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Paint is all original when it is all original, i.e., no paintwork has ever been done.
It's "mostly original" when some repairs have been done, but most of it is original.
Etc.
I used to be a big "all original" paint person. It was very important to me. It's of far less importance to me these days. Although I'd still be a little concerned about a 100% repainted car, on a 20+ year old car having a panel or two that have been properly repainted doesn't bother me in the least.
In fact, in many ways, I prefer if the car has had some paintwork done. I'm completely done with "collector" cars/garage paperweights, I drive all of my cars now, park them in grocery store parking lots, etc. 100% original paint is a little stressful to me, maybe it's not rational, but it is. Once a panel or two have been repainted, redoing those or some other paint work isn't a big deal.
That being said, I do think 100% original paint is neat, mainly because it's so unusual on any car that has been rolling around on this earth for 25+ years.
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