I would blend the color but full panel the clear. Much simpler and no edge to worry about now or years later.Can anyone advise as to what is going on here and how I might correct this issue? I have attempted to blend a spot repair area with 2 stage and have this dull outline. Wet sanding has not helped with the situation.
Yes, I am attempting to blend the clear and melt it in.Are you blending the clear also? Like spotting it in and melting it in the middle of the panel?
You cant wet sand a clear blend.....well you can lightly. What I believe you are seeing is the hard edge of the clear as you sanded it back.Yes, I am attempting to blend the clear and melt it in.
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Great explanation. That is exactly what is happening, the edge keeps moving the more I sand.
Thank you Chris!The pic is also showing very poor adhesion at the blend edge. The edge and all the cloudy area has very poor adhesion. If you search my name and keywords blender blending you will find some posts where I go into a lot of detail on how to do this.
Also, you have to be sure to tack the whole panel before spraying the clear. If there's any base over spray anywhere, the blend will fail.yes your sanding or buffing back the edge. you can sand and buff a clear blend but it has to be done correctly. of course the best way is to always blend the color, clear the whole panel. sometimes you cant do that though. what happens is the new applied clear is softer and buffs easier than the clear under it so it wears away faster than you putting a shine on the stuff under it. the way you do this is you need to use a fast clear that also cures hard. generally a spot repair clear. put a curing lamp on the blend area for a few hours or better part of a day. also in the blend area you should have a grey scotchbrite finish only. no sandpaper. this will buff easily. if you allow your blended clear to cure and harden really well then over grey scotchbrite scratch you should be able to sand and buff the blend without the dull line in the blend area. be sure not to sand you clear back where you are getting into the blended base or your line will never go away.
To this I heartily agree.. . . of course the best way is to always blend the color, clear the whole panel. . .