

Originally Posted by TOMMY GUN

For mine I put some Protectall (or leather conditioner w/ uv protectorant in it) on a rag and lightly wipe it every now and then when I do the dash.

If it needs a touch up in 10 years I'll just get me a sharpie.

Then it won't be an original signature and there goes all the value. Either way, the only thing I see that can be done is:

1. Get some plastic coating that reduces UV and put over it.
2. Spray some clear stuff over it to help protect the signature as well as reduce UV.
3. Have Carroll sign it in paint.

I don't understand why they purchase some paint pens for his signature instead of something that has a potential of running and fading. It's just like signing a check with a pen that turns invisible after several hours.

[Joe G]

Originally Posted by VaporDude

I don't understand why they purchase some paint pens for his signature instead of something that has a potential of running and fading. It's just like signing a check with a pen that turns invisible after several hours.

I'm sure they'd find a way to charge more for that too.

[VaporDude]

I would pay an extra $5-10 for one done in a paint pen as long I get the pen.

[Johnny Dangerously]

Originally Posted by VaporDude

I would pay an extra $5-10 for one done in a paint pen as long I get the pen.

Just send it with the part to be signed.

[Johnny Lupara]

he'll be dead and forgotten in 10 years when and if it fades; or is it that we will be dead and forgotten???? :Bigguy:


..anyway in 10 years just resign it and no one will ever know the difference.

I am betting that mine will be ok since it is uv protected and under roof most of the time.

[Johnny Dangerously]

Originally Posted by Johnny Lupara

he'll be dead and forgotten in 10 years when and if it fades; or is it that we will be dead and forgotten???? :Bigguy:


..anyway in 10 years just resign it and no one will ever know the difference.

I am betting that mine will be ok since it is uv protected and under roof most of the time.

Do you park it in a bubble like Creamsicle boy?


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[Johnny Lupara]

Originally Posted by Johnny Dangerously

Do you park it in a bubble like Creamsicle boy?


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..the only good bubbles are the ones in the playboy bunnys' bubble bath; the coed one of course...

[6-Speed]

I applied Krylon 1309 Clear Matte on my dash plaque. It is available from craft stores like Michael's and JoAnn's.

[GRABBER]

I was one of the first ones to get a Dash Plaque and I put it on as soon as it arrived. Then all the talk about sealer took place. Several members applied sealer and the ink on Carroll's signature smeared. I was glad that I did not try that. Then over the next few months several members found that Krylon 1309 UV-Resistant Matte finish was working very well on the plaques if they applied it in 10 very light coats.

Well, I bought a can of the stuff last winter, and have been to scared to try it until today.

This is what my plaque looked like before I started.



I taped off the the Dash Plaque with blue painters tape.


I then took a big piece of light clear plastic and tucked it in, on top of the visors and flded the visors up to hold the plastic. I punched a couple holes in the plastic so I could pin the plastic to the windshield in a couple places. I folded it out over the seats and consol. I then cut a hole in the plastic around the Dash Plaque and taped the plastic edges down to the blue tape to seal the perimeter.





I then shook my can of Krylon 1309 UV-Resistant Matte finish sealer for 2 minutes after I let the can set in the sun for 10 minutes to warm up. The temp in my shop was 87.



I sprayed 10 coats on the Dash Plaque and let each coat dry 5 minutes inbetween each coat. The first 3 coats were real light. Here is how it turned out.










I have a video that consists of 10 clips spliced together of the spraying of each coat so you will know how to apply the sealer with out making the signature smear or run. The video is 3 minutes and 24 seconds long.