I polished liscense plates. Should I be worried?

**Farmall-luvr** · 09-20-2018, 08:45 PM

even with waxing these Michigan plates start corroding flaking after a couple of years,,after 5 years(I think) they makes buy new ones.

I have seen them flaked so bad they are just the metal and you cannot read the #s,

**Accumulator** · 09-21-2018, 12:07 PM

Originally Posted by gordonjuan

As one of the LEO`s on this forum, I appreciate everyone`s effort in keeping their license plates readable...

Oh man, I bet! And for a few reasons, not just "tough to fill out the ticket". When I see illegible plates I wonder whether it`s deliberate, and what the motivation might be.

**Desertnate** · 09-24-2018, 01:11 PM

Originally Posted by Accumulator

Oh man, I bet! And for a few reasons, not just "tough to fill out the ticket". When I see illegible plates I wonder whether it`s deliberate, and what the motivation might be.

Worse yet is the rust bucket with no plates at all. At that point I don`t even think about motivation. All I can think of is, "uninsured, unsafe vehicle on the road...avoid at all costs."

**Accumulator** · 09-24-2018, 02:05 PM

Originally Posted by Desertnate

Worse yet is the rust bucket with no plates at all..

Heh heh, oh yeah...if I don`t see a *rear* plate I`ll stay far away!

**DBAILEY** · 09-25-2018, 09:43 AM

I usually rub some KAIO on the license plate or the AIO I`m using on the car paint.

**Accumulator** · 09-25-2018, 12:48 PM

Originally Posted by DBAILEY

I usually rub some KAIO on the license plate or the AIO I`m using on the car paint.

Prior to layering on the KSG, right?

Sorry, couldn`t resist, especially as I generally do use the Klasse Twins on my plates.

The back sides of Ohio plates have a really cheap galvanizing, takes a lot of good stuff to keep it from corroding if used during winter. Or at least our plates *used* to be like that, I haven`t gotten a new one since forever...

**DBAILEY** · 09-25-2018, 01:49 PM

I haven`t had any KSG for quite a while. Klasse was the product that got me into this whole detailing world about 18 years ago. I still think KAIO is a great cleaner. I`ll usually wipe some RELOAD or something sprayable on top for a little additional protection.

**Accumulator** · 09-25-2018, 02:07 PM

DBAILEY- Yeah, I agree, the KAIO *is* a great paint cleaner! I just seem to need a lot more protection, hence my teasin` about topping it

**Nizmo** · 09-26-2018, 10:59 AM

Polishing license plates, now that`s something!

I kind of like my approach, while not exactly legal I run license plate covers. I really only have to wipe the inside after winter.

Atleast in PA tags seem to have a a decent resistance to corrosion. Don`t think I`ve ever seen any that are corroded or chipped off. While you might think buildup would accumulate on the inside, it actually does not.

*Disclaimer*

I have gotten pulled over in Maryland twice for this, but not in Pa oddly...

**Accumulator** · 09-26-2018, 01:44 PM

Nizmo- Ah, yeah...I went with covers for a *long* time, then abruptly decided I no longer want them for some reason...just like seeing the bare plates. Kinda weird actually if I do say so myself; I`ve become kinda opinionated about it even

Maybe I got tired of seeing other people`s imperfectly maintained ones. And I did get tired of polishing/replacing them whenever they got marred or otherwise messed up.

Interesting that you don`t have to take yours off/apart to clean them. Other than some over-engineered ones that were basically hermetically sealed, all of mine got some [stuff] in there.