Guest Anonymous Posted November 10, 2001 Share Posted November 10, 2001 I've always had the thought that painting last and then doing final re-assembly was a better go mainly because the chance of chipping your paint would be less likely. What are your guys feelings on it? I suppose I can see both schools of thought. Discussion? Regards, Lone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted November 11, 2001 Share Posted November 11, 2001 Lone, My feelings have always been...build up completely, then disassemble, paint, reassemble. I've done it both ways with various other buildups and found that no matter how much planning is done, I always end up having to drill or weld something in as an afterthought. That kinda messes up the new paint or sound deadening, or something. It's a lot more work, and for we patience challenged, a lot more time, but the results will show the extra effort. IMO, FWIW. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Juday Posted November 11, 2001 Share Posted November 11, 2001 I painted the engine bay before the V8 went in. The rest of the car will be painted at the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Juday Posted November 11, 2001 Share Posted November 11, 2001 Hmm.. That didn't work. This is the other shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KraZ4spd Posted November 11, 2001 Share Posted November 11, 2001 I painted my engine bay. Now I'm going ahead with all the engine, drivetrane & suspension. I'll order most of my pieces and fit them right before the paint shop. The last thing I'm doing is the interior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pparaska Posted November 12, 2001 Share Posted November 12, 2001 I had the underside, interior, and engine bay painted, and the body work done first (well, done to the FIRST shop's standards). Then I installed the stuff on the underside, the engine, trans, all the wiring, hoses, got it driveable (without windows). Then I had the bodywork touched up and the car painted. Well, that was a good plan (nice working on the engine bay and not leaning over the freshly painted fenders!), but alas, the bearings were pooched in short order and it all came out (putting the engine together now). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPMS Posted November 12, 2001 Share Posted November 12, 2001 Lone, I just re-read your post, and realized that I wrote a "war and peace" length reply to a question you didn't ask! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two40MuscleZ Posted November 12, 2001 Share Posted November 12, 2001 Lone, Pete and RPMS pretty much tells it like it is. Give me a call this evening and I will go over all the fine details with you on prep and repaints. Wish you (like Pete) lived closer...then I could have helped you out with shooting your car. Late erZ Van Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pparaska Posted November 12, 2001 Share Posted November 12, 2001 Van, you could have even helped me figure out who to pay how much, let alone do the work. The amount of money I paid for bodywork and paint is incredibly shameful. You could have made some nice coin AND saved me a ton too! Lone, you're lucky to have Van to talk to about this - he's done alot of this and knows what he's talking about! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted November 12, 2001 Share Posted November 12, 2001 Don't I know it, he's the man I'll be contacting when I'm ready. This was sort of a discussion builder topic, but I am interested in the how others have done or are doing the process. When I do mine (provided I'm not in a rest home by then ) I'll put all these good thoughts to use. Yeah, I wish we were all closer too, I'm meeting in person and have had phone chats with (thanks to hybridZ) quite a few people just in my area, let alone on the left coast and am pleased to report, you wouldn't want to meet a nicer bunch of guys than I'm meeting in person out here, and I hope to see you mid and right coasters next year in MSA, by hook or crook I plan to be there. Regards, Lone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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