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Paint before or after assembly?
So may convertible it completely disassembled and I will be doing the underage/engine bay, trunk and aprons. I originally thought to put the engine, trans, suspension,... back in the car with everything detailed and do the paint last. My greatest fear is that I mess up the paint while putting stuff back on if I do this after paint. The concern I had going the other way was the body shop getting over spray over my new stuff. I would really appreciate hearing others experiences and thoughts. Is it possible for the body shop to do a good enough job taping things off. The plan is to have the car pre-fit, dismantled, painted in pieces, then reassembled. It seems doable but about half the guys I talk to say over spray is inevitable.
Thanks for any input,
Jim
So may convertible it completely disassembled and I will be doing the underage/engine bay, trunk and aprons. I originally thought to put the engine, trans, suspension,... back in the car with everything detailed and do the paint last. My greatest fear is that I mess up the paint while putting stuff back on if I do this after paint. The concern I had going the other way was the body shop getting over spray over my new stuff. I would really appreciate hearing others experiences and thoughts. Is it possible for the body shop to do a good enough job taping things off. The plan is to have the car pre-fit, dismantled, painted in pieces, then reassembled. It seems doable but about half the guys I talk to say over spray is inevitable.
Thanks for any input,
Jim
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