Tips on blending in paint

[waltraud]

I've successfully used Rustoleum method on some whole panels but also need to work out how to spray from touch up cans without leaving marks where masking tape is! I;m rubbing down with successively fine papers and using hydrate 80 (like Vatcan) on bare metal then etch primer then rattle can with good enough effects BUT - do you need to leave an area around the area being sprayed for a small amount of overspray which can then be flatted back a bit with 1200 wet and dry and then polished up with compound? At present i stupidly always seem to spray right up to the masking tape and make a horrible raised edge line. Andvice very welcomed, thanks.

[Titus A Duxass]

[quote="waltraud"....do you need to leave an area around the area being sprayed for a small amount of overspray which can then be flatted back a bit with 1200 wet and dry and then polished up with compound? [/quote]

Basically - Yes you do.

[boatbuilder]

I think thats how you're supposed to do it.....leave an area around it so you can feather the paint in with the spray.

I know that with 2 pack paints, there is a special "blender" that you can mix with the paint so that it eats into the old paint to form more of a bond, but that obviously doesn't apply to Rustoleum.

[waltraud]

Thanks both, seems to make sense so not sure why i've never got hold of that, paint always seems the least important bit after all that grease and welding. Cheers.