Duck Tail - Paint or Not?

[Weldguy]

My Duck Tail spoiler (plastic, not fiberglass) arrived this week. What are most doing as for paint?
Leave it unpainted or paint (maybe satin black)?

 

[Xcudame]

How the factory did it in the photos below. I'd try to reproduce what the factory did whether or not it's original.

 

[Weldguy]

How the factory did it in the photos below. I'd try to reproduce what the factory did whether or not it's original.

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Great information... THANK YOU!
I never knew about the patch of black under the spoiler on the fenders.

 

[Xcudame]

It surprised me as well when I saw one years ago at a car show. Kinda makes sense though.

 

[MoparCarGuy]

Look closely at the engineering drawing for the T/A Challenger decals & blackout paint. The quarter panel (Circled Item 5 and detail circle X) has a black decal, not paint. The decklid (Circled Item 6) has blackout paint. The painted decklid was not a full blackout under the spoiler. It was only to ensure that no body color showed between the spoiler and the moulding.
With all due respect to Dave Wise of MMC Detroit, the statement saying "The Dodge Challenger T/A's should have a black out patch below the rear spoiler on the top of each quarter panel. The blackout patch was never available or applied by the factory." is contradictory.
All T/A's have the blackout tape decal on the top of the quarter panel.

Also, the center photo showing blackout paint on the quarter may have only appeared on a very few T/A's when the supply of quarter decals dried up on the assembly line. Painting this area could possibly have been a stopgap measure to get the cars out the door.

Note the second engineering drawing below refers to "FOR PAINT & TAPE APPLICATION SEE PAGE 37.0".