One very important technique you need to do when spraying clear coat or paint is never pull the trigger of the gun facing directly towards the surface you are spraying when you begin your stroke. You can end up with lines or spatter in the paint. Or worst-case runs. Gun needs to always be moving while the paint is coming out. The gun should start off the panel or at least hold the gun sideways so it's not a direct shot at the panel. This technique should also be practiced when you release the trigger also. Turn the gun away from the panel before the trigger release.Ive been painting cars for about 45 years.😊
It may sound like a minor thing, but totally valid! You can see the muscle memory in professional painters do exactly this movement automatically. Great tip!
Years of paint meaning nothing without results.. he been paint for years I’m sure he find what work for him now also he clearly started clear before the panel the video is edited that’s why it look like he started on the panel if you stop the video where it switches to the clear coat clip you can see it had clear already he just did not show exactly when he started if you know anything about editing you have to sometime start a new clip when you already few seconds in to have smooth transition if not you will see a slow motion in the video that’s normally don’t look right I been painting for over ten years your point is valid but at the end of the day what I learn about this industry just find what work best for you because what you saying to not do someone else might find that work better for them being a collision painter I don’t care for runs because when you know how to get them out you stop worrying about them obviously no one wants run but it’s not a headache like when you never know how to get them out all the way me personally once’s it’s not on a edge I’m good.. in this industry there is no wrong or right way if we getting the same results it’s just what works best for you
I screenshot this and added it to my beginners guide. I always see the technique you were talking about, but I never understood the calculated movements. Thank you.
Hey Dave, I've been watching your videos for just over 11 years at this point and all I can say is thank you for continuing to upload amazing videos. Too many more years to come, cheers.
You have been the best at explaining how to do this on UA-cam. Can't believe you are still going. I've been checking out your vids for ages. Thanks man
Excellent video! I’ve watched countless UA-cam auto paint videos that claim to be about blending but they don’t give any info on the strategy or what blending even is. Great job here!
This is the right video I needed to see to help me repair a ding on my Indian Roadmaster motorcycle saddle bags. I very picky on how my cycle looks. Thanks.
For some one in the automotive spraying industry around all these chemicals, your skin is immaculate mate. You look like you have a easy, clean job working in a office all day.
Hi Dave, just want to let you know I appreciate your videos. You have a great style of presentation, factual, simple, structured and clear. Thanks a lot! I'm sure those who attend your courses in Sydney are happy as you are a great teacher. Keep it up! 🙂
Body work is not for the faint of heart, shit is definitely skill based, its like a tattoo artist, every little detail matters or else it will come out looking like garbage, even if you have a good idea of how its all done, it takes alot of practice to get the hang of all of it
Sounds great you did beautiful good job my job was a bit different I repainted the quarter panel one fender and bumper but you can tell I have brand new paint extremely shiny compared to the old can I still blend it with polishing and buffing and wax
@@meta4282Pros tend to think that no one can DIY this, and that every job is a 2-3 your old vehicle that needs to look factory or new. Not true. I've been painting various projects for 3 years. Yes it's a huge learning curve and you make lots of mistakes, but you learn and get better. My last job was helping a friend fix his van slider where the repair was in the middle. I blended out even with rattle cans and people were amazed at the color match. And this was silver metallic! It can be done by a DIYer with enough experience. Plus my work has mostly been on 10 to 15-year-old vehicles where you just can't justify the cost for a professional to spruce it up and make it look better. So there absolutely is a place for DIY in automotive painting. People just have to understand what they're getting into, that it's a ton of learning and a ton of work. This guy made it look easy because he knows what he's doing. But the first DIY job is a lot of going back and forth to videos and even fixing mistakes.
Non-professionals with some prior experience can duplicate this. This video has bridged that gap by explaining the know-hows that amateurs with little experience lack. Great video with clear explanation
Ripper. Thanks. Am preparing for first attempt at gun spraying and need to do top half of a Ute bed where rust spots have been repaired but don’t want to paint the whole tub or tail gate.
Hello Dave awesome video. I have a question , is it possible to sand a finish coat with 400 grit and apply the clear coat and blend it with existing paint. The only reason for this is I have the matching paint but it is a finishing coat.
