This is a trivial kind of question, and one that has obviously been solved thousands of times before, but it's been puzzling me for a while.
What's the best way to paint panels that are held on with screws, like the panel that covers the instrument bay, or the exposed screw heads in the canopy frame. Do you paint with the screws in place so the heads get painted (leaving a small bare patch underneath the head) and probably damage the paint the first time you take the screw out, or take the screws out, paint the panel separately and then somehow paint (or not) the screw heads to match?
What's the best way to paint panels that are held on with screws, like the panel that covers the instrument bay, or the exposed screw heads in the canopy frame. Do you paint with the screws in place so the heads get painted (leaving a small bare patch underneath the head) and probably damage the paint the first time you take the screw out, or take the screws out, paint the panel separately and then somehow paint (or not) the screw heads to match?