<VV> Paint Verses Upholstery

Harry Smith harrysmith1957 at gmail.com
Wed Nov 6 18:12:53 EST 2013


I have to agree with Mark, if you want a complete, professional looking
paint job you need to paint the interior exposed metal at the same time as
the body.
Only my opinion, your mileage may vary.
Harry Smith
1963 Rampside (now without drivetrain)
Coral Springs, FL

On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 6:07 PM, Mark Durham <62vair at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ron, if you go find some good you tube video's on painting, there are
> ways you can do it either way.
>
> In my case, I have done the interior however Corvairs have lots of bare
> metal inside to consider. I plan to remove all the interior panels,
> seats and carpet then remove all trim pieces to paint, then mask off
> the inst panel and padded dash and complete headliner so I can do the
> interior metal and door jambs for a complete job.
> Mark Durham Hauser Idaho
>
> Sent from my Windows Phone
> From: Ron
> Sent: 11/5/2013 22:54
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: <VV> Paint Verses Upholstery
>  Are there any significant factors to consider when deciding which to have
> done first, a repaint without any major body work or reupholstering?  Off
> hand, I'm assuming that the paint first would usually be the best choice to
> prevent any over spray from blemishing the upholstery.
> Is there anything I'm missing?
>
> RonH - working on a '61 Lakewood
>
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