Hi, I’m a DYI at home guy starting to practice & lean minor paint repairs using an airbrush & siphon feed touch up gun.

My question is regarding methods to blend new 2k clear coat into old factory clear. I’ve seen online a lot of people used rattle can style blending solvent, which I believe is either reducer or a version of reducer. If that is the best & only way to get a great result - I’m open to it.

However, I’m only trying small repairs & its just another thing to buy & keep on hand among the other zillion things to spray paint from a gun at home when your starting w/o any supplies.

I’m wondering if there is another way to do it. Even if it’s more laborious & inefficient - that’s fine. I’m not doing this for money or on a time crunch. I think I remember seeing somewhere another way to do it is to wet sand the entire panel (or area much larger than repair) w/ something like 2500 grit. Then do your repair normal way. Then, once repair is cured sand it with 2500 grit so whole panel & the area where the clear coats meet is flat & uniform w/ 2500 grit scratches.

Then compound whole panel & polish. I’m a fairly experienced detailer. The compounding, polishing, & wet sanding I’m good at. Has anyone done this method instead of blending solvent? Or is it possible to just use reducer as blending solvent & get a good result?

TIA.