Auto painting: blending clear coat / smart blend and bumper scratch repair.

In this episode, I'll be repairing a small bumper scratch and sharing some auto painting tips and tricks on how to blend the clear coat so you can avoid the extra time and cost of clearing the whole bumper. This is a simple, easy repair that anyone with a little motivation can accomplish at home.
I'll give you the detailed steps to repair a bumper like a pro.

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[jeffreylonigro]

You are a very good teacher. Keep the videos coming. I do resto work, so blending clear is something I never do, but I did get some useful tips like the wetting with alcohol.

[speedokoterefinishnetwork]

I get those runs in the solovent blender here and there highly annoying. I find in colder weather hold the can way back and "fog" The clear coat blend zone with it vs spraying it direct. Helps big time.
Awesome repair tho man you killed it!!!

[robertcharlton]

An excellent repair on the silver tractor trailer truck. Thank you so much for your teaching!!!🥰

[robh]

As a professional automotive painter for over 20 years to be honest blending clear is not a good idea for a quality lasting repair and that's why no paint manufacturer will warranty their clear if it's been blended, I get why you would do it as I was very good at it, but the only time I would use a blended edge is on say a windshield post or other small area to keep from having to clear a complete roof as many times an insurance company will not pay for the extra cost but if possible always clear a complete panel such as a door, fender, decklid or hood, your large flat panels such as a hood will have a tendency over time to expose your blend edge from sun and weather exposure because to blend clear your making it very thin causing loss of adhesion, I will say that blending is a skill every painter should master as early as possible as color blending is used in almost every repair.

[Lucasimo]

Really good to see this. I'm doing the same sort of thing with rattle cans on my van. I have a small number of spot repairs to finish off. I'm using 1k epoxy primer, 1k high build and then 1k clear. Then after two weeks, I'm going over it with 2k activated clear. Then after a week, carefully flatting it back 800, 1200, 1500, 2000 then 3M Finesse it polish. All paint is by ProXL. Very good quality. I'm doing metallic silver to match. Quite a challenge but certainly possible. I'm not using a blend solution but I know I can get a pretty good finish - it just takes time and patience.

[ivansmaic]

Svaka čast majstore što u detalje sve objasniš! Radiš vrhunski!

[acarpenter]

This is a great presentation. I’m going to do something very similar on a bumper since it will not have direct UV and would be very time intensive to paint the whole thing. Thanks for the addl tips like the alcohol trick, mixing ratios, and always describing the gun settings.

[josephsportato]

Great job i always learn from your videos ive been a moble dealership bumper and touch up guy as well as interior trim for about 30 years. This is exactly how its done, prep is key. We do it in the wind freezing cold and heat super stressful in the elements lol

[JohnWDTC]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge on this type of work Chris as I find this content very interesting especially the way you explain everything in great detail, superb result on the repair and it goes to show you don't always need 30psi for every paint job👏🙏👍John UK

[deman]

Thank you- I enjoy the walk through and your explanation on this project!

[Snip]

Another great clip to the inside on how to do it wish you were in syd

[rongamble]

I love that fc 710 that stuff blends better than any clear ive ever used like the video

[frankmaceyka]

Another good job. I’ve watched enough of your like videos that I can predict your process I just need to develop a touch and eye for sanding.

[groundrail]

I especially appreciate seeing the U-Pol Blend#9 Fade Out Reducer.

[jonot]

Just wondering why did you use fade out on the upper edge where you had the foam tape, isn't that the point of foam tape so it leaves a soft edge that can be buffed anyway? As the edge is the weakest point.

[supersonic]

That sag on the corner happened in the basecoat, can be seen around 13:46, after the clear is down, heat lamp or cutting/polishing won't help it unfortunately

[flipper]

you show good detail, but i would wish you explain why you do things a certain way, for example, If I didn't have a soft edge, it would look noticable. What would happed if you sprayed blender too far onto good area? great job and appreciated.

[TheStonedstone]

I have to do a similar work. Grooves on the roof of my Mustang 2017. Paint peels off from the bottom of these grooves for unknown reason. Clear coat peals with base to the primer. Is it possible to do it only with spray cans?. How to blend it properly on the edges of these grooves? On the top or on the center of these edges? Base in the same spot as clear or not? These grooves are very narrow, about 5mm.

[ryanw]

Hey, whats the sherwin williams primer you were using in this video?

[albertgutierrez]

About to start getting everything ready and set up to paint my vehicle in my garage. I have a filter for my gun but heard it's best to have another form of filtration. I really can't find videos of how to go about this process and was wondering what kind of filter set you use if any. Thanks