Car Painting: How to Blend Paint in SMALL Areas! 

Very technical and you broke it down in a simple way, really knocked it out of the park. Also I liked seeing it all come together and how you mimicked that factory finish perfectly! Keep up the good work!

I've been painting for 35 years and watched alot of other people videos but he really goes to great lengths to make this user friendly to beginners or more seasoned painters . I'm definetly subscribing !!!

Best blend instruction I've ever seen. Nice job Brian

Out of all the painting videos I've watched this is definitely without question the most informative and detailed. Great teacher. Brian you've nailed every video you've made.

Brian yo atre the best teacher. my dad has body shop, he is very good at what he does, but your teachings are above and always updated as new products come out. thank you.

You are a professional teacher I have learned so much from you, I have improved my skills due to your technique. Thanks for the teaching to all of us.👍🏻

Thanks Brian, I've been painting cars on the side off and on for over 40 years. I only do my own vehicles now and there is always new products/processes in place when I start a new job. Thanks for the refresher course.

Awesome videos! I’m starting my own shop. 15 years as a body/frame tech but lack knowledge in the paint department. Your videos are a great help! Keep up the good work! You’re helping!

Hi Brian, just had to say that was the best explanation of blending I have ever see. I have been a painter for a long time, opened my first shop almost 50 years ago. Unfortunately back then we did not have all the fabulous chemicals you have available today, they would have been such a blessing for the thousands of blend jobs I did for Braman in Miami. It was a lot of NC Lacquer and very slow thinners, so perfect jobs were difficult with our frequent weather changes I still love to do bodywork and paint but I don't have a professional booth nowadays, since retiring and selling the last business decades ago. I noticed you have an Acura shirt and work at the Pembrook Pines Dealership, I'm in Palm Beach now but lived in PP about a mile from your shop. I would love to shake your hand someday, no problem if you put on gloves and wear that HD Mask and a Trevek suit. (;-) Keep safe, Gary

Thank you for your time in producing this guide. I’ve been trying to do this for years, just painted a fender ( bumper, where I come from!) following your advice I got perfect finish... Wahooo.

I stumbled on to your channel today. I have been in paint for 40 years or so. I found the way you explain each step very interesting. Just because someone is very intelligent or talented doesn't mean they can teach others what they know. It takes a special person to be able to teach/transfer your knowledge to your students. Looks like you have that ability! 👨‍🎨👍

Thankyou for these life changing videos. It was an icing on the cake noticing we have the same guns I’ve been a painter since July not by choice but our painter left I was his helper. Started working at a body shop 3 years ago sweeping.

Another excellent instructional video. Thanks to you I got up the nerve to try a base coat clear coat repaint on a badly pealing hood on a silver 2006 Jeep Liberty and it came out amazing even though it was painted under a fold up awning in the driveway. I'm going to try some blending of the fender flairs and window sills on it now thanks to your very good how to on the subject. Thanks Brian. PS i have never painted car body parts before this. only sprayed small parts and things around the house. So proof that your passed on knowledge works for the beginner.

Hey Brian, just want to say thank you for your simple and straight forward instruction and concept based explanations. IMHO silver metallic is the most difficult to blend. And you just NAILED IT on that Acura. Nicely, nicely done!

One the best teachers out there. Very professional. Great work. Great sayings. “It’s just paint” and “The learning doesn’t stop after the video is done”

Thanks, blood. I watched this like 5 times already. I really appreciate what you do for us. "Don't overthink it. It's just paint.

Thanks for showing! I am an ammateur at car painting but I think it is really fun! I am working on my volvo 740 that has a long deep scratch on the right side so I've sanded it all down, fixed small rust spots and filled it in. Will paint it in spring when the temperature gets hotter and this was well needed to know how to properly do it👍

Brilliant vid. He’s super cool and his explanations are so good. Love his work.

I dont even paint and I just came across this video. Very well spoken, and instructed.

Amazing demo Bro especially because the silver ones is one of the most hard colors to blend.

Bad ass man watched all your how to videos, bought myself a paint gun and the right tools, got my 96 ram back to factory condition thanks a million man. Im a backyard mechanic too so I did it in my car port with some plastic. Turned out fantastic!

you are the man! Even though I am still using duplicolor for blends right now I learn alot every video. You are such an inspiration. Ive always had the body work part down, its just the painting and being positive about the prep.

Thanks Brian. I’m no painter by any means, but with your instruction I feel confident in applying some color to touch up areas.

