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Pro tip: my old way of blending a repair versus using a full panel blend
Had a job on a silver Honda Civic last week, the rear door needed work. My old habit was to just blend into the quarter panel and call it good. This time, I decided to blend across the whole side, including the front fender. The difference was night and day. The old way often left a slight color shift you could see in certain light, especially with metallics. Taking the extra hour to do the full panel blend made the repair completely invisible, no matter the angle. The customer even commented on how the whole side looked fresh. It just proved that sometimes the extra step is worth it for a perfect finish. Anyone else find that a full panel blend saves you more headaches in the long run?
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grant8262mo agoMost Upvoted
Oh man, that's so true. My buddy Mike had a nightmare with a pearl white truck... he just blended the hood and the fender looked off in the sun. Customer came back real upset. He had to redo the whole front end on his own dime. Like @foster.mary said, it's way cheaper to just do the full blend right away. That extra time saves you from a real headache later.
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the_james2mo ago
Yeah, that story about the pearl white truck is exactly why I always go full blend now. Foster.mary is totally right about it being cheaper than a callback. Learned that lesson the hard way myself.
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