I think yer better off to get all the metal work done and everything primed first, then make sure it all fits back together well, then do the final paint - you'll find fitting the front metal back on can be a struggle - best to make it all right first rather than cuss yerself for screwin up the fresh paint!

Bill

Moved over to the Passing Lane

"When we tug a single thing in nature, we find it attached to the rest of the world" ~ John Muir
"When we tug a single thing on an old truck, we find it falls off" ~ me
Some TF series details & TF heater pics