HI Ken,
I would mount the front and back end and before painting. As for the wipers, they are aftermarket photo-etch ones but I haven’t tried them yet. Anything would look better than the molded ones though hehehe. If the mirrors are the sport type then I would also mount them before painting. It’s best to paint as together at the same time so you don’t get color variations. I usually trim the mold lines from the tires with a new #11 blade.
Also, the paper towels are dry. I was using sandpaper for the wet sanding, but no matter how hard I tried, I would always have areas that were back down to the plastic. Since I started using the paper towels, I don’t have that problem anymore and the paint is really smooth.If you look at the 62 Bel Air I’m doing in another group build Tony is running you can get an idea how smooth it is.
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L8TR,
Eric