This is the best video for the trickiest paint job. Blending in small areas. You are a great teacher Brian! Thank you for all your videos!

Great content !! Love watching these .. I'm learning alot I'm starting to get into professional paint work and just need to learn as much as possible..

Hi there just wanted to tell say, your the man we all can learn from 💯 I am Alloy wheel technician trying to move to painting cars. You are the reason why I want to do it! I won't let you down! Thanks Rob United Kingdom

I'd like to see a Start to finish pealing clear coat repair.

Duide, you're the "Bob Ross" of auto painting. Brilliant job.

Why is Mark Ruffalo painting cars?

I'm astonished by your abilities! You sir truly are a master. I wish there were car painters as good as you in my area...

Amazing videos as always. So informative. Would love to see an in depth video on tinting if you get around to it

I have a Benz shop (BenzCareAuto), not a painter at all, in fact high end auto computer electronics mostly, but you helped me tremendously with the small things I have to do. Thanks so much!

I have stumbled upon your channel at the right time. I’m just getting into painting again after about 30 years away from it and your channel and how-to’s are a Godsend. I’m getting fairly consistent results now but still struggle when things get wonky. I will be needing the blending techniques shown in this video pretty often in my flip projects. One thing I would love you to cover is paint matching for the DIY’er. I’ve been getting base just using the manufacturer paint code and they’ve been ok (blendable) until my last project. Apparently GM changed the formulation so much that I can’t really even blend it. Consequently I’m having to do a sand and paint on the whole car. Is there a way for a consumer to get an exact match without taking the car to a body shop for paint?

As a guy who is pretty much self taught and who does industrial painting of equipment, I have to say "Thank you!". Your videos are super helpful. So, Thanks!!! and keep em comin!

Great job man I’d like to here about the different air pressures

Brian, I am a novice diver and I have painted some of my own projects so I'm always watching out for the next tips. I have never seen anything more simply explained. I just stumbled onto your channel and it was a good accident. It doesn't matter how many times you say " I'm getting it " you prove there is always more to learn. I like your energy and enthusiasm. Keep the great work going. New sub!

Great job on that blend. You chose silver (a challenging color) so it would show any defects. Can you make a video about how to blend even smaller damage on a large panel? Like a golf ball sized or tennis ball sized smart repair on the middle of a hood? Thanks for taking the time to produce and edit these videos.

Wishing I lived close to your area, I wouldn't bother doing my repairs, just hand it over to you. Highly competent and experienced. That was masterful skills.

When you refer to clear base, is that just regular top coat clear or is that a special type of clear used for blending, etc?

Some of the best videos I have seen period! Been building my own custom cars, trucks and motorcycles for over 30 years (I do it all from mechanics to body and so on) and paint has always been my nemesis, these videos have made things more clear than anything I have been taught or shown before, the techniques make sense the way you explain them, TY a ton brother!

I would Like to know what is “clear base”. Thank you!

Excellent video. I've been a painter for over 30 years and enjoy learning new tricks/techniques from people like you. Thank you and keep up the good work.

You are the Master, thanks for explain all the details an a very slow way for people like me painting on my regular garage.😂

You are probably the best teacher I have come across on you tube. We appreciate your efforts

I won't lie,I truly appreciate your simplicity in demonstrating how to apply and not over think it. Just a recap : before the actual basecoat,apply a clear base ,then right after apply basecoat,then clear base again, then very slow reducer into basecoat ,dry make sure their no signs of blend after clear coat it Feel free to reply

Sweet job good teaching,and prewetting the panel to wet it for the blend,solves a lot of problems in the process Thanks.

Ive watched a couple of your videos, and i can't believe how detailed you explained all of the painting steps. You did an excellent job. Im a newbie to this, so i have absolutely no experience. I just brought me an atom x16 mini-spray gun and plan on learning how to repair paint jobs, beginning on my own car, which has a silver metallic coat. But the biggest challenge for me will be is working without a garage and in an area outside where there are lots of trees, so I expect to pick up dust debris throughout the process.

I just did this process. Way better than my approach I've done before. I'm not gonna lie, I was worried wvery step of the way but for silver I will never use another system. Ty

Dude! That is dope. The reducer was something i never heard of and the way the cloth fell off the fender was flawless! No grit or grime. Slow is fast. Awesome!

Awesome info! Thanks and we want more. I recently painted a 68 F100 all over. It’s been a while since I’ve painted. Burned through the clear and he’d to repaint. I didn’t use sealer and had a wrinkle around the blend. Had to wet sand and re shoot. It played down nice. Wish I’d seen this video before… It’s just paint.

