How to Blend Clear Coat (Spot Repair)

From www.refinishnetwork.com , This is a demonstration on how to blend clear coat on a panel. For a full breakdown on this spot repair paint job visit our website.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• blending
• clear
• coathow
• to
• blend
• coatclear
• coat
• spot
• repair
• refinish
• base
• polishing
• How-to

[CCharlesHahn]

Thanks for the buffer trails!

That repair isn't going to last. The blend line will show again eventually.

[jimmo4life]

@CCharlesHahn

your welcome! nothing a bit of wax wont hide for a few weeks.

[golddang]

hey mate. the videos are awesome! . . You never seem to bake any paint? why is that so?

[jimmo4life]

@golddang

thanks buddy, I bake pretty well all of my jobs in the booth at 160 for 20 minutes or so. The odd time I use the infrared lamp on smaller jobs but don't usually make mention of it.

[jeetkunedoground]

Great video as always, What blender would you recommend?

[jimmo4life]

@jeetkunedoground

UBR200 from RM is my first pick

[andicog]

Good video but I would have lacquered the whole of the green area and just faded it out on the narrow strip under the headlight, this would reduce the risk of any edge showing up on your faded in area either now or in the future and would not have taken much longer to scotch out . Just my 2 cents.

[hudfadz]

Great video! But 2 things I would fix... First I would not rub down the blend area, the finish should be smooth enough just to be able to run your buff over it with light cutters and not a sheep skin.

Second rubbing down your blend area is more risky, you could and most likely would virtuality your blend agent or peel back clear = repaint

[CaptRickHiott]

If you know how to use your blending solvent you should not have to sand the blend in area,,,just buff.

You could also improve on the way you apply your clear. Your gun strokes are very erratic and confusing........

[badderthanyou]

@TheSmoooooo Wow, so you rip people off my doing shoddy work, another scumbag, your nothing special.

[terrylandreaux]

@terrylandreaux (It there*) = Typo...my bad.

[terrylandreaux]

@Zlyzer Oh ok...good deal. Just for future reference that texture is called "dry spray". It there it appears when there isn't enough fluid being sprayed as you figured out, or your travel speed is too fast....but good job bro.

[Zlyzer]

@terrylandreaux Hey man. When I say orange peel, I mean the textured stuff you typically get when you're not spraying heavy enough.. I managed to finish my project by spraying as heavy as possibly without getting runs. That produced the best final result for me. It's trial and error really, this is more of an art than a science I think. Cheers anyway dude.