[Healeys] Painting and fitting body panels

[John Loftus]

Like Rich, we decided to paint all the body panels off the car, inside 
and out and re-assembly carefully to the painted chassis.
However, a major difference was that I then assembled all the mechanical 
parts after all the painting was done. Some of this was
dictated by the schedule of the body shop and motor assembly but a 
concern was the wet sanding/buffing which could stain and dust damage 
the wiring harness/air ducts/etc. I've always wondered what people do to 
protect from potential wet sanding and buffing residue on an assembled 
car like the Healey that is not very water-tight? We had a lot of 
cleaning up to do on the frame/chassis after this step.

Cheers,
John