Smart repairing a wing

[Sump]

Lets just say the yellow area is where the primer is and the damage was.

Am I better off blending the clear in the green area? Or is it better to 3m scuff with a scotchbrite everything on the wing and lacquer the whole wing?

If it does come to blending in the green lines area, I take it I need to do the following.

3m scuff everything on the right side upto the green lines area
Basecoat the primed area
Lacquer into the green area flicking away and overlapping slightly onto the old clear.
Melting the new lacquer onto the old lacquer with blend spray.

[7even]

Hi, reading the above im presuming you haven't tried this procedure before???
Its not just the clear you need to blend, the base coat also needs a subtle blend, otherwise your going to see a difference in the flake in the sunshine.
TBH for the sake of an extra 20/30 grams of clear you'd be better keying and clearing the whole wing.

[Sump]

Well I am trying to get my head around doing it the smart way.

I take it a chipsaway type person would merely sand the primer down, paint the base over it feathering out. Then clear it, overlapping the old clear slightly and melting it there.

[jds32]

Depends where the primer / repair is on the wing and what colour it is, but if you propose to do it like in the picture you may struggle to keep the colour away from where you want to blend the lacquer making a colour difference more noticeable if there is one. You will give yourself more room if you just do the whole wing. Grey scotchbrite the whole wing.

[Vette]

You also need to keep the colour away from the top of the wing where it joins the bonnet, otherwise you may see a shade difference there. As 7even says, unless you've done this before, just focus on the colour blend and lacquer the whole wing.

Cheers
David

[7even]

also if you do intend to do it the "smart way" you need to alter the paint for the blend.

Better not say any more as people pay thousands of pounds (some tens of thousands) for the training.