need paint ideas

[67chevelle]

I posted this in Paint & Body, and decided to post here as well because this section gets more traffic.


Need some opinions.

I am restoring a 1970 C10 2wd LWB. I've removed the drive train, bed, front clip including core support and inner fenders and stripped the interior. The frame and underside of the box has been bead blasted and coated with POR-15.

I need opinions on the best way to approach painting my project. I won't be doing the paint work. Very little body work needs to be done, only a couple of door dings and the lower front of the passenger fender needs replacing

My initial thought was to mount the bed with only a couple of bolts and trailer the cab and bed to the body shop for painting the bed, and interior/exterior of the cab.

Then bring the front fenders and hood to the body shop and have them painted individually.

The other thought was to paint the cab/bed, then bring it home and install the front clip and bring it back to the paint shop to paint the front clip.

I want the cab painted witout the front clip on so that they can paint the firewall and area that the doors mount to that is hidden by the fenders.

thoughts ? any better way to do this ?

Thanks in advance.
67chevelle