Paint chips
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Paint chips
I have several paint chips, mostly on the hood of the car. What is the best way to fix them and where is the best place to get paint and anything else I need? What is the procedure to fix them myself? Thanx!
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From: Redwood City Ca
Re: Paint chips (C490Vette)
I'm getting ready to paint my 87!!! I have painted many cars in the past but
now days with the new paint and spray booths technoligies the cheap shops
Macco,Earl shrieb and miracle can provide a a very nice finnish for about 500.00. The key to a qaulity paint job is the prep work that you can do your self. I use a DA sander with about 320 dry sand paper and sand the whole car,
feather all all the scratches and chips.Find out what kind of paint your going to put on the car then get primer that will not react to the paint that will be shot. use a filler for deep marks and then use your primer on the low spots
and then spray any kind of paint over the primer. Now use a sanding block and sand over the paint you sprayed on until you see just primer,We call this blocking!!!
If you do this your car body will look straight as an arrow and the paint will lay real nice...hehe. I will be starting to do this soon and if you like me to send some picks as I move along it will be no problem :cheers: john@simpros.com
now days with the new paint and spray booths technoligies the cheap shops
Macco,Earl shrieb and miracle can provide a a very nice finnish for about 500.00. The key to a qaulity paint job is the prep work that you can do your self. I use a DA sander with about 320 dry sand paper and sand the whole car,
feather all all the scratches and chips.Find out what kind of paint your going to put on the car then get primer that will not react to the paint that will be shot. use a filler for deep marks and then use your primer on the low spots
and then spray any kind of paint over the primer. Now use a sanding block and sand over the paint you sprayed on until you see just primer,We call this blocking!!!
If you do this your car body will look straight as an arrow and the paint will lay real nice...hehe. I will be starting to do this soon and if you like me to send some picks as I move along it will be no problem :cheers: john@simpros.com
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Re: Paint chips (C490Vette)
This is what I do. Go to a automotive paint store and give them the paint code from your car. Get a pint of color and a fine artist brush and fill the chips with paint. Don't worry if the touch up is higher than the rest of the paint they will shrink as they dry.
Eventually you'll have to look hard to find the repair.
Good luck, Dude.
Eventually you'll have to look hard to find the repair.
Good luck, Dude.
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From: NEwhere Ohio
Re: Paint chips (redwing76)
use langka.
It worked great on my car. You still put the touch up paint on, but it leaves a blob. You then wrap a credit card (or other flat surface) in a soft towel, squirt a few drops of langka on it. You rub back and forth. It removes the top portion of the touch up paint blob leaving a completely flush surface.
It does not hurt your surrounding paint and has a wax in it to, to protect the area you just rubbed.
Amzing stuff. A supra driving co-worker refuses to use it thinking its snakeoil. This guy is so stubborn that, even when I park next to him (with my mint looking car), he still wont use it. He tries to tell me the only way to do it is to use 1000 grit sandpaper, wet sanding, sanding pens. That stuff will ruin your surrounding paint. Needless to say the hood on his car looks like $Sh1it
http://www.langka.com
It worked great on my car. You still put the touch up paint on, but it leaves a blob. You then wrap a credit card (or other flat surface) in a soft towel, squirt a few drops of langka on it. You rub back and forth. It removes the top portion of the touch up paint blob leaving a completely flush surface.
It does not hurt your surrounding paint and has a wax in it to, to protect the area you just rubbed.
Amzing stuff. A supra driving co-worker refuses to use it thinking its snakeoil. This guy is so stubborn that, even when I park next to him (with my mint looking car), he still wont use it. He tries to tell me the only way to do it is to use 1000 grit sandpaper, wet sanding, sanding pens. That stuff will ruin your surrounding paint. Needless to say the hood on his car looks like $Sh1it
http://www.langka.com
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From: Maple Grove MN
Re: Paint chips (C490Vette)
Langka does work pretty nicely. Leaves an even repair with not much effort. Just don't expect the repair to be invisible. But I will say it is many times less noticeable than the original chip. I used GM touch up paint but the color match for some reason is slightly off.
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Re: Paint chips (dizwiz24)
I found my repairs on black paint to be so close to invisble, i would say they are.
I have to shine a spotlight at it and look...where I know i used it to find it.
I do see the touch up paint is slightly more 'blacker' but thats where the differences end.
Amazing stuff. At least on my 93's black paint.
I have to shine a spotlight at it and look...where I know i used it to find it.
I do see the touch up paint is slightly more 'blacker' but thats where the differences end.
Amazing stuff. At least on my 93's black paint.
