Someone might have rattle canned it at some point, at least they did with the fenders (you can see the overspray in the beer pic). Or maybe they painted them better back in 1985? The trailer itself is flimsy as hell. I folded it up for the first time today because (finally!) after being in this house for 3.5 years I don't foresee hauling any junk for a while. It seems like it can barely hold itself up while folded. But, it gets the job done!