Fellow listers:
In the process of refinishing my 1973 rear license plate panel, I have become involved in a trivia discussion. The guy doing the painting says that he thinks the spot weld depressions resulting from attaching the two stiffening pltes on the back side of the panel were not filled in originally.
My feeling is that these 'dents/dimples' need to be filled in with filler so that panel is smooth (I am not talking about the 'groves/furrows' stamped into the metal).
So what did the rear license panel look like when it left the factory? Smooth or with the spot weld dimples visible in the paint. In the event the vote goes my way, the guy has already agreed to repaint the panel.
Thanks
Caproader, aka John