[ktown39]

This is new for me. Is it a good idea to paint intended color around edges as each piece is completed or wait till all pieces are ready since it could be awhile? I'm anxious to see color, even a little.

[BondoKing]

Are you referring to cutting in the jambs??

Matthew

[ktown39]

yes. the doors, fenders, hood, trunk lid are all ready off the car. bought it that way. have one fender and hood primed and the engine compartment. was thinking when the other fenders ready to be primed, putting some color on the edges.

[mrcleanr6]

what kind of paint?? basecoat/clearcoat, acrylic enamel, etc.

[52coupe]

You can cut in the jambs and engine bay, but you need to paint the entire car assembled to match the paints between panels(called blending). Be especially careful on lighter colors, even more specifically, metallic silvers so you dont "tiger stripe" large panel areas(e.g. hoods, trunk lids, etc.)

[ktown39]

Originally Posted by mrcleanr6

what kind of paint?? basecoat/clearcoat, acrylic enamel, etc.

will be using basecoat/clearcoat for this one.

[ktown39]

Originally Posted by 52coupe

You can cut in the jambs and engine bay, but you need to paint the entire car assembled to match the paints between panels(called blending). Be especially careful on lighter colors, even more specifically, metallic silvers so you dont "tiger stripe" large panel areas(e.g. hoods, trunk lids, etc.)

plan on painting car assembled, made the mistake of painting seperately on my 55 Chevy. it's somewhat noticeable. so, would you recommend painting any areas that are not visable when assembled first?

[luckyscustomcreation]

i prefer to paint one all apart but at the same time so i do not have any tape lines and produces a better job. the only downside is hanging parts after they are painted.

[52coupe]

ktown, yes....paint all of the door jambs, under hood, under trunk, firewall, etc. then re-assemble and paint the visible exterior as one piece.

[x711]

Hi Im working on a car now, in order to get all the parts covered well I
removed pretty much all the molding parts side skirts fenders, rear hatch
front and rear bumper covers, door lock barrel etc.

This is because I want to get a more uniform paint job without paint
lines.

There are simply some places that are real difficult to access when painting
or even masking them off can take longer than simply removing the part.
This needless to say very much depends on the actual car.

I intend to paint the car and the actual parts that got removed at the
same time. Then re-assemble.

Thanks

X

[adtkart]

I have neve actually painted a complete car while it was disassembled. I have heard of people having problems when painting that way using metalics. I have seen them when assembled, and having lines in the metalic, and they don't match. I have either never had lines in the metalicas, or they match so well, that they aren't noticeable. If it is a solid color, painting it all at the same time with it disassembled is fine. You will be taking a chance of chipping stuff while re-assembling it. Make sure that you put tape on the edges when doing that.

Aaron

[ktown39]

thanks to everyone for all the great input. we're really excited about this car, we'd really like to get it right. will keep you all posted as we go.