Hot Rods Blending Acrylic Urethane...

Last fall I accidentally buffed through a small area on an Acrylic Urethane paint job. After the almost resolved medical issue(s) I’m back to final reassembly.

Now I know I could repaint the whole panel but I thought I’d like to try a blending process. The paint is SS.

Any tips/tricks?

I’ve already reached out to Anthony....

 

What color is it? Where on the car is it? A pic would be helpful.

 

You can prep panel blend the color and spray urethane clear coat on the panel. It’s very difficult to spray an invisible blend with single stage, if you get the blend correct the shine probably won’t be. And if you think your going to buff the blend good luck, you would have better results blending then blending with clear coat because you could sand and buff the clear without hurting the bend.

 

Mid 90s was the last I’ve seen SS paint blended. That was done with over reduced clear

 

There are some products designed to help melt the edge when blending. My gut feeling says to repaint the panel on ss.

For some tips on blending, look up Paint Society on YouTube. It's mostly bc/cc but you may find some usable tips. The worst case, you screw it up and end up repainting the panel, anyway.

 

Post a pic of the spot.

 

Here are some blending solvents
https://www.oreillyauto.com/shop/b/paint---body/paint-prep/blending-solvent/385b418398c9

 

I have a theory that pinstripes/flames/scallops where first used to cover paint defects like buff throughs, rock chips, runs, etc. Since it wouldn't match or blend, just pint it a different color and make it look intentional. Like I said, just a theory.

 

Finally, a use for those fake bullet holes!

 

Thanks for the replies. One reason for advice was I thought it might be cool to learn another process. The other reason was to fix the goof up.

My choices now may be repaint the whole panel or get some of those fake bullet holes!

The colour is Imperial Sapphire Blue. A TR6 colour and almost navy blue. But it compares perfectly with original under the garnish mouldings of my ‘32 Ford Washington Blue!

I’ll try to get a couple of pics...

 

I have used the 2 gun method before. You may or may not be successful.