Scratch Repair: 2 stage touch up paint, how to?

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Carbon Blue

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Hey there again everyone, I was wondering, if im going to do any scratch repair whatsoever and the touch up paint I'am using has a base coat (actual color of the paint) and a top coat (clear coat) which do I layer to become level or slightly above the rest of the surrounding paint?? Im thinking I have these two options



Option 1

Layer base coat till its slightly above the surrounding paint

Wet sand and buff

apply top coat aka clear coat and wait till dry

wet sand and buff



Option 2

1 layer of basecoat and wait till dry

Layer top coat aka clear coat till level or slightly above surrounding scratch

wet sand and buff



From past experience the only touch up paints I have used are the single applicator type in which there is no clear coat involved. Meaning that you would apply and layer the touch up paint until the scratch is filled in till it is slightly above the surrounding paint. Once dry you wetsand and buff etc. Thanks for any help.
 
Carbon Blue- I do the second method, but it takes more than one application of the basecoat. I probably do three thin layers of base and then a few of clear. And to repeat/emphasize, I don't wetsand until I've "overfilled" and I do that with the clear.
 
And of course I have always done the first with great results. Build up the paint with several layers and then wet sand and buff. How big of an area are you thinking of working on? for small paint chips the first method is more than adequate in my opinion.
 
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