langka for paint touch-up
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I had the same problem at first....try using a very smooth cloth. I mean the smoothest you can get, silk if you must! Use lots of the Blob eliminator and do not rub it into the cloth. Rub less vigorously than suggested in the directions.
What I ended up doing is getting the are flat and then putting a very thin/final coat of paint over the area. The blob eliminator seemed to ruin the metallic effect in the paint, although the silver color was ok. This final coat does the trick. Go to a supply store and pick up a very very small detail brush. Make sure you almost dab all of the paint off of it before touching the car and then put it on with a normal paint stroke so that the final coat is very thin. DO NOT dab it on like you would with a tooth pick to actually fill the chip.
Good luck and let me know how it turns out!
I had the same problem at first....try using a very smooth cloth. I mean the smoothest you can get, silk if you must! Use lots of the Blob eliminator and do not rub it into the cloth. Rub less vigorously than suggested in the directions.
What I ended up doing is getting the are flat and then putting a very thin/final coat of paint over the area. The blob eliminator seemed to ruin the metallic effect in the paint, although the silver color was ok. This final coat does the trick. Go to a supply store and pick up a very very small detail brush. Make sure you almost dab all of the paint off of it before touching the car and then put it on with a normal paint stroke so that the final coat is very thin. DO NOT dab it on like you would with a tooth pick to actually fill the chip.
Good luck and let me know how it turns out!
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I may as well put my .02 in because I've used the stuff.
I tried it on a small chip on my Sebring and I found it a total waste of money.
The touch-up I did without it looked much better. Don't get me wrong, the Honda touch-up paint didn't even come close to matching the OEM Sebring paint, but the Langka just made a mess of the texture and color.
Hope you guys have better luck.
-Pete
PS- I'm happy to sell the bottle to anyone who wants to try it. I only used a few drops.
I tried it on a small chip on my Sebring and I found it a total waste of money.
The touch-up I did without it looked much better. Don't get me wrong, the Honda touch-up paint didn't even come close to matching the OEM Sebring paint, but the Langka just made a mess of the texture and color.
Hope you guys have better luck.
-Pete
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PS- I'm happy to sell the bottle to anyone who wants to try it. I only used a few drops.
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I've actually used the Langka myself on Sebring Silver. The touch-up paint (Honda) that I had was actually a pretty good match. When I used the Langka, it did smooth out the surface, but it turned the touch up paint into a darker color and dulled it. It sounds like NECurve had a similar experience. Overall, I would not use this product again. I think that you can achieve better results with other methods. I recently read a promising article in bettercarcare.com (http://www.bettercarcare.com/articles.php?articleId=27) and I hope to try it out this weekend. I'll let you know how that turns out.
-sam
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Originally posted by wanabe
excellent reports from our silver brothers and sisters...
any other colors representing here?
excellent reports from our silver brothers and sisters...
any other colors representing here?
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