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Old 06-30-2006, 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by scottytech
One of the first things I learned one summer working in a body shop is that you don't mask around the patch or you will have straight lines that define where you patched.

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I was planning to just sand down and blend the lines with a fine sand paper before I used the clear coat. With my less than professional materials I think it will have a bad"orange peal" look if I just lightly spray the edges.
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