The line of demarcation that you talk about is not going to go away using a
"spray can" to do body work. A pre-sanding, masking, primer app., then a
final spray with a two part high quality auto paint will eliminate it.
-----Original Message-----
From: Growe58@aol.com [mailto:Growe58@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 1999 12:27 PM
To: spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Help with paint touch-up
Hello to the list:
I have just completely my annual sacrificial offering of bondo and
fiberglass to the gods of winter ravages. The paint touchup from
an aerosol can is glossy (well, relatively) where it was applied
directly, but there is a no-man's land of coarse textured overspray
between it and the original, untouched paint. In addition, and
probably inevitably, the spray paint is a close, but not exact
match for the, er, original paint.
The question being: what products, techniques, incantations
etc do I use to remove the overspray and feather the new paint
as inobtrusively as possible into the old? In the past, a combination
of 1500 grit wet and dry and rubbing compound left a prominent
line of demarcation between the two colors. Note that perfection is
NOT sought after (I'd hate to start now...), just reasonable blending
from the 10 foot view.
TIA as always!
-Greg
78 Spit - daily driver (now with non-metallic fender lips)
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