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John Boy
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I have bc/cc my truck. Sanded it down real smooth. I broke throught the clear in two or three places. How do I repair these? The color is Huggar Orange if that helps.
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John
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John
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TAZ
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JB,
Since you broke through sanding it, you possibly might go through other places when you are buffing it, so my suggestion would be to go ahead and get all your buffing and polishing done, then go back and blend out these areas. Be sure and scuff the area that you plan on doing your blend.
You could go ahead and blend the areas out now, but just in case you do go through any other areas, you can take care of them all at once. If you don't that would would be great, then all you would have to do is the couple of areas that you sanded through.
Since you broke through sanding it, you possibly might go through other places when you are buffing it, so my suggestion would be to go ahead and get all your buffing and polishing done, then go back and blend out these areas. Be sure and scuff the area that you plan on doing your blend.
You could go ahead and blend the areas out now, but just in case you do go through any other areas, you can take care of them all at once. If you don't that would would be great, then all you would have to do is the couple of areas that you sanded through.
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John Boy
Guest
Scott. Thanks for the reply. Im a new painter and this is my first paint job. Could you lead me through the blending you are talkin about?
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John Boy
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John Boy
trikypaint
New member
Whenever I brake through the clear when sanding, I'll scuff it, take some featheredge tape (masking tape that is folded in a little on the sides) and outline 3" past the brake through completely around the area and cover the rest of the panel. Next, I'll shoot the bc on the area to cover, remove the featheredge tape (you'll notice a very small tapered edge), then lay two last coats of clear on the whole panel. The best thing to do is to clear the whole panel. If it's on a quarter panel (no natural breaks/cutoff points) where you need to blend, before you shoot the clear, lay the featheredge tape on the top-edge of the sail panel/roof and cover the rest past it and anything else from overspray. Next, shoot the panel, first coat ending 3-5 inches below the featheredge tape. When applying the second coat on the panel, take it all the way up to the featheredge tape. Remove featheredge tape and let it cure overnight before buffing the blend on the edge.
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.
J
John Boy
Guest
Thanks Trickypaint. What grit sandpaper do you scuff with before you start your blending?
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John Boy
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John Boy
trikypaint
New member
I use between 1500-2000 grit on the whole panel (just scuffing it), just enough for the blending/clear to adhere to. The reason I usually spray the whole panel with clear is for added insurance reasons plus evenness. Nothing like burning through previous clear where your trying to buff the blend, especially on a flat panel.
Just my .02
Just my .02