Paint on suspension?

[The Veg]

Anybody else ever seen some body colour overspray on their suspension arms? I have no reason to suspect that any paint repairs have ever been done to my car.

[UAB807F]

I thought the bodies were sprayed before assembly because it's very hard to prevent overspray getting on components otherwise - you need a lot of masking off.

If you've no record of accident repair it might have been done at the dealership as part of pre-delivery checks. If it had been scratched in transit the dealer would repair it before sale.

[The Veg]

That sounds about right. And that paint is gone now, as I'm stripping those arms for fresh paint.

[Chrispy]

I've read of Elan's being delivered to the US in primer/gel coat and then painted by the dealers. Could be what happened to yours?

[The Veg]

I doubt it. Mine was picked up from the factory and it lived in the UK for a year or so before being shipped to USA.