Hi John,
How about temporarily assembling the shroud, wings, doors, etc for final
painting? Then remove them before the assembly process. I'd be concerned
about nicks and scratches in new/soft paint.
Brad
55 BN1
http://www.healey.org/
John Loftus wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> Want to get some opinions on paint sequence for the Healey because I'm
> planning on doing it "slightly" different than usual and wanted to get
> some feedback while I still have time. The car is now in the paint
> shop, frame with body panels installed. The primer/surfacing step is
> underway (it's looking great btw!). Once the exterior surfaces are in
> final primer, the body panels will come off, the frame will be primed,
> seam sealed and painted body color along with the inside of the body
> panels. Then, instead of building up the running chassis, I plan to
> have the body panels reinstalled and the final paint applied to the
> outside. I would then bring the car back to my garage for mechanical
> assembly.
> One drawback to this method, that I can see, is that the front shroud
> will be on making the engine install a tighter fit (but this shouldn't
> be a biggie). BTW, the rebuilt motor will be run on a test stand/dyno
> for break in and sorting out so it should only need to be installed
> only once (famous last words). Besides installing the vent ducting is
> there anything else that will come back to bite me because the panels
> are on and painted? Anything that I must install before the
> shrouds/panels go on for the final time?
>
> Cheers,
> John
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