Looked good...worked in a body shop for 2yrs with my father in law..he does it much easier way...but he been painting for 45 yrs...I learned alot from complete collision and frame work to paint..we sectioned vehicles did it all...and I felt like I learned nothing🤣...its a craft ..great video

It's one of the most satisfying things to watch. I hope some day I will get a nice gun and learn how to mix. Tired of messing around with rattle cans

That is correct slower is faster been saying that for years glad I found some one that understands what we are talking about

Fudge it's complicated! Good result, very useful information. No escaping a need for a great deal of practice.

yhanks m8 getting back into booth after 10yrs off good to watch your methods

#1: You can paint my tractor or truck any day rattle can or pro. J/S I don't say that lightly. #2: I don't want to waste money on products that I don't need (Typical foobar I fall into) I have so many different painting projects on our farm and will love them but scared to actually do them. My fav thing to do is wet sanding. #3: your show ROCKS! I can't get enough of it! More please!!! ❤

You're my hero. This is the best vid On blending. Thank you for sharing your expertise

watched a lot of your videos and learned from them,i want to thank you because im about to start my dream job next week working at custom bike and rod shop,that is what i have always wanted to do and i am very excited ,hopefully i can learn more from my new employer he is a master builder,anyway thanks and keep the videos coming

So much great info in this video. Blending solvent, blending clear, using spray out panels, sanding out the sealer, blending additive. I'm totally wowed by the concept of using slow reducer regardless of temperature. I love this this video. It is like advanced training for painters. I didn't even learn this in the Collision Repair program. You are the best.

Great video. Thanks for posting. Just sprayed my jeep hood in my garage. The clear was peeling away. Amazing, not even a fly came by to visit and the overspray was next to nothing with the HVLP gun. Turned out great. The effort wasn't really any more than doing a good wax job and buff.

Awsome Brayn I'm from costa rica your videos been helping me a lot . Work in a little nice garage and I been practicing your tips very sucrfully . Just want to say thanks .

We learn new stuff everyday Thank you Brian.🇿🇦🙏

Thank you man for the time you invested to teach your audience!

I gotta say, you are the most helpful body work guy I've seen. I'm currently fixing the rusted out spots in my fenders and rocker panels. This is my VERY FIRST TIME ever trying body work. I like this video because I don't have the time or weather to do an entire panel. I'm only at the stage of prepping the surface and feathering the paint edge. I can only pray I get half the results you do. I'll try to send pics of the finished product hopefully for some tips on how to fix it, lol.

Super job! I’m in the process of doing 2 blend jobs on my truck. Just going for it. Thanks for putting this out there!

Thanks for your time! If it wasn't for guys like yourself, I would not be able to do what I do with my Ghetto Hooptie! It's so satisfying to see the end results... it's far from perfect but I like it and in the end that's all that matters...

Thank you, RR 2019 mustang with a keyed rear quarter panel, I had tried 2 times before I got your help, I am using rattle cans with ground and mid coat. Adding the blend agent work perfect. Thanks again Bob Ward

Subscribed - I am a DIY car enthusiast with basic painting skills. I have only done full vehicle paint jobs - 2010 Honda van, 1992 Chevy S-10 Resto-mod, 1979 International Scout ii.... But I am now presented with a new challenge. A repair to the rear fender. I am worried about the color blend. Your video has given me some confidence and I will be knocking this out next month. Until then, I will be practicing on some test panels. Thanks again!

I painted two bumpers by learning from you and they both came out mad good .

I commented on one of your other videos just the other day. You are a patient outstanding teacher. You have a great way of talking to people and just making people I think feel at ease. I spray the same Sikkens paint system. I just sprayed a 2021 Tahoe today basically the same exact repair with the same blend room that you just showed. I used the same techniques except I didn't have to mix the base with the clear base. It was 384 a and there's only two variations. Standard and darker and I went with the darker and I still had to turn my gun down to 17 lb to get it to not pop in the sunlight. I enjoy your videos and I really appreciate you taking the time like you do to educate people. I wish I would have had your videos when I was first starting! Job well done sir always.

Thanks a ton,well done . Love how you make it simple no wasting of filler words

I'm so glad and blessed that I found someone like u ... slot of your technique made me confident

I get a lot out of your videos, Not sure I'ver ever left a comment but you're a a great teacher and the videos are all enjoyable and well done.

