Paint and blackout procedure

[Mark A.]

I am restoring a 69 coupe. When I repaint the body, do I blackout the engine compartment first, and then paint the body? Or is it the other way around? I want to get the overspray correct. Do the drip rails on the top interior part of the fenders get good paint like the fender. Or do they just get whatever overspray gets between the gap between the hood and the fender? thanks, Mark

[Chuck S.]

Re: Paint and blackout procedure

I am restoring a 69 coupe. When I repaint the body, do I blackout the engine compartment first, and then paint the body? Or is it the other way around? I want to get the overspray correct. Do the drip rails on the top interior part of the fenders get good paint like the fender. Or do they just get whatever overspray gets between the gap between the hood and the fender? thanks, Mark

Blackout after color; drip rails to appear as body color unpolished lacquer (fenders painted with hood up) without blackout overspray. Hood hinges are blacked out, but may have body color showing at the bottom near the fender. Underside of hood perimeter is body color to reinforcement, then blackout; all break lines between color and blackout should be "fuzzy"...the body color was masked with a hand held shield.

[Mark A.]

Re: Paint and blackout procedure

10-4. Thanks Chuck!