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CORVETTE ROUGH & POLISHED PAINT LAYER EXAMPLE GENUINE SAMPLE RARE FORDITE RP20
CORVETTE ROUGH & POLISHED PAINT LAYER EXAMPLE GENUINE SAMPLE RARE FORDITE RP20
CORVETTE ROUGH & POLISHED PAINT LAYER EXAMPLE GENUINE SAMPLE RARE FORDITE RP20
CORVETTE ROUGH & POLISHED PAINT LAYER EXAMPLE GENUINE SAMPLE RARE FORDITE RP20
CORVETTE ROUGH & POLISHED PAINT LAYER EXAMPLE GENUINE SAMPLE RARE FORDITE RP20
CORVETTE ROUGH & POLISHED PAINT LAYER EXAMPLE GENUINE SAMPLE RARE FORDITE RP20
CORVETTE ROUGH & POLISHED PAINT LAYER EXAMPLE GENUINE SAMPLE RARE FORDITE RP20
CORVETTE ROUGH & POLISHED PAINT LAYER EXAMPLE GENUINE SAMPLE RARE FORDITE RP20
CORVETTE ROUGH & POLISHED PAINT LAYER EXAMPLE GENUINE SAMPLE RARE FORDITE RP20
CORVETTE ROUGH & POLISHED PAINT LAYER EXAMPLE GENUINE SAMPLE RARE FORDITE RP20

CORVETTE ROUGH & POLISHED PAINT LAYER EXAMPLE GENUINE SAMPLE RARE FORDITE RP20

$ 42.23

Availability: 67 in stock
  • Condition: New

    Description

    I hope you have found my items that are amazingly handcrafted from genuine Corvette paint.
    This IS NOT one of my gorgeous handcrafted collectibles.  It is a good example of what the buildup of paint looks  like when it comes off the rails.  It is referred to as "ROUGH" and that is a good description.  This piece has 4 areas that  are polished smooth.  It is a perfect example of "before" and "after".  All the photos are this item.  Every twist and turn is different. Scroll to check the photos for measurements taken with a ruler.
    Every Corvette that has been manufactured, since 1981, has been built in the factory near Bowling Green, Kentucky. As the Corvettes were manufactured, and as they passed through the painting process, there was over-spray and drips that built up on the assembly line rails. There were approximately 145 Corvettes per day that went through the painting process. It takes approximately 1,000 layers of paint to equal 1 inch of buildup.  That's 125 layers of paint for only 1/8"!  Periodically, about every 4 to 6 months, as part of the maintenance of the factory assembly line rails, the paint was chiseled off in chunks.
    The paint colors in my listings could go back as far as 1981, when production shifted to the brand new high-tech facility manufacturing plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The fully up-to-date paint shop was a big plus for the new factory. The St Louis plant had used lacquer exclusively, but the Bowling Green plant used more automatic means to apply more durable enamels as well as the new clear coat finishes. Also, the new Bowling Green factory relied on computer-managed robots for painting.
    If you purchase multiple Corvette items, you pay only the shipping on the first item, if shipped together.
    I guarantee that this is 100% authentic, genuine Corvette paint from the Corvette Factory in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
    Thanks!
    Rita