Bill--
The Task Force trucks have two plates...the small one is a stainless
steel plate that has the VIN stamped into it, and is spot welded to the
door jamb or windshield pillar...the big one is a silkscreened blue on
aluminum plate that has the engine and GVW data screened, and the paint
and trim codes are stamped into it, and is riveted onto the jamb
(between the hinges).
The small VIN tag can be cleaned with aircraft remover, if you want, but
the big one is hard to fix if it's ever been messed up. You can
probably use laquer thinner or stripper to remove the thepaint, but the
original printing will probably go away as well. I got lucky on my 3
trucks...they all have unmolested tags, and I've taken care to mask
them whenever doing any stripping or painting in the area. Don't put
masking tape on the blue paint on the big tag...it will pull it off.
Use masking paper, with a small bit of tape around the edges where it's
bare metal.
Jim
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Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 17:33:36 -0400
From: Bill Bailey <billb@gamewood.net>
Subject: [oletrucks] More on the ID plates
My truck has two plates mounted in the door sill, there is one at the
top which has the VIN number embossed into it, there is an additional
plate down low in the door sill which is about 3x4" (from memory). It
has been painted over, my question is what is supposed to be on that
plate. I tried the lacquer thinner on it and the paint wouldn't come
off. Any other ideas on how to remove the paint so I can see the
information?
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Bill Bailey
57 Chevrolet 3100
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