i used a spray can paint to touch up a few rust spots on the trunk, but as i expected the colors don't match exactly. the biggest eyesore is the edges between the old and new paint.

i could repaint the whole trunk after sanding down the whole thing with a 320 grit sandpaper, but still then the trunk would clash with rest of the car. (this is a 9 year old car)

is it possible to "blend" the edges between the old and new paint by spraying the edges with the spray can without any masking tape?? or will this make it look worse.. keep in mind I'm just looking for a decent DIY result, not a perfect pro-bodyshop job. thanks for help!

 

you might be better off repainting the whole trunk lid (its a fairly small area) depending on how bad the paint match is...
you have to judge how the diff paint looks between the trunk and the rest of the car.

 

Take the car to your local tech school im sure they would be happy to have a new paint project, plus it will only cost you what the supplies cost which wouldnt be that much and youll get a complete paint job(good quality as well b/c they probably get graded on there work).

 

jdmpony00-interesting suggestion!!

prov1- if you try this, post up the results-

 

Our local tech school used to do this on a very lmited basis(who you know type of deal). But now they don't, so it really depends on the school and instructor. I took a night bodyshop class there many years ago where you could bring your stuff to work on, actually did a car start to finish including paint in their high end paint booth. Cost of the class then was $80 a Semester, really cheap based on the tools you had access to. Now though I hear they are much stricter and have you work on old fenders, hoods, and trunk lids for a semester, then gradually let you bring in your own project.