DIY Feathering Automotive Paint

Damage to your automobile can be tough to look at and to repair. Even a tiny scrape or ding can scuff off a large portion of paint and devalue your automobile. You can get areas of scuffed or damaged paint repaired by a professional, but this could cost hundreds of dollars. Instead, consider doing this simple project yourself; it involves feathering the automotive paint to blend it in with the surrounding paint job.

Instructions

1

Spray a layer of paint just a few inches away from the damaged area. Use an automobile paint sprayer loaded with an exact replica of the automobile paint. Allow this first layer to dry.

2

Apply a second coat of paint. This time, hold the paint sprayer about eight inches to a foot away. Let this layer dry completely.

3

Hold the sprayer out at least six inches farther when applying the third coat of paint. Let the paint dry.

4

Continue this process until the new paint has been successfully blended in with the existing paint on the automobile.