I would not recommend taping over a colour coat, I have pulled paint off before doing that, the colour is always very delicate - it's not the end of the world if it's a solid colour because you can touch it up but if it's a cherry shader etc, you are never hiding that without stripping it all and doing it again.
I tend to tape off the edge of the top if that is going to be natural, spray the colour coat on the back/side then pull the tape and tidy up edges before spraying clear. There is a bit of a ridge to begin with but if you spray a couple of coats, do some levelling and spray a couple more, the ridge should disappear.