What we ended up doing on the black 69 Z was using cosmoline, boeshield, or the like on the underside to keep the rust at bay and just left the finishes as found, (we were going for as much originality as possible) I did not want to shoot any paint on the chassis at all, felt like it would detract from the vintage look and feel of the car.
If I were having to replace metal... I would keep as much as possible in the original finish then spot in just like you are talking about... I think that is the way to go...
Keep up the good work Steve...
James
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