Suggested Paint Order for Full In/out?

[pa2000xxxx]

I have a 57 Bel Air/210 and I'm ready to paint soon. I've never done a project this big. I have all the glass and stainless trim off. I want the roof white and the inner fin areas white, the rest will be seafoam green. My plan is to remove the front fenders, the hood, the doors and the trunk lid. I plan to epoxy primer everything. Then paint the roof and inner fins white, then mask the white roof and find off, mask glass/door openings off and paint exterior everything seafoam green--firewall, door jams, and inside trunk...probably the dash too. I'm thinking the dash should be painted while the windshield is out but anything else on the inside I can paint after getting the glass installed. Please let me know if I'm way off and give me a suggested order? Thanks

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

There are different approaches used but for restorations, which is all I do for the most part, I strip everything out of the car and remove all panels. I mask off the areas that will be a different color and then paint.

This will cover all the jambs, interior, trunk, etc.
I then spray all the panels that need color on the underside that will not be accessible when assembled on the car. Underside of hood, trunk lid, inside of doors, etc.
Reassemble the panels making sure all your gaps and body lines are correct, mask the gaps (foam tape works well) and paint the exterior. In your case I would shoot the white first, then re-mask and shoot the green followed by clear coat over everything.
Once the car is completely painted let it sit a couple of day or even a week, move outside into the sun when possible to help the curing process, then cut and buff making sure to mask areas you wish to protect. After all this is done begin your reassembly process.

 

[anotheridiot]

I guess it depends on the system you are using. Are you using pearl white for the white because there are topcoats that just pop better if you do the entire car with the pearl white first. Mask off what you are keeping white and continue with the seafoam green. To me that is the difference with seeing a seafoam green paint job you want and one you get.