To Jamb or Not To Jamb ...?

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Getting close to spraying my SPI base (red) and clear over sanded (400 grit) 2k primer and I've been contemplating whether to paint the interior and jambs separately or not. I'm curious what others would do for the next step. Here's my scenario -- it's a bare truck cab with doors off. It's a classic truck so I'll be painting the visor panel, dash, and jambs for the interior. Doors will receive color separated from cab. Since the cab and doors are separated, is it still best to paint the interior and jambs separately in order to reduce overspray on exterior surfaces or am I just making more work for myself and would be better off to try to shoot it all at the same time? Recommendations welcome -- thanks.
 
Shoot the cab inside and out all at once...not that much exterior surface area
 
The key to painting panels separately is to be sure you follow the same procedure each time. Guns settings, number of coats, overlap, distance from panel, etc. should be the same each time.
 
So, maybe I've been missing something .... Is one of the reasons you shoot jambs separately, so that you can then re-mount the doors and shoot the doors with the body to ensure uniform color ?
 
I personally mount doors on jigs and paint both sides at once. But there are many ways and reasons to do things. It's common to jamb, then mount, partly because there are many difficulties associated with painting the door jamb while mounted. One problem is accessibility, that is it is difficult to properly paint the part of the door closest to the pillar, and another being the difficulty of properly masking an interior while allowing the door to swing without touching any of the masking.
 
kgp50;29380 said:
So, maybe I've been missing something .... Is one of the reasons you shoot jambs separately, so that you can then re-mount the doors and shoot the doors with the body to ensure uniform color ?
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Yes, the same with hood and trunk lid.
 
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