Fixing base coat overspray

Wils1514

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First time posting here. I have always been able to use the search function to find the answers to questions I have except for this issue.

So I replaced the cowl on a 1967 mustang so I had to repaint the upper cowl. The car has white stripes and is nightmist blue. I painted the stripe color first and then painted the blue. When I removed the masking I had a little bleed through onto the white so I touched up the white. I then went ahead with the clear.

The next day I noticed the following. When I touched up the white it must have went through the vent and dusted onto the blue.

How would you guys fix this? I do not really want to base and clear again. The car will be getting a complete paint job in the next couple of years. Since it is in the vent area and on the bottom of the fin I thought about mixing a 50/50 base and clear and masking the area off and spotting it down in there. Thoughts?
 

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If that white overspray is under the clear, there really is no other option than to scuff the panel down, fix the blue and re-clear. Spotting in something like that and trying to basically make a "Single stage" is just going to cause you more work in the long run and you wont be happy with it.
 
Yeah you're probably right. The white on the top smooth part is only dust. The overspray is just on the bottom half of the 3 vent "fins". Not that it probably changes what needs to be done.
 
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