New plate

"My bird IS the word" (mybirdistheword) 11/16/2019 at 14:57 • Filed to: None

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PENNDOT finally sent me a new plate. I thought a month of waiting meant they were sending me the same number. Turns out, no. So that means I can share the carnage!

Plan is, use aircraft stripper on the paint and remove the aluminum corrosion. Use as a decoration.

Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! > My bird IS the word 11/16/2019 at 15:06

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Wow! Did they have a bad batch of plates? I have never seen one that bad.

XJDano > My bird IS the word 11/16/2019 at 15:31

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I just got my new plates for MO. The old ones are getting like that. I get to keep my old plates as well. 

My bird IS the word > Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! 11/16/2019 at 15:43

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Not as far as I am aware. My dad gave the ol' dont make em like they used to. Had to get a cop to sign off as my dealership didnt have the right forms.

jimz > Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! 11/16/2019 at 16:27

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I think metal plates from most states will do this eventually. Instead of painted steel like in the old days, these are a film applied over the aluminum. When they’re put on the car the steel screws will scrape the film and touch the aluminum. Then, water and salt get in there and let dissimilar metals do their thing. After a while the spread of powdery white aluminum oxides will cause the film to lose its grip and peel off.

MM54 > My bird IS the word 11/16/2019 at 19:12

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I saw the thumbnail and was confused, JL_ is pretty old in PA, they were on JD in late 2013 (I still have the plates from the crown vic I bought when I lived in Erie)

Boxer_4 > My bird IS the word 11/16/2019 at 19:25

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I don’t believe I’ve see one of this vintage this bad before. Usually it’s the early tri-color plates that look like this. 

My bird IS the word > Boxer_4 11/16/2019 at 19:58

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Ive seen a bunch peeling plates around where I live. This one had been peeling for a few years before it looked like the pic up top, with the bottom pic being after i went to town on it.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > jimz 11/16/2019 at 20:06

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I think we still paint our plates in VT. They don’t peel, they just fade really bad.

Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! > jimz 11/16/2019 at 22:54

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I have never had that issue in Minnesota. Interesting.