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Old 09-25-2008, 11:50 PM   #1 (permalink)
Sean T.
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Paint sheen effecting aero?

At my local SCCA meets they talk about how you should wash your car before a race, not only to look nice, but "because the air flows nice and smooth over clean paint"....

I'm sure this isn't going to create a huge effect right?

I'm just wondering because I might get a couple beater body panels and experiment some mods with them, but I will probably rattle-can them first....

Will a nice glossy paint vs. a dull finish cheap paint make any difference in MPGs?

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