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Originally Posted by Hugh R
I judge the Los Angeles and Palos Verdes concours almost every year. I judge mostly British sports cars. The biggest thing I see is overrestoration. Highly polished aluminum that wasn't done that way at the factory, or painted engine compartment when it was undercoated. People forget it's a competition like any other contest/sport. There is a lot to be said for original, but not everything has to be original/mint condition. To each his own.
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"Overrestoring" is cheating, IMO.
Many of the finishes on older cars are hard to clean without changing the surface. For example, a 911 fan, fan shroud (on a 911 or 914), cad plated parts, etc. If you scrub these things with anything, you change and destroy the original appearance. Very hard to get it clean, AND original!
The cheap and easy way out - polish, paint and/or powdercoat the heck out of everything!