How to Blend New Paint into the Old Paint - Automotive Color Matching 

One of the simplest and best explanations of blending i have seen.

Thanks for making the video Jerry. I have struggled with blends and your tips will help me in the future.

Great demonstration Jerry 👍🏾

I seem to always learn something new from your videos. Thank you!

Amazing demo as always Jerry. Great explanation 👍👍👍

That’s a clever strategy, Fading out on an irregular edge. As long as it looks good, it is good!👍

Good stuff Bud!!☻

Have you ever thought about being a teacher for trade school? Your videos are so straight forward and helpful, you'd be a great teacher.👍

Smart move using the dark color for the demo. I just bought a box of tack cloths and the price here has gone up on them too

one of the best blending videos iv'e seen yet. cheers!

Awesome, thanks for sharing your skills and knowledge..

nice little video very helpful

Such a great idea to explain Jerry! You're the man!!!

Excellent video!

Such a good and clear explanation 💪🏻

This is good

Do you have any videos on fixing flaking clear coat? Got a Florida sun baked sled with some clear coat problems on the hood and roof. The car has never seen salt, but western Pennsylvania is gonna give it some soon. Will the missing clearcoat make the body valnerable to rust? Thanks!

My neigbour/neighbor has scratched my car all over (horrible paranoid old man who has claimed ownership of the parking on the public road). My local paintshop has quoted me €3,000 (approx $3,400) to compound out the scratches and then put a coat of paint and lacquer on the trunk door, four doors and hood and fenders (It's a Nissan X-Trail, little bit smaller that a Nissan Rogue). Basically all the car all around. No roof included. How does this compare with prices in the US elsewhere? Just interested to know. Thanks all.

Very good demo. So it is not necessary to put a wet bed? I have to do a blend using a charcoal metallic. I think I will practice your technique before proceeding. Thank you for this video.

Nice job 👏 looks great 👍

Are you the riffer on the intro, I like it.

I'm having my 95 Civic painted, hood, trunk and quarters. Do you think I will have a problem color matching the doors and fenders when I have them done at a later date? The shop says not a concern but I would love to get your thoughts.

Honestly, Unless you're willing to spend a long time learning how to do painting it's better to just take it to someone who can do it. if you don't know anyone then ask around and find someone with a good reputation and check their social medias. Knowing a good painter is worth every penny!

That's way above my pay grade! What you call 'blending' I call overspray! lol

Easy and simple ..by using a black paint

I need to replace my driver side door, but the cost to blend cost more than the paint job. How much of a difference would it be if the person who originally painted my car used the same paint on the door but it is not blended?. Do you have pictures? The car is a 2003 and was re painted originally by macco

I’ve seen in other vids painters use a “ blending agent “. But u did not mention. Is that used just on certain jobs or personal preferences?

great video Jerry. i understand the fade into the adjacent panel, but i am a tad confused on the new panel. the adjacent panel is taped off, the new panel is painted complete. the adjacent panel is unmasked for the fade, but how do you start the paint coming from the new panel? or is the new panel now masked so that your fade starts only on the adjacent panel? i hope this makes sense in what i am asking

About a month ago I painted my 1968 GT500KR with base/clear in the color of black.This particular black has no other colors or metal flake and is just plain black. I am currently sanding the clear with 2000 grit to remove orange peel and I noticed a area (1inch long and 1/2 wide) in my clearcoat that has a bunch of small bubbles grouped together that appear cloudy white. I either got to close to the panel or went to slow when I was applying the clear. I applied 4 coats of clear on the entire car but I do not know which pass that I created the small bubbles. I briefly thought about trying to sand it out but I am not sure if the bubbles occurred on the 1st 2nd 3rd or 4th coat of clear coat application. I hope I am explaining this correctly. What could be done just in your opinion to correct this?

Great vid. Thank you Jerry

It's amazing how you can watch down town,25 mph traffic and spot horrible blends on new and nearly new vehicles. The method you showed here would look a lot less obvious on those vehicles.

Hey Jerry, I've got a question for you. I'm currently painting my entire car inside and out, and I am wondering where to start and stop painting such as when I paint the inside, engine bay, and outside, as I cannot do it all in 1 go. Do I stop on hard lines like seams or pinch welds and just mask the lower layer off? Or do I stop in the middle of a panel and blend the next section into it? Please let me know thanks.

I have a question. So when your scuffing up the old paint with clear coat on it how much do you scuff it? Does the clear coat have to be removed completely and base coat scuffed a little or is a lightly scuffed clear coat enough to blend paint in?

You are amazing

Would this work with single stage as well?

Jerry is LEGEND!!! 👍👍👍

Does fanning cause overspray issues?

Where are you located?

great video Bob, nice work. smoke cigrits

This might sound basic but my question is are you really able to clear over the old clear just by lightly scuffing the rest of the panel's clear? I always assumed that the old, now duller clear would show underneath the new clear since it's a different layer, or does it somehow work? That's my biggest question and the scariest part about blending old paint to me!

Another great video never seen the angle blend before as you say the eye looks for straight lines makes sense. Thanks 😊.

Thanks for the tip, very helpful.

Excellent method thanks🤠👍