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I’ve been chewing on how to do this. Paint experts, please advise.

Would it be better to paint the letters first, then the gate…

Or

Paint gate first, then the letters?

I have one of those aftermarket Chevrolet stickers that you can apply, but was thinking of using it as the masking tape for the paint process. The letters will be semi gloss black like my one ton.