My Dad, brother and I have a disagreement on the sequence of events for bodywork and paint. We went ahead and got all the body work done and are in the process of test fitting everything before final bodywork and paint. I have also been working on the interior and have painted with a good rustpaint and am in process of applying some insulation. Now the next steps are what is puzzling. What is the recommended sequence...
1. Put all of the interior back together including the wiper headliner cover, headliner, seat, gastank, dash, doors, glass, windsheild etc. Then send it out for final bodywork and paint. This is what my Dad and brother want to do because they are in fear of the body getting scratched and damaged during reassembly.
2. Test fit all components and then completely disassemble and send out for paint. That way all joining points get painted like in the door jams, inside of doors, under seat etc. Then be very careful during reassembly and use lots of brown packaging paper to cover the body to prevent surface scratches.
We also want to know about how to paint all body components too like fenders, running boards, box sides, hood...send all in disassembled or build the truck and get it painted assembled which would miss the areas that the body parts attach to each other?
