Paint Chips
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Paint Chips
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.
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You might also try: http://www.langka.com/
Very nice kit. You will need to also purchase some touch-up paint.
Very nice kit. You will need to also purchase some touch-up paint.
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From: Chandler, AZ It's a Dry Heat.
OK, but has anyone tried one of these kits lately? My experience is, I repair the chip and I have a spot that looks like I repaired a chip. I gave up on this years ago. Are things better now, or am I just "craftsmanship challenged"?
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You might also try: http://www.langka.com/
Very nice kit. You will need to also purchase some touch-up paint.
Very nice kit. You will need to also purchase some touch-up paint.
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Size of a pinhead? I'd leave it alone since it may turn out much more noticeable if you try to repair it. But, if you must, try using a toothpick (the kind with the pointed ends) instead of the brush supplied with the bottle of touchup. You'll get a much finer amount of paint to apply to the nick. JMHO.
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I have like 20 paintchips in my bumper hahaha. Gives it a lil character and lets people know you actually drive the thing. Once I get a Ferrari I will worry about paint chips. But yeah I would get a clear bra if you are worried about it that much.
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However, the chip I repaired is bigger than the Langka kit is intended for. And it went all the way down to the SMC.
It took many many applications of touch up paint to get it level. The end result is still noticeable up close. It would take a body shop to do better IMO.
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Yes I have 1st hand knowledge of this product and how it works. I actually used to own a franchise territory in Chicago and my Company serviced many dealerships. Let me tell you that there is nothing better for "road rash" and stone chips.
Wall Street Journal did a right up on them against langka and about 4 other Companies and Dr. Colorchip was the best.
Yes I have 1st hand knowledge of this product and how it works. I actually used to own a franchise territory in Chicago and my Company serviced many dealerships. Let me tell you that there is nothing better for "road rash" and stone chips.
Wall Street Journal did a right up on them against langka and about 4 other Companies and Dr. Colorchip was the best.
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Gentlemen,
Yes I have 1st hand knowledge of this product and how it works. I actually used to own a franchise territory in Chicago and my Company serviced many dealerships. Let me tell you that there is nothing better for "road rash" and stone chips.
Wall Street Journal did a right up on them against langka and about 4 other Companies and Dr. Colorchip was the best.
Yes I have 1st hand knowledge of this product and how it works. I actually used to own a franchise territory in Chicago and my Company serviced many dealerships. Let me tell you that there is nothing better for "road rash" and stone chips.
Wall Street Journal did a right up on them against langka and about 4 other Companies and Dr. Colorchip was the best.
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Size of a pinhead? I'd leave it alone since it may turn out much more noticeable if you try to repair it. But, if you must, try using a toothpick (the kind with the pointed ends) instead of the brush supplied with the bottle of touchup. You'll get a much finer amount of paint to apply to the nick. JMHO.
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Most dealerships have a mobile touch up service that comes around to the lots and does rock chip repair. I had a guy do my pickup for $75. He repaired 8 chips for that. Used a color match program on a laptop, did some sanding, painting with small airbrush, then cleared over it. You really had to get the right angle to see where the work was done.
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There is also good advice on the Car Care section of the forum. Do a search on either "rock chips" or other sim. title. I had to repair a couple of chips on my C5 Mill Yellow and found that the paint is pretty hard to match. The older the car the more difficult it seems to be to match the paint. What worked for me was the following:
Take some terpintine and a soft cotton cloth. Apply just a dab of terp. to the cloth and rub the chip to make sure any wax, etc if removed.
Dab in some touch up paint and let set for about 10 minutes. You'll notice that the paint will gradually sink into the chip leaving a small crater.
Take the cloth and terp. again and rub across the paint fill trying not to take paint out of the chip but only to level it.
Keep repeating the process until your satisfied.
I've found that the GM touch up paint was about as close as I could get to the color I wanted. The terpintine will not hurt the existing paint.
I would post a picture but it really doesn't show up with a camera. You have to be within about a foot to see where the chip was. Good luck
Take some terpintine and a soft cotton cloth. Apply just a dab of terp. to the cloth and rub the chip to make sure any wax, etc if removed.
Dab in some touch up paint and let set for about 10 minutes. You'll notice that the paint will gradually sink into the chip leaving a small crater.
Take the cloth and terp. again and rub across the paint fill trying not to take paint out of the chip but only to level it.
Keep repeating the process until your satisfied.
I've found that the GM touch up paint was about as close as I could get to the color I wanted. The terpintine will not hurt the existing paint.
I would post a picture but it really doesn't show up with a camera. You have to be within about a foot to see where the chip was. Good luck