Painting - Inside or Outside First?

[tonynoriega]

So I can see on the forecast that the weather will be a bit warm for 3 to 4 days...

Was thinking that if the highs reach 70+ I might get my rig ready to paint...

My question is... Should I paint the inside or outside first?

I was originally thinking the outside first because it seems to be fairly straight forward....both sides, and the transom.

Hit it with 2 to 3 coats and let it cure for a few weeks.

Then the inside second mainly because it has a few tricky angles that will require some creativeness... and I have some non skid to address as well.

All of the benches are removed, so I can whip those out pretty quick.

Then start putting it back together with all those SS nuts and bolts...

Does that sound like a decent plan? Outside then inside?

 

[zseverns]

I would flip it over and paint the outside first then the inside so if it gets any scratches on it from painting the opposite side they will be under water and not where you can see them every time you are in the boat.

 

[SumDumGuy]

I painted the outside and then the inside.
Only reason was the boat was off the trailer and upside down already.