1965 "OIL FILTER ASSEMBLY LINE CORRECT" HOW TO .

[chris NOS]

First you need to buy the good " double ribbed" oil filter .



Then remove the gasket and tape to make sure nothing goes inside .



i used some chemichal paint remover to get it to metal .



Then sanding and primer .



Fresh black satin paint .


Some light coating of yellow paint on the stamp


and after few times , here you go :


Not perfect , but i think good for division 2 concours . I had hard time to stamp them right , i tried to roll the filter on the stamp blocked on a table , tried to have the filter fixed and stamping by hand , but either way it's complicated to have it straight or even the stamping in full shape , if somebody did it and got a better result please let me know how !
thank's to Charles for the stamps model.

[6S1568]

What a great job Chris! You are a talented craftsman indeed. They look awesome to me.

[silverton_ford]

Very nice!  Thank you for the post.

Where do you get the stamp?

[GT350Lad]

Look very nice, are you selling them? Well done

[Coralsnake]

You might try remounting the stamp on a rectangular pad as opposed to the round design. 

[pbf777]

Not perfect , but i think good for division 2 concours . I had hard time to stamp them right , i tried to roll the filter on the stamp blocked on a table , tried to have the filter fixed and stamping by hand , but either way it's complicated to have it straight or even the stamping in full shape , if somebody did it and got a better result please let me know how !

     If I may be so bold, just a quick thought, create a not to complicated fixture, of either wood or metal, that perhaps would consist of the threaded adapter for the filter to locate such firmly, and have a guide (flat) perpendicular to the filter's center line that could act as a back-stop to locate and maintain the hand stamp squarely as one rolls it across the filter exterior housing.  still requiring some learning for proper results, but perhaps easing some of the technique responsibilities?         

     Now, we could create a true "Rube-Goldberg" machine with motors & drive/turning rollers, holders and an ink roller but...................             

      Scott.   

[mygt350]

Get my hands on the stamp for just a few minutes.....

[J_Speegle]

You might try remounting the stamp on a rectangular pad as opposed to the round design.

Agreed a "squared" edge would help

Another option is to mount it on a board and roll the filter over the stamp. 

[EdwardGT350]

do it as a transfer or have a vinyl template created. apply vinyl and spray painted the letters.
talk to a vinyl sign shop.

[J_Speegle]

do it as a transfer or have a vinyl template created. apply vinyl and spray painted the letters.
talk to a vinyl sign shop.

If you do it that way it would likely turn out much better than originally applied and defeat the purpose  - restoration. That would be fine for those lookign to build a car with no overspray, orange peel and other details = "better" than originally done.

Just something to consider.

[Bobby Crumpley]

To my eye, the printing looks just a bit sloppy, which is just how it should be.  While trying to learn about screen printing on glass for a little project that I'm doing to replicate a Cobra radio, I came across a couple videos showing the process of printing on drinking glasses and bottles.  They made a simple jig that allowed the glass to rotate as the ink was applied and likely replicates the process of printing on any kind of cylindrical shape.  Might be worth the effort if you are going to make some more.  I think 'screen printing on glass' was the YouTube search phrase that i used.

[CharlesTurner]

Brant might know the supplier of the repro filters.  Wonder if anyone has approached them regarding making these?

[chris NOS]

You might try remounting the stamp on a rectangular pad as opposed to the round design.

Agreed a "squared" edge would help

Another option is to mount it on a board and roll the filter over the stamp.

definitly if i would order another stamp on internet i would go for squared , I tried to roll on it the filter but i got some shrinked version of the stamping ! i guess there's a way how to roll it to get it right , and then the weight of the filter that you need to hold a little and finally i gave up and and did it hand free ....
i m sure if somebody wants to spend enought time and maybe building a fixture to roll the filter straight and at the right speed it would get better result ...

[chris NOS]

What a great job Chris! You are a talented craftsman indeed. They look awesome to me.

thank you !

[Bigfoot]

Great results Chris .