When I did my 100, I painted just about everything individually and then assembled it, and gave it a final coat to even things out and touch up scratches. I was worried about uncovered primer rusting through, so I wanted to make sure everything was well-coated. I'm not sure that was the best way though. You really have to think about how some things go together. The clutch was difficult to put together after painting. I would for sure put the PTO clutch lever in the grille casting before painting, something I did not do that made it really hard to reinstall thanks to my thicker-than-factory paint job.
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