finish and paint bottom before bodywork?

[jarhead]

My car is on a rotisserie and I am currently finishing the floorpan metalwork, mini tubs, and a Speedtech torque arm install.

I am curious if the process is to completely finish the metalwork on the bottom and then paint and spray Bedliner?

The rest of the car would still need quarter panel patches, trunk weatherstrip area patched, etc.

Thanks!

[raustinss]

not that im an expert in anything but i dont see a problem with it ,as long as all the rest of the panels are good ...rockers inner rockers trunk drop offs wheel wells etc

[Ketzer]

This is how I did my current project, epoxy prime and Raptor on the bottom before starting bodywork on the top...give me another two years and Ill know if it was a mistake



Jeff-

[dhutton]

I have a somewhat different process. All metal work done, then rotisserie, then media blast all non exterior flat panels which I strip by sanding, then 3 coats epoxy primer whole shell, then bedliner, then filler work within epoxy recoat window, then epoxy, then poly primer, then block entire car, then urethane primer, then block whole car 180 through 400 then ready for epoxy sealer and paint.

Your method will work, it’s just that some metal work is best done with the car properly supported and not on a rotisserie. It is also a bit tougher to keep the bedliner looking good.

Don

[patriot68]

did my underneath first

[jarhead]

Thanks all.

Don, thanks, I've been wondering about removing from rotisserie to complete. You may have seen my car on IG (jarhead1017). Working on the Speedtech install now, had to remove part of the trunk.