Thorough and very structured. New ti your channel but im hooked Sprayed (cans) my first part panel today with great success Aside from my car apparently havinf a respray in the oast because the colour is wayyyy too different lol
Thanks Dave.....amazing video.. super comprehensive.... I'm glad VG paints actually has all the stuff you use. I will make the few extra km drive to get the gear from you guys. I hope the shop advice is as good as yours. I know the rest of the world doesn't live in Sydney but it would be awesome if you did a product list (and links) to all the gear used on the video description.
Awesome video brother.. urs is the best painting informative video in the UA-cam... I watched around 20 videos about car painting.. so I can say urs is the best...God bless
On the bumper, what happens to the clear overspray beyond the "edge" of the where you used the Blender? Should you spray the Blender over anywhere there might be dry Clear overspray or will it buff-out later? Love your work & your instruction! Thank you....
Whoa! First time blending paint. I usually do full on custom paint. I never thought to scuff paint with green brillo pad and buffing compound, plus I always was afraid of the hard line clearcoat. Thanks!!!
this looks great and helpful. When blending the clear, was the old clear scuffed before spraying the new clear or how does it stick when spray out to the blend area?
Hello there Dave, Many thanks for sharing the video it will help me to understand the process. Unfortunately I don’t have a Spary booth. I’m trying to follow your techniques. I only have damage on one rear door so I’m aim to paint my base coat and pearl blend on half door then final clear coat the all door. Because rest of the door is not damaged at all I’m hoping this will work. What’s your opinion? Thank again much appreciated. Basit
hey man, you're a professor I want to listen to speak. it's very different from my teachers in my youth who made me run away 😂. Come on, now it's time for me to try this technique on my poor Lexus.
@@jeffreyeaton9934 absolutely! One coat flash off, 2 coats flash off, 3rd coat with control coat (3.5) coats flash off Clear coat First coat not so wet and heavy, flash off Second coat nice even wet coat, not too wet though!
what brand does your spray bottle for degreaser? I bought so many kind of spray plastic bottles but it wont last long, the degreaser outshapes the rubber of the spray bottles
my body shop wants to paint the front half of my front fender and clear the whole fender. Does this usually cause the fender to hand a different shade to the front door after the fresh clear is on?
Hello Dave, Love your videos and they are great quite in-depth. I have mg hs 2021 pearl white paint code WSD, One of the rear door got damaged by the metal gate. There small dent at bottom just above the bottom door trim and another one just halfway up the door where the pain has come off, but I’ve managed to touch it up for now but the thought is not look great . once up managed to repair it I’ll try to blend in the door like you shown on the video. It should be a small blend but when it comes to pearl and clearcoat what will be the best advice? Finally if you have an email I can send you the pictures to, thanks Basat 😊
Really appreciate the succinct how to video. Your paint gun looks like a mini with mini paint cup? What model of gun is it and to do these small touch ups, what air pressure are you running at the gun?
I'm having difficulty getting my block sanding on every section of the car even/level throughout the entire car. Meaning this ... I block sand each section using guide coats and proper blocks, technique , etc. , But when I complete one section then move onto the next, I repeat and that section also comes out great , but then when I compare to the section I just did right next to this one, it's not even, level with each other. I'm not talking inches, not even centimeters, but I am a very detailed ocd prrson, and I'm talking milimetrrs.... Not necessarily enough difference to where a normal person would be able to tell, but enough of a variance where someone like me would be able to detect if looking extremely closely. Do u happen to have any advice or suggestions on how to remedy this or is this an unavoiadable thing
One very important technique you need to do when spraying clear coat or paint is never pull the trigger of the gun facing directly towards the surface you are spraying when you begin your stroke. You can end up with lines or spatter in the paint. Or worst-case runs. Gun needs to always be moving while the paint is coming out. The gun should start off the panel or at least hold the gun sideways so it's not a direct shot at the panel. This technique should also be practiced when you release the trigger also. Turn the gun away from the panel before the trigger release.Ive been painting cars for about 45 years.😊
It may sound like a minor thing, but totally valid! You can see the muscle memory in professional painters do exactly this movement automatically. Great tip!
I'm having an issue with getting used to doing that, so here I am lol.
