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Old 06-19-2003, 10:23 AM   #1
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Question about painting a truck

here's a question for ya'll. i'm in the process of restoring a 69 chevy, and i'm about to get some of the bodywork done (Zero structural rust, both rear cab corners, and am converting from a non-a/c to a/c). anyhow, when i get the cab back, it will be already in primer. here's the question: is it better to paint each piece individually and then reassemble, or is it better to reassemble everything, then paint? i'm getting to the point to where i'm about to start the reassembling process, and was just curious about that. thanks
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Old 06-19-2003, 10:59 AM   #2
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Better paint jobs have each piece painted individually and then reassembled but that leaves alot of room for scratching and dings etc.
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Old 06-19-2003, 11:05 AM   #3
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As was said above...depends on what you want to do with the truck. A show only truck would be done bit by bit, then everything installed. My .02 is to do it all at once...something could happen in handling individual pieces, the paint could not match perfectly from one day or one piece to the next, etc. It's faster and easier to just mask off what you don't want hit, but the quality won't be the same as if you did stuff separately. Personally, I'm going to do my front fenders and hood off the truck as they are all mixmatched, and I want the inside of the fenders and hood painted. I'll do some on and some off, but it's gonna be a daily driver...
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Old 06-19-2003, 01:25 PM   #4
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paint first assemble later!
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Old 06-19-2003, 02:15 PM   #5
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Paint the door jams, door edges, window frames......, then assemble and shoot.
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Old 06-19-2003, 04:45 PM   #6
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I'd have to agree with Randy, especially for metalic paint, the panels will not match if they are painted in different positions then mounted.
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Old 06-20-2003, 02:11 PM   #7
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paint it apart.
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Old 06-20-2003, 02:15 PM   #8
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I have seen alot of guys doing a minor restoration paint the interior and firewall of the truck while the cab is off, and then spray the exterior when it is together. Then you don't have to worry about scratching your new paint job all up. The colors won't be an exact match unless you have a really good painter, but most people proably wouldn't notice. When i do mine is the very, very distant future that is what i plan to do.
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I haven't got around to the body work or paint yet, but I would take off the moving parts like tailgate, doors, hood, etc., to get the best coverage.
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