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Re: [T3] Install interior before or after paint??


Rob=> I've been told by a friend, paint the
=> inside jambs, dash etc. then take it for
=> upholstery. Thenm after it's returned,
=> fix or sand any scratches left by the
=> careless hands with a timeless classic.
=> Mask off the inside and shoot the rest
=> of the car, ...

Take the headliner, for instance. It's glued to the body seams under the
seals. So you'd have to paint the insides of the windows along with the
interior. Where does the paint edge come, and how to you keep overspray off
the outside of the car? Then, with all your interior stuff in but the
windows still out (a complicated proposition by itself), how do you keep
overspray out of the interior while making sure you've got complete paint
under the window seals (very important!)?

Your instinct is correct, this would be a nightmare with a Type 3. (Maybe
there are some other kinds of cars (or slack paint jobs) where this method
could be useful, I dunno.)

I've got a better approach for you: Paint the car properly, let the paint
cure properly (young paint is easier to scratch), then take the interior
work to someone you can trust to do it right, without messing up your paint.

Steven Ayres, Prescott AZ
'66 KG1600

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