Blending with existing paint

Prprop143

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Have not a lot of repairs where I will need to blend on existing paint job. The paint job was fresh last year and I am fixing a spot that had bad blistering or Solvent pop. I took it back down to primer and repreped the area. My question, the spot I'm repainting is about a foot in diameter, how big of an area should I blend to on the existing paint? I was going to prep the existing paint with 600 and currently planning about 6-8" blend with existing paint.
Thank for Any advice...
 
Is this a solid or metallic color? Metallics will normally take a little more room to blend. Also where is the repair located on the panel?
 
Give some more details. Base/clear or SS? Where is the damage? Give me some details and then I can give you my thoughts.
 
Don't judge me ;) as I tried some better paint to see if I could get it to lay down. Im using that paint as the barrier coat, then I'm sanded back with 600 and will respray with the hugger orange, clear and get it finished...
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If it's lacquer, it's easy. First coat over the repaired area. Extend each subsequent coat out a little farther. You don't want hard stop/start areas. Be moving the gun before you pull the trigger and keep moving as you release. Once you get coverage and the blend looks good you are done. I'm a little confused as you said you will respray with hugger orange and clear. If you are repairing that area with lacquer, after you finished just buff it out. If you are doing something else let us know and we can provide guidance. Same procedure I described holds true if you are spraying a modern base and trying to blend. If you are spraying modern base clear, blend the repair, clear the entire panel. Don't try to blend the clear.
 
Volkswagen had a metallic orange similar in 70-71 called clementine orange. Did convertible in it. Color only offered in 70-71 if I remember right. Don't remember code.
 
If it's lacquer, it's easy. First coat over the repaired area. Extend each subsequent coat out a little farther. You don't want hard stop/start areas. Be moving the gun before you pull the trigger and keep moving as you release. Once you get coverage and the blend looks good you are done. I'm a little confused as you said you will respray with hugger orange and clear. If you are repairing that area with lacquer, after you finished just buff it out. If you are doing something else let us know and we can provide guidance. Same procedure I described holds true if you are spraying a modern base and trying to blend. If you are spraying modern base clear, blend the repair, clear the entire panel. Don't try to blend the clear.
This is a dupli-color laquer/ Clear and I was going to scuff with scotch Brite, single malt... :)
 
So if I am understanding correctly, you are repairing an existing lacquer refinish. Like I said, lacquer is simple in that you don't even have to sand it, although it would be a good idea to scuff or sand the repair area. Get coverage on the repair area, extending out with each pass. If you have trouble for some reason getting the blend right, either mix the color with the clear and make a pass over the entire repair, or over reduce the color and do the same. Main thing is to not have hard stop/start areas with the gun. Have the gun moving before you pull the trigger and moving when you release the trigger. Extend each pass farther out. Clear the entire panel when you have the blend done.
 
What kind of clear is on the roof, catalyzed 2K urethane, or clear 1K lacquer?
1k lacquer. If I scuf the clear that is on now, can I spary a 2k clear over the existing 1k? The repair area came out good, but the dupli-color 1k clear just doesn't cover very well.
 
Don't judge me ;) as I tried some better paint to see if I could get it to lay down. Im using that paint as the barrier coat, then I'm sanded back with 600 and will respray with the hugger orange, clear and get it finished...View attachment 25423
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This time the clear layer down nicely. I used some 2k Nason clear and I'm happy.
Thanks for the assist...
 
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