73 914 very original, wheel well paint question, Paint or not to paint Options

[ccamut]

Recently purchased, this is my 3rd 914, very well maintained, no undercoating, no rust, wheel wells were painted black, as I clean it, the paint is coming off, and the silver underneath is very tarnished. Planning to repaint with wurth high build underseal.

Is that a mistake? Not sure I can get the original/ non original black paint off.

Was the black from the factory?

Interested in your opinions.

Thanks,

Christopher

[ccamut]

Thank you for the welcome. Been a stalker on the site for a while but never posted.
Bought my first 914 from a junk yard in late 90's with my forgiving girlfriend, who is now my forgiving wife......sold it a few years later to George Hussey. He made a hotrod out of it, think it is still on his website, anyway bought a disassembled 914 from him that was restored but not put back together. Sold that one to a nice gentleman from the Midwest. Lots of p-cars later I found this one here in Denver.

Originally bought in Santa Barbara by a doctor in the military, brought to Colorado in the 80's. Motor refresh by Eisenbuds in the mid 90's, seems to have about 20K on the rebuild. Used high compression cylinders, and still has fuel injection. Frankly the best 914 I have driven.

Car is nearly original except for a repaint in original color, Id give it a 8.5 out of 10. About a dozen chips, etc. Remarkably zero rust, battery tray replaced, but everything else is rust free, I can't believe the underside is like it was from the factory.

I decided to repaint the wheel wells with high build undersell, could not get the previous paint off. All the hardware though is unpainted.

Thanks for the help. I appreciate the assistance on these forums.

Question.......The spoiler and rear underbumper valence need a touch up, plus they are a bit shiny. I am going to use the Wurth flat black trim paint.....is that the right finish?

Also looking for an original radio is anyone has one laying around.