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Saw a painter in Tampa fix a blend with one finger and it bugged me for a week
I was at a shop in Tampa dropping off a fender last Tuesday and watched their painter wet sand a blend edge with one finger and a strip of 1500. He told me he never touches the blend with a DA because he can feel the orange peel better by hand. Do you guys blend by feel or do you tape and spray it every time?
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fiona_murray16d ago
Did you ever try just feeling it with your palm first before going at it with paper? I had a silver blend on a quarter panel that kept showing a ring no matter how I sprayed it. What finally worked was knocking the edge down by hand with 2000 grit wrapped around a little rubber block, then hitting it light with the DA on low speed. The block gave me the feel without digging a groove like a fingertip can. Took me two tries but the blend disappeared under the blend coat after that. Taping and spraying every time sounds safe until you get a hard tape line you have to chase anyway.
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