I do not have the vertical height to raise it for painting purposes. besides right now I have it torn apart for the painting process and it requires blasting not mere sanding. the reason for this is the previous owner used the truck for supporting something while they applied some kind of spray coating that resembles cement/stucco. the entire forklift has a non slip coating all over it. and I do mean all over. so bad in fact you could not make out any of the dash panel lights. this material cannot be good for the forklift as its very abrasive. its thick enough a needle scaler is required to remove it. I want to rid the forklift of this overspray. hence the need to remove the mast.