There’s not much going on in the way of news, but we don’t like to let this part of the site stagnate for too many months.
We’re moving into “wave two” of the COVID pandemic in our section of Ontario. The first wave presented its challenges. The biggest issue for Ontplates was the temporary closure of the Rustoleum factory that makes the specific primer that we use for our restorations. We did run out of primer in August, and we had to wait about a month until we could acquire more, so there was a dropoff in the number of new products that we could post for sale in August-September. Even now, we haven’t posted many new products in a while, but that’s because we’ve been busy spraying primer and topcoats of paint. We hope to maintain a more regular “new arrival” parade through the fall and winter.
We were able to maintain a regular shipping schedule through the first wave of the pandemic, although there was a postal backlog in the spring. We expect that our mode of shipping will continue the status quo. Our costs have risen slightly, but we are choosing to absorb them for now.
As always, we are receptive to acquiring raw stock suitable for restoration. If you have rusty-but-intact pairs of Ontario plates up to 1969, feel free to contact us.
Thanks for visiting, and here’s hoping for a few more nice weeks of classic car cruising season!