I have a bubble under my paint. I need to sand it down and see what's under there. Maybe it's rust, maybe it's just a spot where the paint didn't stick to the primer, but either way it's got to go and when I take that off it's going to leave a rather fugly scar in my otherwise tolerable looking paint. I have obtained a can of the correct automotive enamel paint, and from what my eyes can tell it's a good match. Same paint code. If I were doing this on a fender I would just shoot the whole fender, but this is unfortunately on a quarter panel and I'm not prepared to paint the whole car at this point. Can anyone offer me any tips on blending new paint into older paint with minimal visibility?
If it is a single stage enamel...you will need to purchase a blending agent.(it softens the exhisting paint finish so your new paint melts into it when applied)You will have to repair the affected area and feather it/fill it to get it to the same level as the rest of the paint (before final paint)or you will have a painted crater on your quarter. hope this helps you some...Good luck!!
Would a rattle can "filler primer" such as the type sold at Auto Zone do the job for leveling it out?
Dont use Rustoleum.Plasticote or duplicolor primer shoud be "ok" but your gonna use alot of it to level out the repair.Its pretty thin stuff.Give it lots of time to dry before top coating it also.A full day or two should be fine.
Cool. Well, I have removed my spoiler to glass up a crack. I'll sand and paint that tonight... When I put it back together and bring it out in the sunlight, I'll see if the paint really does match up as well as I think it will. If it does, then I'll brave the task of dealing with that bubble.
Good luck...just be sure to wash that quarter really well before you even sand it.Get any wax/grime off first or you will just grind it into the paint and never get paint to stick again in that spot.
