Technical Why paint your highboy's wheelwells black?

Why do some builders paint their highboys' rear wheelwells painted black??
To hide rock chips? Or tire rub marks? Or???

Rogue's ****erscotch tudor and another orange tudor are good examples of what I'm talking about:

 

I guess it's ok but I prefer body color also. tim

 

If it is black undercoating it might be to hide a wavy panel. That's why I would do it if I did.

 

First time I've ever seen that, my wheel wells will be body color. Bob

 

I do not like that look at all?

 

Maybe they ran out of red paint?

Real question though...are you critiquing some ones build in particular?

 

I don't know why some do it, but it does create a optical illusion of depth. Possibly to make narrow tires look wider? I personally don't care for it.

 

They are members of a secret club

 

When new these cars had FENDERS, when guys originally turned these into hot rods and removed the fenders they may have had undercoating or bad paint, rust, etc on the quarter and black paint looked better that that...

It's the "trickle down" concept on new builds recalling days of old...

 

I've built a lot of highboy deuces and have always painted the wheel wells body color, never could get a grip on the black paint thing?

 

It's the exception rather than the rule,I honestly never see any cars with black wheelwells. HRP

 

Cuz they like it?

I'll bet it also hides any variation on wheel centering from all angles. You know how when the wheel looks off centered from most angles except dead on ?

 

Yeah, that seems plausible, given that Rogue builds AMBR-level cars- - and a tudor body's curvature around the back corner makes the reveal do strange things.

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Could be for protection from stone chips?