Painting on 2 Different Days?

a few questions before I start my painting. I want to jam my fenders, door jams. Can I paint my bed, fenders, and doors then paint my cab a different day? I'm thinking this would throw my color off, but will the shade different be that noticeable?

Also if I decide to do a graphic on the hood, say black tribal, would I need to lay a black base coat then mask it after it flashes, and lay the color of the truck down flash then pull masking and spay clear?

you can paint them like that as long as its out of the same can cuz if you have to mix more then your color could be off and you second question thats called reverse masking and it is fine to do it that or the other way it does not mater at all

If your painting metallic or your using a pearl, then it's better to do the entire outside of the vehicle at one time. From personal experience, it did affect the final product

yeah I knew metallic and pearl needed to be spayed not only same day but assembled to keep the flow consistent. I have a gallon of the paint so I think I wont need to mix anymore base... What is the best way to lay out a graphic? I'm more or less wondering how long I would need to let the base coat sit before I masked and how long I need to let the graphic flash before I pull the tape. Would it be safe to tack the vehicle between the two coats to make sure there isn't any dirt?

yeah it depends on your color, if its a pearl or metallic..just because it came outta the same can dont mean shit, a little bit different air pressure,slight difference in sealer or coats,distance..can all play a factor in how the color will look..best to spray it all at once unless its a solid color

I spray em with the base apart then assemble and spray all together then tear back apart for clear then there are no edges and its all the same color hope that helps.......

I spray my inners first....this way you wont ever get a part chipped putting it on. Repaints are costly.

I roll my edges for inners, and dont get hardlines.

Painters are like hookers...they all do it differnt, but end up with the same result.

I had my truck completely apart sprayed my cab,fenders,doors,hood,cowl,bumper one day then my bed the very next day from a different cup . Has alot of pearl in it and I cannot notice a thing .

Really it all comes down to your eyes and consistency in spraying technique . Painting a complete car is easy . Blending paint shot at different times is an art .

I recommend going to Autobody101.com for tips