Years of paint meaning nothing without results.. he been paint for years I’m sure he find what work for him now also he clearly started clear before the panel the video is edited that’s why it look like he started on the panel if you stop the video where it switches to the clear coat clip you can see it had clear already he just did not show exactly when he started if you know anything about editing you have to sometime start a new clip when you already few seconds in to have smooth transition if not you will see a slow motion in the video that’s normally don’t look right I been painting for over ten years your point is valid but at the end of the day what I learn about this industry just find what work best for you because what you saying to not do someone else might find that work better for them being a collision painter I don’t care for runs because when you know how to get them out you stop worrying about them obviously no one wants run but it’s not a headache like when you never know how to get them out all the way me personally once’s it’s not on a edge I’m good.. in this industry there is no wrong or right way if we getting the same results it’s just what works best for you
Also distance away from the panel. Good way to measure, is by doing this 🤙🏻 finger to thumb distance from panel
I screenshot this and added it to my beginners guide. I always see the technique you were talking about, but I never understood the calculated movements. Thank you.
It is so process driven, 90% prep 10% spraying. Amazing video.
Hey Dave, I've been watching your videos for just over 11 years at this point and all I can say is thank you for continuing to upload amazing videos. Too many more years to come, cheers.
Wow! 11yrs and the bastid couldn't even reply or give you a like.....🤣
@@ScratchyBawsforreal 😂
Amazing skills and talent...and he is kind to his mum.
Dave charges his mum double 😂
You have been the best at explaining how to do this on UA-cam. Can't believe you are still going. I've been checking out your vids for ages. Thanks man
Short, clear, instructive, good job 😊

Perfect. Thank you. This is what I've been looking for. Wish me luck.
Thanks to you I was able to DIY and save thousands of dollars! You're the best!!
Another fantastic tutorial from the master. Thank you 🙏🏼
I'm about to spot restore some vintage tennis rackets and this video was SUPER helpful. The fade out solvent was the secret I was looking for!
Excellent video! I’ve watched countless UA-cam auto paint videos that claim to be about blending but they don’t give any info on the strategy or what blending even is. Great job here!
This is the right video I needed to see to help me repair a ding on my Indian Roadmaster motorcycle saddle bags. I very picky on how my cycle looks. Thanks.
Thanks! That really helps me out as I keep practicing.
This is an amazing video, thank you so much for your help
Thanks a lot for your clear videos! As a total beginner, I really enjoy the detailed explanations. It helps a lot building confidence to try it!
For some one in the automotive spraying industry around all these chemicals, your skin is immaculate mate. You look like you have a easy, clean job working in a office all day.
Wow, fantastic video
Hi Dave, just want to let you know I appreciate your videos. You have a great style of presentation, factual, simple, structured and clear. Thanks a lot! I'm sure those who attend your courses in Sydney are happy as you are a great teacher. Keep it up! 🙂
@@MyRocket29 Thankyou mate. Appreciate it.
Thanks for clearing everything up! Now I'm confident to do a minor paint + clear fix.
What a well made extremely informative and instructive video! Excellent information 👍🏼
Awesome video, I’m familiar with painting but not blending. I learned a lot! Thankyou for your help!
Extremely well presented! thank you
Thanks for sharing bro, huge help.
I used to Have a Body Shop. EXCELLENT VIDEO!
You do incredible work.
I wanted to fix a dent and repaint the Area, but now i can live with it 😂 awesome work!
It’s not that bad, about $100 and a whole day of work
Body work is not for the faint of heart, shit is definitely skill based, its like a tattoo artist, every little detail matters or else it will come out looking like garbage, even if you have a good idea of how its all done, it takes alot of practice to get the hang of all of it
If only it was as easy as you make it look.😮
Sounds great you did beautiful good job my job was a bit different I repainted the quarter panel one fender and bumper but you can tell I have brand new paint extremely shiny compared to the old can I still blend it with polishing and buffing and wax
This is the job of a professional with years of experience and you will never duplicate this.
I did. Sorry.