Brian your a legend, your vids and tutorials are priceless and such a great tool to have in itself. Keep them coming and thank you for doing this you install great confidence in anyone new to this ❤️

I was an apprentice in vehicle painting for 5 years ...now it seems 2 years watching makes you fully skilled, colour matching seemed impossible to most, went to 1 week courses at General motors and ICI to learn all this , i was paid very little for my skill , now , wow , i was born too soon .

Thank you very much! Liked, subscribed and shared. My absolute favorite RU-vid channel by far.

i have a personal project coming up that's going to involve blending a repair area. I had already purchased some clear base, spot blender, and my metalic base. Primer is done, and I was trying to solidify my strategy on how to make this look as good as I can. My thinking was on the right track, but your video made me realize there might be more steps to completion than I thought! Oh, and another thing I picked up was you were using a finer grade of sandpaper than I thought I could use and get good adhesion. 👍👍👍👍

Thank you so much for your detailed explanations. You are a natural teacher, and very knowledgeable

I loved this video and appreciate your humble presentation. I gotta tell you that there were a lot of terms there that are just over my head. I will continue to watch and learn little by little. Primer, sealer, reducer are some things kinda getting confused on their purpose.

Thanks i rarely watch youtube unless need too. Went school autobody and paint years ago. Got van want to do various paint ideas. Wstched few your videos. Helped a lot thanks

I found some good tips here. I do cabinet and furniture finishes but videos like this help me. I look at everything you do and use what suits my business. Thanks

Yo that blend technique was incredible i just used it and i am so excited my blend never look so good on BMW silver and it worked perfectly and i used Bulldog for my clear base. Thank you for sharing the knowledge. I so grateful.

I wish you lived in my area. You take your time and you care about the quality of your work. I would pay twice the price to have someone like you repair my vehicle. Good job, sir.

Been painting for 33 years. Great video. Easy to mess up blending if you don't know the tricks.

Great video. I learned a lot. I've done DIY spraying and never knew how people dealt with the gritty edge

I would like too take a minute to thank you for your videos they have taken my painting to a complex level. And that’s a good thing. I have been away from painting for many years and the old school way I did my painting was so much more basic. I always shot oil base after shooting my color when I needed to blend yep you know where this is going I would mix paint with hot thinner to blend. I really like the way your doing this but your loosing me on base coat clear coat and all the other coats. Please show an older man why the industry has decided to go this direction. My painting experience was pretty simple sand,fill,primer,sand and shoot the color. I’m not wanting to piss you off I’m just old school trying to figure out you hot shots that are now kicking my butt with the new way of making customers happy at the end of the day you can be the best but if you’re customers think you stink then you can’t teach dummies like me why you need 4 different paint guns to do what I used to do with one. Much Respect thank you for doing what you very good at. RR

Excellent tutorial Brian. Ive been subscribed for several months and learn something valuable with each visit. I have buddies asking me questions about paint like Im the guru, but i give credit where its due and always tell them to check out Paint Society. Keep em coming bro!

The last 10 seconds of the video shows a clean first class shop. Kudos Mr Brian

men... this is the video that always look for. Big fan Brian I have been learning a lot from you , you are a legend!

I'd never heard of clear base until I stumbled onto this video. I've just been and bought some today and looking forward to trying it on my next silver job. Thanks a lot my friend 👍🏼

Thanks for explaining the details Brian...very cool.

Brian you are pro and you are the first explaining the way to do it right. I Subscribed instantly.

Great tuitional video. Very helpful and educational from obviously very experienced tradesman... Thanks...

Thank you for the very helpful tips. I have painted cars , however , I watched your video with a novice attitude as things and materials etc. have changed a lot.

Thank you! I have learned a lot. My mistake in blending metallic was I did not use a clear base coat. SO I ended up with the bad blend edge. I will sand it down again and make use of the clear base coat. I will post my progress on my channel. Currently working on my Audi S4 rebuild. You will love it you see my home made paint booth... hehe .. Thanks again for your content! Keep it up :)

This is the most in depth paintucation series on you tube,well done and keep up the good work.

Man..The best paint vids out there. True professional

Thanks again Brian! 925 painter east Bay Area California loves the information and I am trying to apply for my first automotive entry level paint job. This is so hard to fined entry level positions open in this industry.

Awsome Job Brian! I’m learning soo much from you,Thank You.

very nice ! You made my Night :) After watching some crazy painters --- Paint LOLOL Im glad you are education people. I was a painter for 40 years and Adult Auto Body instructor for 15 years > What a challenge with Paint sniffers LOLOL But I did have lots of fun ! Keep up the great work !