Restoring License Plate Numbers/Letters?

[140BPM]

I have a black license plate with white lettering here in PA. I thought it was in decent condition until I purchased a new car - when they stuck the cheap dealership frame around it (with white lettering also) I quickly realized how weathered the lettering on my plate had become. The reflective white coating on the lettering has faded and has dulled and yellowed over the years.

Is there a product/method anyone can recommend to brighten up the lettering without ruining it?

[b0b]

I always use APC and toothbrush...

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[jamesboyy]

Clean it up with all purpose clean as best as you can then just apply a sealant on your plates

[140BPM]

I've tried a few brands of APC with no luck. It's not that it's dirty... the reflective paint on the lettering has faded to a yellowish hue. Looking for something to "bleach" them back without removing the paint coating...

[Belair]

The way it is now it would be harder for the photo speed cameras to get a clear picture. Silver lining in every cloud.

[Just02896]

If the weathered plates bother you, you could just pay the registry to issue you new plates.

[jamesboyy]

I understand now only thing that comes to mines is use a little compound and polish by hand after lightly claying the surface

[140BPM]

I can't get it reissued. Pennsylvania doesn't offer the black "DARE" plates anymore. This is the root cause of my frustration.. I just can't bring myself to put a blue/yellow/white plate on my new magnetic black 370Z! Been holding onto this plate for well over 10 years now :)

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[topKek]

I can't get it reissued. Pennsylvania doesn't offer the black "DARE" plates anymore. This is the root cause of my frustration.. I just can't bring myself to put a blue/yellow/white plate on my new magnetic black 370Z! Been holding onto this plate for well over 10 years now :)

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There are no other custom plates that are similar?

I kind of want the Georgia Aquarium one because of the penguin.

The other new plates here aren't bad either, I like the flat numbers instead of the raised ones.

[WAXOFF]

PA doesn't issue any D.A.R.E. plates anymore even in blue yellow and white. I'm sure if you search online that someone makes a reflective spray paint that you could tape off the letters and brighten them up. I just got a new vanity plate just before the price went up to 76.00. I got mine for 20.00.

[HateSwirls]

If the weathered plates bother you, you could just pay the registry to issue you new plates.

Good advice:dblthumb2:

[FUNX650]

Just a heads-up;
Check your state laws first. Restoring or making any change to a license plate is illegal in almost every scenario.

If they need "restoration", you need to be replacing them instead. That is how the "law" wants it.

Bob