[TFoch]

Big step! Getting closer to taking a drive this summer

[chopper526]

Ghost, you do in one day what I have been putting off and not been able to do for the last 6 months!

Looks great!!

[62131]

Chopper that might be true but your putting together your interior ahead of your paint, and from what I have read your correct in your assembly steps as you might need to weld braces or tabs to attach your panels which could possibly damage your paint. I've put my body in primer and after reading that article I gave it a lot of thought and changed my direction on my build a little. 

[ghost28]

Thanks. It is a BIG step in the right direction, but it's just the first coat of primer, and will need lots of blocking to get it nice enough for the final paint. Thank God it's a small car.
I have thought about my interior and have most if not all the mounting areas are set in place. I know painting is expensive, but so is upholstery, and  like not mounting the body before painting, so I wont get any over spray on anything, I think the upholstery will have to go in later so I can get paint in all those tight areas  and not hurt the upholstery.
I do agree if can be taped off so it wont hurt anything.

What is every ones opinion on paint before of after upholstery? I am open to suggestions

[sammons]

I guess it's up to personal prefference and how careful you are, and quality of help you recruit.  I personally wait to paint till every thing else is done.

I do all the (or most) of the body work and fab. Test fit everything, do the chassis, do all the cab wiring, paint the firewall and jambs. Then I lay plastic mask (the heavy 3M automotive stuff) over the chassis (roll up the edges so I can move the car). Mount the body back on. Then I finish wiring get it running, do the interior( and top, vinyl or conv.). Install all glass, then I use that 3M jamb mask tape (kind of round, leaves a soft edge can easily be rubbed out by hand later) to do the jambs. Then roll down chassis mask plastic back down frame and under and paint and trim.

This eliminates me (or others) from scratching up the body while handeling or mounting. Dropping wire pliers and chipping jambs, chipping fenders getting it running,etc. All of this has happened to me and more, and not just from my recruited help either. I'm not saying it's the right way, just works for me.

[ghost28]

I used to wait to final paint, but every time I did I would have to much fun driving and got to be known as the guy with the primered car.  I guess this time I am gonna try to paint it before I put it on the road to avoid that. I don't think I have enough will power to do it any other way and actually get it painted 

[logride]

I wanted to drive the 32 in black primer, but I'm to lazy by nature and its a lot of back tracking to take it apart.

I know my thought process is flawed, but if it wasn't I would buy a completed car and fix the little things the previous owner ment to.

[28chevyguy]

wow that looks great!!  keep it up ! this things gonna be done in no time .

[chopper526]

My thought was to get my car driveable first. I did that and I had some fun with it and shook out most of the bugs. Now, I am fitting in the interior the way I want, but not really upholstering anything other than the headliner, because it is so difficult to take in and out. Anyway, once I have my interior panels in shape I am going to take them out and prime the car, block the car, paint the car. Then I will upholster the interior panels, put in the door glass and channels, install the upholstered interior and drive off into the sunset. Oh yea, upholster the trunk, too

[ghost28]

wow that looks great!!  keep it up ! this things gonna be done in no time .

I don't know about that done business.
In between the summer household jobs, and mowing the grass constantly because of rain, I did find enough time to block the roadster, all it's main body parts, and then gave it another bath of heavy primer today. I also found just enough time to block and primer the 40 truck cab.
 A good day all around. And now it just started to rain again.

[TFoch]

Lookin' good!

[ghost28]

Thanks Tom. I just went and checked the thread start, and can't believe it going on 28 months for this build. I better get my butt in gear.

[themoose]

I better get my butt in gear.

Looks great...Just remember that building them is at least half the fun plus it gives you a good excuse for overlooking some of those nasty chores that keep popping up around the house.

[sammons]

That's looking velvety smooth Ghost.

[chopper526]

Looks good, Ghost. Is that a second round of UPOL?