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I have sprayed my paint and clear, and have finally gotten to the point where I was able to sit down and start sanding and then.... I found a spot on the corner of the bed where I had sanded not only through the clear, but also the layers of paint. So now i am back to my bright white primer.

Any tips on how you would go about re-painting, or covering this sand through spot? It is pretty obvious so hiding it is not really an option.

Pretty much repainting that panel is the only choice. The whole panel vs blending are the two choices. Whole panel is far easier but obviously more work and materials. Hiding the blend takes high skills and experience .......most pros would just do the panel.

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TIP: mask the edges with masking tape to avoid touching them when color sanding. If you don't, either the sand paper or the buffing will cut through.

If you are just talking the edges of the panel, I would first try touching up the sand through area of base coat with a fine artist's brush. It may take more than one coat to adequately cover. Then lightly sand this with 600 grit, then either respray the entire panel or use an air brush or detail gun to touch up the edges with clear. Then be more careful with your sanding.
Mike

Thank you everyone, I never thought about the masking off the edges while buffing so that was a nice tip. I will just end up re-painting and clearing the area since that seems to be the only way, because I tried the airbrush and the paint came out to thick thus making it to dark.