@@meta4282Pros tend to think that no one can DIY this, and that every job is a 2-3 your old vehicle that needs to look factory or new. Not true. I've been painting various projects for 3 years. Yes it's a huge learning curve and you make lots of mistakes, but you learn and get better. My last job was helping a friend fix his van slider where the repair was in the middle. I blended out even with rattle cans and people were amazed at the color match. And this was silver metallic! It can be done by a DIYer with enough experience. Plus my work has mostly been on 10 to 15-year-old vehicles where you just can't justify the cost for a professional to spruce it up and make it look better. So there absolutely is a place for DIY in automotive painting. People just have to understand what they're getting into, that it's a ton of learning and a ton of work. This guy made it look easy because he knows what he's doing. But the first DIY job is a lot of going back and forth to videos and even fixing mistakes.
Non-professionals with some prior experience can duplicate this. This video has bridged that gap by explaining the know-hows that amateurs with little experience lack. Great video with clear explanation
Man ...if u never do it u will not be a professional...
It's not that difficult.
Ripper. Thanks. Am preparing for first attempt at gun spraying and need to do top half of a Ute bed where rust spots have been repaired but don’t want to paint the whole tub or tail gate.
Nice video, im starting to understand how painting works. Thanks a lot
Excellent presentation. Right to the point on every detail with very good video, commentary and descriptions. Thank you.
Hello Dave awesome video. I have a question , is it possible to sand a finish coat with 400 grit and apply the clear coat and blend it with existing paint. The only reason for this is I have the matching paint but it is a finishing coat.
Thanks for blending lessons. I need all I can get
Thorough and very structured. New ti your channel but im hooked
Sprayed (cans) my first part panel today with great success
Aside from my car apparently havinf a respray in the oast because the colour is wayyyy too different lol
Thanks for the tips, helped me a lot.
Very informative! Wish I was nearby so I could pay you a visit!
Cheers from Sweden in North of Europe.
Thanks Dave.....amazing video.. super comprehensive....
I'm glad VG paints actually has all the stuff you use.
I will make the few extra km drive to get the gear from you guys. I hope the shop advice is as good as yours.
I know the rest of the world doesn't live in Sydney but it would be awesome if you did a product list (and links) to all the gear used on the video description.
Awesome video brother.. urs is the best painting informative video in the UA-cam... I watched around 20 videos about car painting.. so I can say urs is the best...God bless
This is a really great video. Well done!!
Learnt a lot from you today so thanks for your tutorial. Presented very well
Wax degreaser before sanding. Always!!
Keeps the oils from being pushed in when sanding.
Thanks for the vid.
Plus spreading the grease and wax I would think too.
Thank you for the Explaining All tips & tricks
On the bumper, what happens to the clear overspray beyond the "edge" of the where you used the Blender? Should you spray the Blender over anywhere there might be dry Clear overspray or will it buff-out later? Love your work & your instruction! Thank you....
3000 and a light buff
very well explained and great work, thanks for showing us. cheers NZ
Learned a lot from this, thank you.
Awesome lesson man!
Wow, that clear coat did not require any cutting compound or polish. Looks awesome straight from the gun.
that clear had massive orange peel
@artoriasoftheabyss1575 right, dude has to have wet sanded that shit
Awesome vid. Fun to watch. Thanks for teaching us man 🤙
Awesome video!!!
Great video Dave cheers 👍
Great video thanks. So after completing both of these examples you are not polishing at the end ?
Great job! I call it a 'shadow coat' to reveal low spots. Is the scuffing paste you mentioned rubbing compound or something else?
It's something else. It has cleaning agents in it and a bit of grit.
Thanks متشکرم از شما آقای محترم
Thanks for the refresh sir!!
I am from Malta nice job well-done 10q 4 your information
Amazing video. Thank you!
Great Clean Work!
Great content thank you for the upload!
Whoa! First time blending paint. I usually do full on custom paint. I never thought to scuff paint with green brillo pad and buffing compound, plus I always was afraid of the hard line clearcoat. Thanks!!!
Bless our mums… always a source of bodywork projects… 😂👍❤️❤️❤️
Great Video! What plastic body filller are you using?
this looks great and helpful. When blending the clear, was the old clear scuffed before spraying the new clear or how does it stick when spray out to the blend area?
He dulled out the old clear with a sanding paste and a fine scotch pad. I scuff mine with 1000 grit on a DA sander.
New to the Channel here. Great video
Great video! Thx 4 your time!
Hello there Dave,
Many thanks for sharing the video it will help me to understand the process.
