Last time I drilled a hole in a car number plate for a mounting screw the drill caught on the plastic and put a crack in the plate.
How do I make sure that I don't make the same mistake?
Drilling holes in a car number plate.
Sep 12, 2013
6 Replies
Light pressure on the drill. If you go through from the back, it's less likely to tear the backing from the plate.
Or use the sticky pads.
Place the number plate on a scrap block of wood and drill through the plastic into the wood.
Light pressure, sharp drill.
Slow speed sharp drill and take it gently. Start with a small drill and work up.
Read and act on this
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I fit quite a lot of plates (due to towing_ ... just drill a clearance hole for screw ... sharp drill with wood support underneath. Drill's easy enough.
Block of wood against the plate, drill through the plate into the wood.
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