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

[Rob Carpenter <brnagn7@yahoo.com>]

thanx for the replys,
my minds made up, I'm painting and clearing, then
having the interior done.


thanx,
rob ('63 the NOTCHback from riverside, umm notre dame?
--- Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org> wrote:
> On 20 Apr 2003 at 20:22, Rob Carpenter wrote:
> 
> > I've been told by a friend, paint the inside jams,
> > dash etc. then take it for upholstery.
> > Then after 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, this way
> all
> > the seats, carpet, headliner and everything is
> already
> > done.
> 
> This really sounds like the hard way to do it, but I
> suppose you can't always 
> trust others to be as careful as you would be. I've
> always had all the painting 
> done first, in one step. I think you get into lots
> of other problems if you try 
> to do it any other way. One of the reasons to do
> this is so that you get 
> complete spray coverage without overspray problems.
> Doing this in two steps 
> brings back the overspray problems AND color
> matching problems.
> 
> > Sounds like a lot of work, I'm debating weather I
> > should just paint the car and take my chances at
> the
> > upholstery shop. Any ideas/ experience's
> appreciated.
> 
> If you are really worried, could you mask over the
> new paint temporarily, just 
> to protect it? You'd want to be very sure that the
> masking didn't pull off the 
> new paint when you removed it, however.
> 
> The car I restored got completely painted first and
> then I reassembled the 
> interior. Nothing got scratched in this process, but
> it was MY car and I was 
> doing the work.
> 
> -- 
> Jim Adney
> jadney@vwtype3.org
> Madison, WI 53711-3054
> USA
> 
>
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