Hi All,
I'm rehabbing a PM66 and need to refinish the fence rail. As I look things up about refinishing the fence rails I do not see a lot of info about the stripe of bare metal along the face of the rail. I see most people who repaint their rails just paint right over it, yet just about all the new ones still have that strip of bare metal. I assume the bare metal is for better contact between the rail and the locking cam on the fence, but is it necessary? I'm leaning towards taping it off and keeping it, but I'd like to know the thought process behind WHY it'd there, and why people paint over them.
Thanks!