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| | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 127 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 127 | I am fixing a dent in my hood. I have a metallic blue paint job. I am only sanding an area about 6" around. What is the best way to blend the new paint with the old paint without it looking too poor. I am using an aerosol spray can that matches my current color and I will be using a little bondo for the dent. Just curious what best way to blend new vs. old paint without looking bad. thanks!! | | | | | Joined: May 2007 Posts: 321 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2007 Posts: 321 | Use Blending solvent. I think you can buy it in an aerosol can now. Think automotive grade reducer in a can. I assume when you say you're using bondo for the dent, you are then going to prime, sand, block, then spray color. Once you pull paper off around edge of area where you've masked, spray the edges slightly with blending solvent to melt the edges into the original paint
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| | | | | Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,001 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,001 | I believe you will get best result from respraying entire hood. At least respraying entire half of hood that is being repaired. It is very difficult to blend single stage paint. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 44 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 44 | DavidF is right about the single stage paint, especially metallics. The biggest problem you will have is when the blending solvent contacts the outer edges of the repair it will reduce the paint and your metallics will become profound leaving a silver ring around the repair. It will help if you spray some aerosol clear over your single stage paint, feather it out just past your repair and then apply the blending solvent to the edge of the repair, overlapping the old and new paint. Good luck and let us know how it turns out. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,747 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,747 | It's nearly impossible to do a spot repair, especially with rattle can paint. You'll have an obviously visible spot where the new paint meets the old, and the Bondo edge will show through the paint unless it's feather-edged and primed over a much larger area. Paint the whole hood, and do it with professional-grade equipment, not rattle cans.
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| | | | | Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 133 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 133 | i agree with hotrod. redo the entire hood
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