Thanks, never heard of it until now. My 88 cutlass classic has it. I had just assumed that a dealer or a previous owner did it......hard to imagine it left the factory that way.
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Its usually a good indication (not definitive though) that the car hasn't been repainted. 9 times out of 10 when any g body was re sprayed it was omitted. Probably due to extra cost.
True. I had it reapplied when I first did my 84 H/O. Then when the silver started to mottle in places and just wasn't right (poor workmanship done by the now defunct shop), I had another shop redo the silver. JUST THE SILVER, I said. Without even telling me, they did me a solid and repainted the whole car! They sanded/scraped off the rock guard and never put it back. I was not very happy. They didn't charge me for it, but nonetheless, that wasn't value-added service from my viewpoint.
So it seems like it’s definitely original. This car is a really clean 27k original car. I had some damage on the left side, but the rest is very good. If it were mine, theres no way I’d be stripping and painting the whole car.
My guess is they're going to flip, and, would rather represent 'complete high quality base clear' than 'left side accident damage repaired and blended with original paint'
No, this job is being done at a quality shop. Pretty much whole car is being blown apart and stripped to metal. Any damage is going to be repaired, and then it will be painted.
The paint on the car is in excellent shape, but has minor imperfections here and there.
my 87 ss had it from the rear of the front fenders all the way to rear fender. It came right off with the paint stripper I used. Saved the places where it was applied from the Detroit winter salt rocks!
So it was all original. Luckily the owner decided against putting it back on. I was supposed to spray the car last night after work. Unfortunately, I got tied up, so I’m on my way to do it this am.
If it was me, and the texture was objectionable, I would apply Standox's standohyde stone chip protection. Can build to desired thickness, and can be sanded smooth to remove texture, but still provides protection against chipping. Used it a lot on the front spoilers of some cars I used to be involved with, and virtually ended chipping problems, as compared to paint alone.
Of course, if it's going to continue to be wasted living in a garage, might not matter....but for cars that get driven, there's a purpose for it.
Of course, if it's going to continue to be wasted living in a garage, might not matter....but for cars that get driven, there's a purpose for it.
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