I have no idea how 3D printing works but I’d like to get yalls opinion about getting this recreated. This dealer plate was on a family members 87 jaguar vanden plas. It used to have white lettering/boarder and British racing green background. It’s very deteriorated and there is little chance of it being brought back.

If I could get this in the hands of a skilled 3D printer guy could it be recreated?

 

The printing is the easy part. You need it in the hands of someone skilled at CAD to draft up a 3d model.

Partly depends how exact you want it replicated. It would be a bit time consuming but not too hard to draw a file up pretty close if you had some good measurements and better pictures (taken way back zoomed in to minimize lens distortion). The images could be used to draw a vector image of the design which can be imported into Fusion 360, scaled, and extruded into a 3d model. For the printing, there are companies online that you can send a .STL file and for a fee they will print your part and ship it to you. For that piece you'd need a larger print bed than most home gamers have.

That said, looks like the piece you've got might be a good candidate for restoration. I'd consider taking it to someone that does paint work and just having it painted. A coat of British racing green, a brush or "stamp" application of white on the raised areas, and then some clear coat would go a long way and probably look better in the long run.

 

So this can be 3D printed but like Alex said, this is an idea candidate for restoration as it will probably be easier and way cooler. I assume its made of aluminum? You could take it to a powder coating place or a body shop and have them quote the job for you or if you are looking to do it yourself I would:
1) Strip off the old paint. This might be pretty time consuming so it might be worth asking a body shop or powder coating shop to sand blast it for you.
2) Spray it with a coat of British Racing Green.
3) Go over the raised portions with a sander to remove the green paint from the raised features
4) Using a sponge apply a white paint to the raised features
5) Seal it with a polyurethane (or similar).

 

I should have been a little more specific. I said it was very deteriorated and wouldn’t be great for a refurb because it’s made of plastic, it’s on the thicker side but its brittleness doesn’t come across in the pictures. I’d like to attempt to recreate before I attempt to refurb it and possible degrade/break it in the process.

 

I would recommend posting the job on Etsy or freelancer.com. That can be modeled in Cad in less tha an hour and you could either order it off etsy or send cut send or Xometry relatively cheaply. Get the contractor to give you an stl file and then any cnc or laser cutter or printer service can take it from there.

 

Thanks! That’s exactly what I was asking for.

 

The easiest way to do this is to scan it with a 3D scanner, then just print it. No need to spend hours trying to replicate it exactly.

 

That sounds like a good option. Anyone have a 3D scanner?

 

Put in a normal scanner with a good ruler, and You have it as a picture with dimension reference.

 

If you have a newer iPhone you may be able to do this pretty cost effectively. Just do some research:

https://3dprinterly.com/how-to-3d-sc...nting-6-steps/

https://www.inverse.com/input/guides...th-your-iphone

https://robots.net/tech/how-to-use-a...ne-3d-scanner/