On a solid color car like mine "dark blue" no met.
Lets say if I had a small nick or scratch on the fender not down to the metal, how would I go about fixing it?
1: put a couple coats of base then fill with clear using a small brush, sand and buff and if I sand through the clear , go to step two?
2: sand w/1000 spray base then reclear whole fender or spot base and blend clear?

Also I keep hearing about blending into the next panel to keep from having a difference in color show as much.
How do you guys keep from getting a line when blending the new clear into old clear?
Every time I try to blend the clear I get a milkey line where the old and new meet?
I have to get at the rite angle to see it , but it's always there?
T.C.

Steps 1 and 2 look good, I always try and clear the whole panel when possible. Over time a clear blend will break down and show especially on a dark color. When I do blend I scuff with an old grey scotchpad and a scuffing paste, after clearing I blend with a blending reducer mixed about 30% clear and 70% reducer.

You blend in the color on a panel (paint in half way) and then clear the whole panel to blen in

Thanks for the replies:
So lets see if I got this rite, lets say I have a chip/scratch on the rear quarter. I would blend the base and then reclear the whole rear of the car?
with all the technology of these paints is there no good way to blend the new into the old and get rid of this milky line and not have to worry about the clear blend breaking down?
I'm not talking about a metallic I'm talking solid color .
T.C.

You can break it at a bodyline but that's about it.

Thanks for the reply Mike:
So when someone says they are going to "burn the edge" into the old paint they are BSing me?
I have had guys tell me they can do it and I would not be able to see the repair?
Without painting the whole panel?
I'm not trying to augmentative, just trying to learn, and if I can learn how to do this it would be very handy thing to know.
T.C.

On light colors OK, on dark colors and solids it's not as easy. I can buff it out and you can't see it, over time that is a different story. No paint Man. warrantees a blend. The only place I blend are sail panels and maybe rockers, or as I said to a bodyline. I hit the blend with a little 3M polish and a foam pad very LIGHTLY.

Once again thanks Mike:
So what your saying is not to try and get the edge of the blend line to thin?
I thought the blender ya put into the paint would kinda melt the new into the old?
T.C.

Once again thanks Mike:
So what your saying is not to try and get the edge of the blend line to thin?
I thought the blender ya put into the paint would kinda melt the new into the old?
T.C.
Exactly, you can buff and polish it to make it perfect, but it will break down over time. Better off leaving a little haze.
The blender helps some, leaving the blend dry good helps also. Remember, add the blender to clear, don't use it straight.