Yesterday afternoon, I started the striping job on the taillight section of my '59 Tbird. They are $25.00 per set which includes enough to do a pair of plates. They are available for the 1958, 1959 and the 1960-Please state which year you need when ordering. One thing I have noticed is that you can cover up a fair amount of imperfections in the chrome on these plates and really improve the looks of some "not so nice" plates. Otherwise the sizes are correct and it makes the job much easier than painting. The shapes will have to be trimmed if there is a partial space available on the plates. They are made from semi gloss black high performance vinyl and are all pre cut. These are just like the decals for the hubcaps that are advertised below. Tail Light plate paint decals for Squarebirds Price for a set to do all the emblems on one car is $15.00 plus postage. There is one that is a bit different than the other 4 as it is the end one and has longer tips on it. The ones for the '63 emblem are precut exactly to the shape to fit each area that was originally black. For the '58 emblem they are cut to the correct width and a bit extra long so you can wrap them around and paste them onto the back side on each end. ![]() These are pre cut pieces of semi gloss black vinyl that you paste into the areas that are supposed to be painted on these emblems. '58 Door Emblem Black Inserts - and also '63 Door emblem black inserts It does not show up well in this photo due to the glare but it does have the brushed aluminum look and it is coated with a clear finish on top of that to protect the brushed aluminum part of it. You need to clean the surface well, apply the vinyl overlay, carefully squeegying it down as you go to work out the air bubbles, then trim the edges with a razor knife. ![]() It does not have the texture like the original however it will give you a nice reconditioned look to those scratched up panels you now have. ![]() This material is as close to the original as is on the market. You can purchase just the pieces you want:īrushed Aluminum Vinyl for on the dash, console and the seat back inserts for the 64-66 bucket seats If you want to you can just sand down the old finish to smooth it out and then apply the new stuff over it and trim the edges right on the door panel but the job will not be the same.) I will not dis-illusion you-this project is time consuming, not a quick fix. It is easy to apply (however to do it right you will need to remove the alum panel from the door panel and strip off the old finish and this is the tedious part. It matches to a "T"! It even has the textured grain lines like the orig. Woodgrain Vinyl to restore the Walnut finish to the 63 thru 65 interior trim panels
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