Suburban tailgate arms and supports

[oem4me]

I think I already know the answer to this question, but I'm going to ask anyway. Regarding the tailgate/liftgate support arms - were they already in place when the truck went through the paint booth at the factory?
How many of you have a Suburban that appears to have factory original interior paint, and show remnants of the same color all over the arms?
I've seen several examples like this (including my own), but it LOOKS so sloppy like a careless repaint, that I must ask to confirm.
Member Perro posted the pic below in his WTB thread over in the parts section, which shows the overspray/paint im talking about.