[Karl]

One of my friends restored a 1931 Model A Victoria . When he did the engine restoration he was insistent that components were painted separately prior to assembly and fasteners and gasket edges weren't painted. The engine re-conditioner thought this was a huge pain -However the results were fantastic.
The engine become a work of art and I note the re-conditioner did the same thing when he restored his own Model A.

Its what I plan to do when I finally get to restore my car. Unfortunately that would mean I would have to stop driving it !