Help needed fixing paint chippings
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I've got a dark blue Chim thats got a bad case of paint chippings on the wing mirror covers. Could anybody recomend any products or services to cover them?
The Langka paint paint chip repai system is meant to be good - if you give me aboutt an hour I'll tell you if it works.
Have a look at www.langka.com
I got mine at www.frost.co.uk
Alternatively get chipsaway to do it for you www.chipsaway.co.uk ?
Robertm said:
douglasr said: The Langka paint paint chip repai system is meant to be good - if you give me aboutt an hour I'll tell you if it works.
Have a look at www.langka.com
I got mine at www.frost.co.uk
Alternatively get chipsaway to do it for you www.chipsaway.co.uk ?
The suspense is killing me.Was it any good???
>> Edited by Robertm on Wednesday 2nd April 18:27
Robertm said:
Robertm said:
douglasr said: The Langka paint paint chip repai system is meant to be good - if you give me aboutt an hour I'll tell you if it works.
Have a look at www.langka.com
I got mine at www.frost.co.uk
Alternatively get chipsaway to do it for you www.chipsaway.co.uk ?
The suspense is killing me.
>> Edited by Robertm on Wednesday 2nd April 18:27
Worked well on a chip - smoothed the blob away perfectly. Not so good on a scratch as it was not deep enough to hold the paint. Buffed it out with safe-cut instead...
douglasr said:
Robertm said:
Robertm said:
douglasr said: The Langka paint paint chip repai system is meant to be good - if you give me aboutt an hour I'll tell you if it works.
Have a look at www.langka.com
I got mine at www.frost.co.uk
Alternatively get chipsaway to do it for you www.chipsaway.co.uk ?
The suspense is killing me.
>> Edited by Robertm on Wednesday 2nd April 18:27
Worked well on a chip - smoothed the blob away perfectly. Not so good on a scratch as it was not deep enough to hold the paint. Buffed it out with safe-cut instead...
Sounds well worth £15
Just ordered some Langka Chip repair from Frost, hopefully job for the weekend.This might sound a bit thick but how do you go about repairing a chip on a car that has a clear coat.Is it just a matter of putting the colour on and leaving room for the clear or is there a technique to it?
P7ULG said: Just ordered some Langka Chip repair from Frost, hopefully job for the weekend.This might sound a bit thick but how do you go about repairing a chip on a car that has a clear coat.Is it just a matter of putting the colour on and leaving room for the clear or is there a technique to it?
I had a quick look on the manufacturers web site yesterday and it says that the clear coat may not be required once the blob of coloured paint has been flattened. They suggest you add it only if the area of new paint is dull.
Edited to add:
CLEAR COATING the Repair: Optional
It is NOT normally necessary to do this, but IF the chip is large and the remaining paint in the chip appears "dull" (this can happen with some metallic colors), you will need to apply clear coat (available from LANGKA Corp) to the repaired chip. Some paint manufacturers provide two bottles, the paint and a clearcoat and the following applies as well. There are two (2) methods we recommend.
1. The Two Step Method: After following Steps 1,2,3 above you may clear coat the repair if desired. Clear coat applications requires a very fine brush (available from LANGKA Corp.). Simply dip the brush into the clear coat solution and wipe the brush on the inside of the container to remove excess clear coat from the brush. You are only trying to very "surgically" apply a very light coat to restore the shine and provide UV protection to the larger repaired areas. You do not want to apply a blob of clear coat. (IF you apply a blob, you can remove the blob of clear coat with LANKGA...but it is best to be as "surgical" as possible). You may want to have your kids do this...better eyesight and all. TIP: rest your hand on the vehicle to stabilize your application. Take two Advil® to loosen up the hands!
2. Another method for using clear coat is this: Mix the paint and clear coat in a 1:1 ratio (using a paper ketchup cup from a local fast-food restaurant for mixing). Apply as directed. Allow to dry, then remove the excess "mixture" with LANGKA.
>> Edited by Robertm on Thursday 3rd April 14:52
RichB said: Can I raise this one again, P7LUG/Robert how did you get on with the Langka stuff - did it "Do what it says on the tin"? If so I might get some, I've got some time on my hands over the next week or two (don't ask) and I might spend some "quality time" with the TVRRich...
Sorry Rich sun was shining so had to drive the TVR instead, will let you know how it works when I do it!!!!
I've been using LANGKA for a year or so... it's very good but care is needed. The trouble I had was when rubbing away at the treated blob could leave marks on the lacquer. Altering my technique (ie less elbow grease) and using a finer, softer cloth helped a great deal. I used a small amount of safecut afterwards to finish the job
I managed to get some decent clear coat too (to mix with touch up paint) not just the usual H'fords stuff which may have helped. dunno.
Ed
I managed to get some decent clear coat too (to mix with touch up paint) not just the usual H'fords stuff which may have helped. dunno.
Ed
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