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When painting a whole car without a vinyl top what is the preferred sequence of spraying?

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The sequence actually depends on the type of booth used. I.E. Down draft booth, side draft, etc.

The general preference is to do the roof and sail panels first, and work your way down.

After that I usually do the entire trunk area, then a side. Move on to the hood area, and the the remaining side.

This is just one way to do it, and I personally like to use slower activator to give me extra time to get around an entire car. This works especially well with clear coat.

Another note, if you are using waterborne color ( DuPont at least) they suggest you paint each panel with color to full hiding, and then move on to the next panel. In other words, don't shoot the whole side of the car at once. Do the quarter first, then the door, then the front fender. Any other questions just ask!