I'm not a professional but I was concerned about messing up the new paint
and getting everything straight again when I rebuilt my TR-3. I ended up
putting the fenders on and left a spacer between the fender and the body.
It was just enough to get the paint into the seam then let me loosen the
screws, very carefully install the beading and tighten everything up. Worked
like a charm for me, but then I really don't like using masking if at all
possible.
Pete
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of amcewen2@cogeco.ca
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 1:49 PM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
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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