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Hello Everyone,
My question has to do with repairing a base/clear paint job.I have to sell a car that is in exelent shape other than the paint has a few door dings and light scratches.I have herd that you can make the repair(fill/sand/primer/ect.)then just shoot color over the repair only then clear the whole panel.Is this correct?Also to make the rest of the undamaged areas look fresh I have heard from the same person all I need do is sand with 500 grit and re clearcoat is this also correct?
As always thanks for the input. Aaron

Yes you can base over your repaired area then clear the whole panel ,just make sure you leave enough room to blend out your color.You need a min. of 18 inches is recomended but depending on the color the area,body lines etc. you can bend the rules a little.As far as making the undamaged panel look fresh 500 grit is a little coarse in my opinion we use a min of 800.The only thing I don't like about this method is that it takes the factory orange peel away and the new coat of clear goes on much smoother than the rest of the car making it look repared.Try some stuff called blend prep it is fast and does not cut too deep.If you just want to freshin it up try polishing it good luck and I hope this helps

BENT knows what he is doing, but I would like to add that doing a repair like this in the body shop, we use the yellowish, (in place of dark red-more coarse), scotchbrite pad on the rest of the panel (in place of your 500grit).
(opinion or ease?)
-shrug-
Good Luck.
Colin