Trunk Floor advice

[Calif240]

Hey guys. I'm getting the bodywork wrapped up. I have the new floor pans in and the car has been stripped to bare metal. The trunk floor is completely shot, but I was gonna wait until next year to tackle it. However, I got to thinking that since I'm gonna try to paint the car in a few weeks, that when I got around to the trunk floor, any welding in the area would blister and bubble the paint that is on the rear quarters. I'm wondering if I can just install new trunk extensions for now and weld them in, then paint. Or, should I go ahead and just do the whole trunk floor before I put the new paint on? I'm just trying to save some cash right now, so I'm wondering if I shouldn't just pony up. Any advice on this? I'll try to post some pics once I get the paint sprayed.
Thanks

[Calif240]

Sorry... 1969 Charger...

[Charger-Bodie]

Your going to want to do it before paint. By the time you get it all fitting and that. It would be hard to do with it painted.

[70 Charger RT]

It will be much easier to replace the trunk pan now.  The pans aren't that pricy if you do the work yourself.  I would do all metal work now and hold off on the paint if you're short of cash. 

[NHCharger]

If you paint it first you will be kicking your own ass when you end up scratching your new paint job while doing the work in the trunk. I say bite the bullet and do the pan now.

[vancamp]

definitley do the trunk before paint you will be regretting it if you dont.

[randr]

Floor would have been first thing I would have done!

[69*F5*SE]

New trunk pan before paint.