Blending a candy tri coat
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I am new to the site & in hope for some help! My problem: I have a house of kolor KBC apple red over BC02 silver base. Had to repair a small dent on fender and door and the paint job is only a couple months old so hoping I can blend it. I am thinking of sealing the complete fender & door, then basing in BC02 silver then applying the candy coats, and on the last coat of candy I plan to pull the paper on the cab corner & try to do a slight blend of just the candy on top of the other candy… does this sound like it will work or am I doing to much/to little? I know how many coats were applied the first time but mainly concerned of how the blend is going to look and if I need to carry the blend over the hood? Can I blend my silver over the paint or do I need to do complete door/fender? Also what type of blending agent or other material do you recomend? Thanks in advance :welc :wak
Tri stage can be tricky if you have never done them before.I would not completely seal the door and fender,just spot seal.This means spray sealer over the primed area only then melt the edge with a blending solvent.Now I would spray 1-2 coats of silver(ground coat) and fade it out a little more with each coat.(if you know how many coats was put on you are ahead of the game).Now mix up your midcoat and mix it one to one with your ground coat.Proceed to do one or two coats of this mixture and gradually fading it out to make a more uniform blend of the foundation color.Now you can spray your midcoat/candy,you know how many coats were used so you are ahead of the game(if you do not know how many coats were used you make a letdown panel before you spray the car).When I do a tri- stage I stagger my mid-coats to make the blend less noticeable.My first coat of the midcoat will go to my maximum blend area.My second coat will go just past my foundation coat area.And if neccesary my third coat will go in between coats one and three.I have used this technique to repair hundreds of tri stages with great success.I find it helpful to mark where my mid-coats stop on the masking paper with a sharpie.Sometimes you need to take a couple of extra panels to do your blend with a tri-stage,with the amount of blending involved you will need more room.I know it sounds confusing but take your time.
I agree with Jayson. Very good advice.
Be glad you used KBC instead of UK kandy. UK makes it harder as you can’t mix your kandy and base together. It is possible to do though. The most helpful thing will be to get your basecoat blended well.
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