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Old 03-21-2017, 03:23 PM   #39
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Originally Posted by hawk02 View Post
You're right....the quality of paint on the shock towers has no effect on the car's ride. For those of us, however, that show our cars, the overall look of the engine bay is important. Not sure how many judges will appreciate imperfections in the casting, especially when other ZL1s don't have a paint issue on the shock towers. Guess I'll find out next month when show season starts.
Nah - I'm just messing around. I totally get it. Those smudges my kids leave on the windows don't slow me down one bit. But, it doesn't stop me from threatening to make them wear mittens over the whole summer! hahaha

But, think of this another way. Would it look better to have 100% perfect paint all over the car? Sure. But think of all those old muscle cars you see on TV. The ones that go for $500k and up. They always have something wrong with them. You'll hear the auction announcers say things like:

- Early cars from this particular model and year had a problem with their paint from the factory. It was cured later in the model/year, but you can see that this one still has the original orange peel on the lower rear fender. I see that the owner has kept this flaw, which should show when he sells it.

Or stuff like that. It may not be pretty. But, it's certainly unique.
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