Hello people. I needed some pointers on a blend job for a bumper. Its just about 6 inches that need to be painted. Do I square off the effected area then sand and paint then clear, wet sand buff? Or do I have to base coat the effected area and re-clear the whole bumper? Thanks!

 

Best thing is to repair and prime as needed--thenspot color to blend the shade diferance and overall clear. In the real world of low hours and cheap peeople--keep repair as small as possible,spot color to a minimum and burn clear in on a line or around corner on a clean buffed surface. I can burn 'em in the middle of a panel without even buffing after!HAHA!!

 

Thanks Grady!!!! Im going to try the line painting to keep the job minimal. Since its my first time, i know I am going to have to sand and buff

 

blending has always posed a pain in the ass for me, if it is just a bumper i would just repaint and clear the whole piece. but that is me. your material is not going to be that expensive and to me it is worth the little extra money instead of the hassle of trying to blend.

 

It take a while to figure it out. Get a good blending solvent

 

yeah the blending solvent for the clear is the key. I like RM's HR50. Has worked the best for me. There are alot of tricks and tips to blending clear. Kind of hard to explain over the internet though.

as far as blending the color....that is pretty easy. shouldn't have a problem with that.

I would just say avoid the hard lines of taping it off small. I would tape it out bigger and clean really well the blend areas this way it all just melts in to the existing clear.

Hope that helps.

Josh

 

Yea I learned the hard way that the tape lines was the hardest thing for the blend. The color was no problem but the lines were a BIACH!!! Also what is a blend solvent? I never even knew that existed. And thanks for the pointers. I know that next time I can do better, I will just expand the taped off area and lay less clear around the taped off areas.

 

Its a slow sovent that will melt the dry clear in where you stop it. Hard to explaein but it works