Paint Chips
Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,042
Likes: 6
From: Bedford, TX
I got hit on the right side of the hood by what must have been a pretty good size rock. I heard it hit the car when I was driving along I-10 in Florida a few weeks ago. I got some touch up paint from the dealer and fortunately black is pretty easy to match. I ordered the Langka kit and then I was ready to make the attempt.
First pic is of the original chip which goes all the way to the SMC.
The edges were raised a bit so I had to trim them up a bit with the tip of an X-acto knife. This made it about 1/8" x 3/16".
Here is the final result.
Keep in mind that this is a huge chip. It probably should have required a trip to the body shop. I figured I had nothing to lose in trying to fix it. From any reasonable distance you won't notice it.
It took about 8 or 10 applications of paint to get it level enough. And the final step after using Langka was kind of dull compared to the surrounding area. A bit of Meguiar's Scratch-X fixed that.
First pic is of the original chip which goes all the way to the SMC.
The edges were raised a bit so I had to trim them up a bit with the tip of an X-acto knife. This made it about 1/8" x 3/16".
Here is the final result.
Keep in mind that this is a huge chip. It probably should have required a trip to the body shop. I figured I had nothing to lose in trying to fix it. From any reasonable distance you won't notice it.
It took about 8 or 10 applications of paint to get it level enough. And the final step after using Langka was kind of dull compared to the surrounding area. A bit of Meguiar's Scratch-X fixed that.
Drifting
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 1,396
Likes: 1
From: Oahu HI
I got my first paint chip the other day and wanted to know about repairing the chip. It is very small about the size of a pinhead. I have seen all sorts of paint scratch repair kits but wanted to know which is the best. I have seen this site before http://www.paintscratch.com/. I am hoping to get a clear bra put on in the very near future; I just need to save up a little more money. Any advice would be helpful.
Drifting
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 1,519
Likes: 2
From: Chicago Burbs
I got my first paint chip the other day and wanted to know about repairing the chip. It is very small about the size of a pinhead. I have seen all sorts of paint scratch repair kits but wanted to know which is the best. I have seen this site before http://www.paintscratch.com/. I am hoping to get a clear bra put on in the very near future; I just need to save up a little more money. Any advice would be helpful.
