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When faced with the inevitable sag or run in new paint let it dry overnight, then you can work it down gently to even the surface. If you try to sand out a run you will be sanding the valleys on both sides of the peak, and will likely sand through your clear/color beside the run before you get it flat. Instead take a single edge razor blade and tape the ends to keep the corners from digging in, and to form a guage for your scraping.
Tilting the top of the blade toward you at about 60 degrees, draw it along the run toward you, applying a gentle pressure to slowly shave a curl of dry paint from the top. As you continue the tape will act as a gauge, leaving the run proud by the thickness of the masking tape. At this point you can block sand with 1500 grit, then two stage polish and the run will be history.