Dennis,
Personally I do mine on the car. That way you can have all the bolts
in and theres less chance of scratching paint. You can leave them loose in
certain areas so the spray penetrates small crevices and then tightened them
down after drying. When I had my B done I left the windshield off so that
area could be painted properly. I prefer to put the doors on too and have
the painter mask around them and paint the door jams, that's what your
paying him for. Let him do the work , and you can sweat a little less too.
If you scratch a panel before painting who cares, sand it a little bit and
the paint will cover it. My 2cents. Have fun with it. Mark
A good layer of a good undercoat inside the wheels helps fend off
future rust and deadens some road noise.
----- Original Message -----
From: <mg-dennis@mindspring.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2001 11:29 AM
Subject: Body and paint
> Right now my MGB is close to having all the bodywork finished. I have
> the doors, hood, trunk, fenders, everything off the body. The guy I'm
> working with is suggesting painting the fenders off of the car. It
> looks looks like the fenders where on the car when it was painted at the
> factory. Is it okay to paint them off the car? One of my concerns is
> the way the seams will look and seal where the fender attaches to the
> cowl. Any suggestions or experiences on assembling a freshly painted
> MG?
>
> Dennis Cox
> 67 MGB Gray primer in pieces...
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