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Old 01-12-2011, 10:19 PM   #10
muthstryker
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Re: Need Help/Advise on project planning..

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Originally Posted by D.FENS View Post
Talk to the people who will be doing the work for you, and follow their advice. It's kinda nerve-wracking dropping an engine into a freshly-painted truck, but some painters don't like masking motors and underhood stuff.

I personally like to strip a project, mock everything up, then send it to paint. Reason is a couple of my builds got engine and suspension work, then never made it to the bodyshop because I couldn't deal with tearing them apart, again.
I would wait on paint but I really would hate to have the painter try and mask out everything I think it would just be easier in the long run if everything was clear and out of the way..
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