What color for Wheel wells after color change
 

The PO changed colors on the car several years back and I like the blue. I don't understand why they did not paint the wheel wells. The painted everything else. What color should I paint, Black or Blue?
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black. it will stand up to dirt better than the blue will.

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I suggest blue. The factory painted the wheel wells the same color as the outside.

If it's a driver I agree with the above.

As you can see from the pics, I did a color change and my painter did a great job painting the wheel wells to match the Minerva Blue of the body. Now look at the last picture and tell me what color they are. :D

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Should have just left them dirty as hell and no one would know the difference ;)

-Michael

Just get a rattle can mixed in that color, pressure wash the wheel well so it's clean, mask off your struts and spray it to mostly cover the red. It'll be dirty in no time.

defintely black..

BLACK of corse:D

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Blue, then a light undercoating just like the factory.

You wonder why the PO did not paint the wheel wells when the color was changed? Money!
It takes at least 2 to 3 hours to scrub and clean each wheel well to get the dirt and grime out. The easiest wheel well to do is the left rear. The front rear has AC, windshield washer lines and fuel filler drain hose as well as the evaporator for the AC, the windshield resevoir, fuel emissions cannister. You have to take all the crap out to clean and paint. The right front has the oil lines and the right rear has the oil tank.

after cleaning the wells then you need to prime them and finish coat, then return everything. Figure its at least a $3,000 job or more if done right. I learned the hard way, bought a color changed car and redid my wheel wells and luggage compartment after removing the fuel tank.

Why not slop some POR15 over the clean paint and call it a day?

For best adhesion POR-15 should be applied to bare metal, although they do make a primer that can serve as a bridge between existing surfaces/paints and the POR-15 epoxy stuff.

FWIW your suggestion is most likely the way I'm going to go with my own car (black wheel wells) albeit with a topcoat to prevent any UV damage long-term (also black).

I don't know why, but whenever I see the same color in the wheel well, it reminds me of over-spray from a cheap paint job. Better not to attract attention to that area as much as possible.

Cheers,

Joe

If your wheel wells are in good condition and undercoat is good, then my vote is for body color blue; more a factory look I think.

PS: For sure put enough paint on so it doesn't look like overspray.

I'm not sure but I think the factory used black after the 76 models or so correct me if I'm wrong. my 74 wells are the same as the paint job. my 82 and 85 are black and do not appear to have ever been painted just a very hard black thin undercoat.

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I vote for black undercoating

Maybe they're all different from the factory, but my original paint iris blue carrera is body color over undercoat.

DD = Black
Concourse = Blue

With black, the occasional power wash and a couple squirts of protectorant looks great. If you paint it body color, you'll want to detail it back to that fresh new look. You could always just hit a few puddles to replace that road grime patina over the red.