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Originally Posted by DA34GUY

In my 45 + years of painting experiance, I've done it both ways, and I'll tell ya this -
Paint parts as they hang on the car !!!!!!!!
Solid or metallic/pearl coat.
Think about this- Ya shoot the body, then ya shoot the door laying flat., go to assemble and the flow on the door will not match the body side.
You'll have urethane wave in the body more so than the door.
But what do I know, I've probably painted more cars than 50 of ya put together !!!
Hang the parts Roger

It may have been talking to Don where I got the advice to put the doors on a rack hanging vertical, but it may also have been the guy at my local paint store, who's also been very helpful "educating" me. My plan has been to build a couple of rolling racks for the doors, and another for the trunk, and I can see the logic of the flow of the paint. I also see that it might be easier to shoot them laying flat, but I'll stick with the plan for this one. Can't hurt, other than being a bit more susceptible to sags & runs.