After a blend line mess, I'm done with full paint blends for small dents

I had a job with a tiny dent on a fender. The shop wisdom is that blending paint is a must for perfection. Well, I did that, and the blend line popped out like a sore thumb after a few days. So now I'm all for spot repairs on minor stuff. Honestly, it's less hassle and the results are just as good, if not better.

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4 Comments

nathanreed1mo ago

But is a visible blend line REALLY that big of a deal? Spot repairs can look just as bad if the color match is off or the clear coat fails. A proper blend might actually last longer and hide the dent better. Maybe the issue was with how the blend was done, not the method itself.

ramirez.vera1mo ago

A bad blend is just a bad repair, period.

casey8181mo agoMost Upvoted

On a Honda Civic last week, a blend hid the damage perfectly. The color match was spot on and the clear coat blended seamlessly. Calling all blends bad repairs ignores when they're done right.

stella221mo ago

Honestly gotta agree with @ramirez.vera here. A good spot repair with perfect color match beats a blend any day, because blends always fade differently over time. Even if it looks perfect now, that blended panel will never age the same as the rest of the car. Seen it happen too many times where the blend line shows up a year later.