My thoughts are:
How do they expect to paint the mating surfaces of the
fenders and body? If they are going to "jam" the
fenders and body, then it is OK.
If they don't plan to do that, then go to a different
shop.
Chad
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 13:49:03 -0400
From: amcewen2@cogeco.ca
Subject: Paint: Fenders on or off?
Accident and rust repair of a TR3 at a brand name body
shop (as opposed
to a restoration shop), I was assuming they'd
straighten the fenders and apron, re-attach them to
test fit, and then
remove for paint and re-assemble.
However they're saying they'd do the major
straightening while they're
off, prime, paint the seam, then attach for final
straightening and finish paint without removing again.
Their logic is
that with modern materials they can do a good
enough masking & blending job that I'll never find a
mark on the paint,
and there's much less chance that we'd damage
the fresh paint re-attaching the body parts if we
painted first.
They are the professionals and not me, thoughts?
Art.
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