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Re: BGT wheel well paint, black or body?

To: Lonn Howard <hoops@owt.com>
Subject: Re: BGT wheel well paint, black or body?
From: Skye Poier <skye@ffwd.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 19:24:33 -0700
Word on the street is that Lonn Howard said:
> My 70 BGT has cruddy black paint in the wells.  Before it comes off the
> stands I want to make it right.  Should they be painted black or body
> color?  Another lister that lives just down the street suggested
> Rustoleum color-matched to the body and I'm leaning that way.  It looks
> good on his B.  So what is the consensus?

I believe body colour is how it came out of the factory, but no doubt
dealers were keen on offering an undercoat for a few extra dollars; as
with many other modifications its a matter of what you think is 
"original": Abingdon or car lot.

I would go with the Rustoleum/Corroless/POR-15 treatment.

Skye

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