Is there a way in which I can accelerate paint fade on my car?

Question

I recently performed some dent repair work on my car which involved respraying a few sections.

At a distance of say 5-10 metres, it looks fine, but up close you can quite clearly see that the new paint is darker and therefore does not match. This is extremely annoying to me because I think people are staring at my car thinking how crap my paint job is.

As such, can anybody suggest a quick way to fade the paint that I could do over a weekend or so?

The only thought I had was giving it a very very light sand but you people might have a better method? It's a metallic pearlescent in a champagne colour.

Thanks!

Answer 1

A VERY VERY high grit sand paper. Use a method called wet sanding, where you wet the painted area, and run the paper over it wrapped around a block. This will help smooth the edges of the new paint to match the old. I'll say this again because its worth saying. a VERY VERY high grit paper, in the 1000s.

Answer 2

The proper way to do it is to "blend" the fresh paint into the adjacent panels to what you are repainting to soften the color differences between old and new paint. Only way now is to try to buff out the old paint to get rid of the fade if possible. If it's an actual small color mismatch, which is usual, no amount of buffing will get it to match. Best to scuff sand, mask and reshoot the areas including the "blend" as necessary. Chalk one up to experience.

Answer 3

The fender should of been painted entirely with a blending out. Now that you have sopt painted it. Try some rubbing compound to try and get the other paint to come back to its origial color. then wax it.