Update: My fender blend disaster and what I learned

Honestly, last week I totally botched a fender blend on a customer's truck. I mixed the paint myself and thought the match was spot on, but after the clear coat dried, it had a weird haze and didn't line up right. Turns out, I applied the base coat too thick in some spots and too thin in others. Had to sand everything down and redo it from scratch, which ate up a whole afternoon. The boss wasn't thrilled, and I had to eat the cost of the extra materials. Tbh, I was in a hurry to finish and skipped checking my spray gun settings. Has anyone run into this kind of paint issue before? How do you guys make sure your blends come out smooth every time?

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kaih9418h ago

The humidity in your spray booth can throw off a blend more than people realize. If it's too high, the base coat can dry unevenly and cause that haze you saw. I bet you were so focused on the gun settings that you forgot to check the room temp and moisture. A quick look at a hygrometer before you start saves a lot of rework later. It's one of those dumb little things that gets overlooked when you're in a rush. Pretty much every time I've seen a weird finish, it was because someone ignored the environment.

bell.felix13h ago

Ever seen a perfect paint job go weird for no reason? My buddy spent hours on a custom bike tank only to get that haze because his booth was like a rainforest that day.

nora_park13h ago

Oh man, @kaih94, I always blamed my gun skills for hazy finishes, but your humidity point totally changed my mind. Why did I never think to check the booth conditions first? Now I get how something that simple can mess up a whole paint job.