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Luggage Rack
nifty:
a GOOD spraypainter should be able to get it pretty close...
has it been resprayed before? ( at a guess i would say it has after all of these years)
if so.... the main problem is if it wasa full respray, did they colour match to the original code?
just one extra drop is enough to change the colour of paint...
if its had a full respray, it may be lighter or darker than original...
which is a PITA to hide if you are doing a patch on something.
thats why even new cars with a new fender etc etc, normally get that whole side sprayed....
just a lighter shade is spottable from miles off....
have a good look around a carpark.... doesnt take much to find out whats had paintwork done...even a brand new car.
i have a pro painter mate.... top painter, and hes been known to respray brande new cars never registered before, but damaged in transit....
his record is 23 cars in one week...ALL NEW
nifty:
if your just spraying the lid, you might be able to get away with it...as there is nothing directly next to it for compasrison....
a door etc etc however looks terrible if the whole side isnt done.
on any car.
black is prob the best to hide a touch up, but even then... there is black...and there is BLACK...if ya get the drift
craigh:
Hi
The paint looks a few years old at most
So I think I will see how the luggage rack grows on me :-)
regards
Craig
nifty:
very nice mate... the luggage rack doesnt look out of place on them thats for sure...
heaps have them, and ive come to a point where i actually like them
my FAVE vette colour by the way.
:luv
silver1:
Easy job for a decent painter but may get pricey,the best way would be to paint[color] the top deck and then clear coat the whole rear section or to save a few $$$ corvettes have a nice sharp line on the quarter panels and the rear deck that you can back mask off,this would save a lot of stripping parts.
The hardest thing would be getting the holes filled so you don't get shrink back from the repairs further down the track.
I personally think it looks nice as is and as others said could be handy at times.
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