To paint or not to paint inside fenders? Options

[rickyhgarcia]

What is correct inside the fenders?

Paint with the same color of the car?

I have seen so many 914´s with black material in the fenders.

Mine actually has the black material...however, I am considering removing the black material and repainting the wheel wells the color of the car...Light Ivory.

If painted...is there a material to spray over the paint to protect it against rock and/or debriss picked up by the tires?

[Eric_Shea]

Anyway, my car shouldn´t have the black fenders since it was a California car

Rust proofing was a dealer option in all states, or at least all dealers would offer such a feature. Companies like Ziebart were the craze back then. In fact, I think it's rare 'not' to see rustproofing sprayed in the wheel wells.

My CA tub has it as well. Saturn yellow showing through the flakes.

[914runnow]

Anyway, my car shouldn´t have the black fenders since it was a California car

Rust proofing was a dealer option in all states, or at least all dealers would offer such a feature. Companies like Ziebart were the craze back then. In fact, I think it's rare 'not' to see rustproofing sprayed in the wheel wells.

My CA tub has it as well. Saturn yellow showing through the flakes.

Hey Eric and All.....The 914's here in Gint Town (Colorado) are typically no undercoating...Which was usually a dealer desire for an extra sale..
Why it was not done here??????I have had 6 local cars myself and have seen another 5 or so the same way (no undercoating)....Most were undercoated before the dealer took possesion. Same as the A/C units, were done at the P.O.E. sites.....
Now as a local schooled judge..We really on a local scale could care less about undercoating on 912'-914's etc...till yah get to the 356's..All other models no biggie..IF you are going for a full concour..It just needs to be >clean<...
BUT it can be a tie breaker,if yours has it and the other car does not...
The factory had no intention ever to apply it...