Reply #17: Close but no cigar

[PerpetualYnquisitive]

Look at the material that is not part of the logo or stripe, I can see the buffed aluminum reflecting the yellow lines from the runway in the pic that you have posted. The main body of their planes are NOT painted.

That piece of debris on the pentagon lawn should reflect the colour of the grass adjacent to it, yet it does not, therefore it is not a buffed aluminum surface but is painted surface.

I agree that they paint their logos and their 'racing' stripe on their planes, but the rest of the surface around the logo and stripe is not painted.

Look at the word American in the pic that you posted Lithos, care to highlight exactly where this grey/green matte paint is next to that logo for I cannot see it.