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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!
That was my point...a zero mile, magically transported from the assembly line 911 would not score a 100 at a concours event...which kinda makes the whole idea laughable.
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