Panel paint question
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Burning Brakes
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From: El Paso Texas
Panel paint question
What is the standard practice for a full respray of the same color?
Do you remove all the panels and paint, then place onto car.
OR
Do you paint the edging and inside of new panels, replace, then respray the entire car?
I am having the rear quarters and nose replaced with aftermarket and the painter is telling me the latter is correct.
In the shows I have seen, the former is the most often seen. Fit new panels, remove, paint, then replace.
Whats correct?
Do you remove all the panels and paint, then place onto car.
OR
Do you paint the edging and inside of new panels, replace, then respray the entire car?
I am having the rear quarters and nose replaced with aftermarket and the painter is telling me the latter is correct.
In the shows I have seen, the former is the most often seen. Fit new panels, remove, paint, then replace.
Whats correct?
Racer
Joined: Sep 2011
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From: San Diego CA
The painter is correct, you would paint the edges of the new panels, put them on the car (except for bumpers) then do the full paint. Its a waste of time to remove all the panels to paint them and put them back on the car.
Race Director
Joined: Apr 2009
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From: Charlotte NC
Much of it depends on how well you want the pre-painted areas of the panels that were painted (trimmed out) and cleared.
After these areas a trimmed out and cleared. A painter will then often times "back tape" this painted area and then paint the panel. This is so no overspray gets on what was painted previously.
I personally...on a C5...remove the panels so no overspray and tape edges or lines can be seen. Then install the panel when dry. But that is just me.
"DUB"
After these areas a trimmed out and cleared. A painter will then often times "back tape" this painted area and then paint the panel. This is so no overspray gets on what was painted previously.
I personally...on a C5...remove the panels so no overspray and tape edges or lines can be seen. Then install the panel when dry. But that is just me.
"DUB"
