I would hold off on painting it for one reason you may have to blend the
paint in. Don't depend on the primer that is on the new fender. Re prime
it or you will regret it.
...Art
On Fri, 8 Jan 1999, john peloquin wrote:
> Dear Jim,
>
> This must be the season for MGB-GT crunching. My sweetie drove our Nazi
> Sh*T box (jetta GL) directly into my right front fender of my 70 B-GT
> destroying said fender. It could have been me doing this as you said, so I
> am now concerned with repair. I ordered a new fender and trim from the
> "Proper MG" and now I have to decide whether to paint it Before I put it
> on or after. Any suggestions out there? IF I paint after I put it on, how
> can I protect the inside of the fender properly as not all of it will be
> accessable to paint when it is already on the the car. But, if I paint
> before hand, I worry that the new paint job might crack if I have to twist
> the new fender to get it to fit correctly.
>
> Any experiences or educated opinions out there?
>
> "Never ascribe to Malice that which can be explained by Ignorance."
> John J. Peloquin, Assistant Research Entomologist
> Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521
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