[martrogers]

Would appreciate feedback on whether it worth doing some or all paint prep (rubbing down) or whether it is best to leave it to the painter.

So far I have tried to do as much of the build as possible but I dont want to spend a weekend doing something that a painter could do in an hour or turn up with sub-standard preparation.

Do the guys who have done their own prep consider it worthwhile and what proportion of the painting cost is prep?

Regards
Martin