[hugger6933]

I would not suggest you painting
A Silver metallic
B Pieces in stages.
For your first paint job look at something non metallic and in a solid color so painting in part would not be as much of an issue. I have a 68 RED LeMans convert and it was painted back half first and front half later. The paint came from the same can but is two different colors. The temp and humidity played parts I feel in the car being a unplanned two tone. Some people say they can't or don't see it but I do. I have painted several trucks all blown apart and have had great degrees of success in doing so BUT[there is always a but]you also increase the chance of scratches in reassembly in doing it that way.
Now if you have neither the time or space to paint it all put together don't let me stop you at worse case you have to go ahead then put it together then wet sand it down blow paint on the scratches and reclear the truck. I know that is money you may have not planned on spending but really it isn't that much money if it has to be done. Jim