(A large portion of that shade of gray was also found under the saucer bolt cover, making matching fairly simple.) That part will be cleaned and stabilized, while everything else will be painted to match the original hull's gray color. Only one exterior spot, the top of the saucer, had the original paint. So far, conservators have found that the secondary hull needs a metal collar to stabilize the structure, which is currently held together by old adhesive and no other support.Īnalysis revealed many levels of paint overlaying the structure, applied during four generations of filming and four previous restorations.

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