Unfortunately I don’t have a Spary booth. I’m trying to follow your techniques.
I only have damage on one rear door so I’m aim to paint my base coat and pearl blend on half door then final clear coat the all door. Because rest of the door is not damaged at all I’m hoping this will work.
What’s your opinion?
Thank again much appreciated.
Basit
Awesome thanks!
Great video man.. subscribed.!
So what I’m hearing and seeing is, I can’t half ass it. 😂
Well no shit
Mate never let anyone tell you not to half ass it I got 2 minutes I to this and realised I'm just going to wing it
One question,he is using that fade out solvent for blending till clear coat is wet or on dry?
Great class...thanks
Hi great work, just 1 question do you buff after final spray work
Love your videos
hey man, you're a professor I want to listen to speak. it's very different from my teachers in my youth who made me run away 😂. Come on, now it's time for me to try this technique on my poor Lexus.
Love painting.
This is a realy helpfull Video. Thank you.
Where u blended the clear , what was the sand scratch that met the original clearcoat at? Or did u just use the paste there also?
On your last coat of base with metallics or pears do you apply a drop coat (control orientation)? I heard increase distance lower air pressure.
Yes it's best to do that on the last coat while it's still wet. So under the sun it will be harder to see the blend.
@@aurelionatoli2330 Ok so no flash after last coat straight to drop coat
@@jeffreyeaton9934 absolutely!
One coat flash off, 2 coats flash off, 3rd coat with control coat (3.5) coats flash off
Clear coat
First coat not so wet and heavy, flash off
Second coat nice even wet coat, not too wet though!
@@aurelionatoli2330 Yes I do my clear coat just like that.
very helpful tips
Awesome! We use tamco clear and we cant get blender to work. It always leaves a haze or line. What is the best most effective blender?
what brand does your spray bottle for degreaser? I bought so many kind of spray plastic bottles but it wont last long, the degreaser outshapes the rubber of the spray bottles
Thank you for this great video.
Bro ! Great video!
Cheers mate. Legend
Great video, thanks
my body shop wants to paint the front half of my front fender and clear the whole fender. Does this usually cause the fender to hand a different shade to the front door after the fresh clear is on?
@@maceldolaimy4944 hey. No it doesn't. Blending base and clear the whole panel is best way. 👍
Should a clear coat blender be used every time? When do you reach for it vs not? Thanks for the great video, keep it up!
did you find the answer?
Did you paint the whole panel after the paste, or just add clear over the scuffed area?
Hello Dave,
Love your videos and they are great quite in-depth.
I have mg hs 2021 pearl white paint code WSD,
One of the rear door got damaged by the metal gate. There small dent at bottom just above the bottom door trim and another one just halfway up the door where the pain has come off, but I’ve managed to touch it up for now but the thought is not look great . once up managed to repair it I’ll try to blend in the door like you shown on the video. It should be a small blend but when it comes to pearl and clearcoat what will be the best advice? Finally if you have an email I can send you the pictures to, thanks
Basat 😊
@@Basat011 hello. Try this video. ua-cam.com/video/lGq8vNS10rA/v-deo.htmlsi=a9akEM4GU0y8BlDm
Nice work.
Great video
Not gonna lie that’s a really clean job
Wow, that's pretty cool
thanks for the information
Really appreciate the succinct how to video. Your paint gun looks like a mini with mini paint cup? What model of gun is it and to do these small touch ups, what air pressure are you running at the gun?
Thank you
Where are you located?
Must say, damn good instructions, not as easy as i thought.
How long do you have wait after you spray the last coat of clear to add the blending spray?
0 seconds 👍
Good job
I'm having difficulty getting my block sanding on every section of the car even/level throughout the entire car. Meaning this ... I block sand each section using guide coats and proper blocks, technique , etc. , But when I complete one section then move onto the next, I repeat and that section also comes out great , but then when I compare to the section I just did right next to this one, it's not even, level with each other. I'm not talking inches, not even centimeters, but I am a very detailed ocd prrson, and I'm talking milimetrrs.... Not necessarily enough difference to where a normal person would be able to tell, but enough of a variance where someone like me would be able to detect if looking extremely closely. Do u happen to have any advice or suggestions on how to remedy this or is this an unavoiadable thing