paint archaeology

I have found several strange paint types.
The picture ad the previous owner gave me with the rover showed a dark rover. It looked like camo paint in a bad picture.
From what I can figure the hunting camp painted the original paint with a cheap black, and the owner before me did the camo work on the drivers side and back.

This was under the black paint. Note inside the rectangle. I wonder what this thing advertised earlier in life? It was loved once. This was original paint with a fine layer of black over it.


Fooled me...I thought it was the original paint coming out from under the black. This however was an attempt to paint OVER the black paint that was over the original limestone. Yep- three layers. After trying to wet sand off the black I noticed the black made a ring with to extremely similar colors of limestone on each side


Luckily it is only on the right rear fender because it fouls the sandpaper quickly.

After this, painting should be a breeze. The rest of the new paint looks like semi-cared for old paint.

I think the hood "bonnet" will be a low gloss or flat black.