Trunk painting question

[Fitz73Chrgr]

Getting ready to paint the trunk of the '73...

Question about what is factory correct:

Should the body plugs in the trunk be painted body color or left black?

Thanks for the help!

[birdsandbees]

Plugs all go in after paint...

[Kern Dog]

When the cars were built, the body plugs were put in after paint.
The purpose for those holes was drainage. As the cars passed through the large tanks of anti-corrosion dip and primer, the excess flowed out through the holes. The body was painted and the plugs went in a bit later.
NO paint on the plugs.