First Paint chip on 2004
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First Paint chip on 2004
Had my first paint chip. Saw something called a Autosharp Pen in latest Corvette Fever Magazine which supposedly disperses paint through a felt tip. Anyone used one of these pens and if so what did you think?
Think it costs around $16 so want to make sure it works. :mad
Think it costs around $16 so want to make sure it works. :mad
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That would be great. I have a 98, and I probably have 1 or 2 paint chips. Ok maybe 10 or 20(mostly on the front). The ones on the front don't bother me too much. You are going to get those if you drive the car. I have one on the drivers side fender that I would like to fix. I'll keep looking here to see if any one has anything good to say about the paint pens.
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Regular touch up paint and Langka which smoothes everything out. It works great. You let the touch up paint dry for 4 days or so then use Langka to remove whatever is above the surface. Check it out at www.langka.com
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Originally Posted by truble
Had my first paint chip. Saw something called a Autosharp Pen in latest Corvette Fever Magazine which supposedly disperses paint through a felt tip. Anyone used one of these pens and if so what did you think?
Think it costs around $16 so want to make sure it works. :mad
Think it costs around $16 so want to make sure it works. :mad
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Originally Posted by Stock Man
Regular touch up paint and Langka which smoothes everything out. It works great. You let the touch up paint dry for 4 days or so then use Langka to remove whatever is above the surface. Check it out at www.langka.com
Langka is the best.Save the Wave.>George
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Langka is probably the one that is the best. Does a very good job of covering up the chip if you follow the directions closely.
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Had one and used it on another car that had a metallic silver paint job. I wasn't happy with the results at all. It didn't mix the metal flake well with the base color at all even after shaking the thing for 5 minutes and it still left a blob. I wouldn't spend the money for it if I was you.
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Originally Posted by Stock Man
Regular touch up paint and Langka which smoothes everything out. It works great. You let the touch up paint dry for 4 days or so then use Langka to remove whatever is above the surface. Check it out at www.langka.com
This stuff works! Even on the multi process paint it does a reasonable job.
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I buy the touch-up paint from the dealer. Apply with a toothpick and let dry for 20 minutes. I then put a cotton cloth over the end of a can of Turpentine and lightly in a fast back and forth motion wipe off the excess that got onto the paint. It does a beautiful job. You may have to do it again until the paint dries even with the paint on the car. White is easy while metallic's are harder due to the glitter. The trick there is to shake well.
Chips are never welcome but an easy fix.
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Chips are never welcome but an easy fix.
Dan