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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Motorcity Mustang" data-source="post: 358575" data-attributes="member: 83"><p>We actually made a mistake when we painted this one. I looked at the underside of all my 71 Mustangs and 3 of them had red oxide, 2 of them had a darkish gray/black metallic, and 1 has a goldish color underneath (above the gas tanks). We went ahead and painted this one underneath the darkish gray/black metallic thinking they just painted the underneath whatever color they had mixed from the plant (not thinking that was the primer for the whole car). I thought at the time, they all had red oxide primer over the entire car, then they painted the underside whatever paint they had mixed laying around. Thus the red oxide on the inside and dark gray blackish underneath - oops. I spent too much time making sure the overspray on the inside and under fenders with the red oxide was correct, but didn't want to repaint underneath since the Grabber Lime was already done. This was the first 71-73 Mustang I am restoring, have only done 65-70 Mustangs/Shelby's prior, and they were all red oxide. Good thing I am driving this one!!</p></blockquote><p></p>

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