langka vs sandpaper?

[KleanFreak]

i have blobs of touchup paint to prevent future chipping and now that the good weather has came i want to hide them was either thinking about langka or 2000 wet sand then buff.

any suggestions appreciated....

:beer

[dalmore]

:yeah

Ditto that question since I have some touch to do. While you`re answering, I`d love to hear opinions on paint pens vs a more traditional brush type touch-up.

[dr_detail]

I don`t want to get bashed or censored for knocking a product, but to me langka looks like something target marketed towards the retail consumer, not a professional detailer. The same thing one could probably piece together at a Paint Supply place and in many cases for free (A piece of 2000G sandpaper, a 1 oz sample of Finesse and a 1oz sample of hand glaze would probably fix the blobs). Don`t know if I would recommend to anyone the grueling task of removing color sanding scratches by hand though.

Just my opinion though... take what ya like, and leave the rest.

[JeffBruce]

http://www.carwash.com/article.asp?IndexID=6633853
http://www.properautocare.com/noname5.html
Autopia had a good article, can`t find it right now...
jeff

[dalmore]

Thanks Jeff - I`ve already read both of those links - Anything you`d add beyond those articles? The autopia.exe chapter on touchup seems helpful as well.

Dr_Detail - From what I understand Langka softens laquer based paints which is the most common type of touch up paint. Is that not correct? Does Finesse do the same thing? Is that even necessary?

TIA and sorry if I hijacked the thread, KleanFreak.

[CharlesW]

Originally posted by dr_detail
I don`t want to get bashed or censored for knocking a product, but to me langka looks like something target marketed towards the retail consumer, not a professional detailer. The same thing one could probably piece together at a Paint Supply place and in many cases for free (A piece of 2000G sandpaper, a 1 oz sample of Finesse and a 1oz sample of hand glaze would probably fix the blobs). Don`t know if I would recommend to anyone the grueling task of removing color sanding scratches by hand though.

Just my opinion though... take what ya like, and leave the rest.

Your free sample repair kit would no doubt do the job for many people, but it isn`t the same process as Langka.
Langka is a chemical process rather than an abrasive process. Obviously, for some people either process can work well.
My preference for Langka is based on my lack of confidence in using sandpaper or an aggressive polish.
I think you stated it correctly, "to me langka looks like something target marketed towards the retail consumer, not a professional detailer". Pretty good assesment, I think.
While it might not be targeted towards the Professional, it might still be worth them checking out.
Paint touchup, IMO, is a real art. Not everyone is good at it.

Also, it takes quite a lot to get bashed or censored here if you don`t try to sell something or get carried away with your personal feelings about people or companies.

Charles

[Dalton]

I tried Langka this weekend. I actually put several very thin layers of touch up in a very deep chip. Then I used the Langka and was not happy with the results so I used it to strip the whole thing and start again. I think that it takes practice and patience. I will update later this week after my second try

[dr_detail]

Originally posted by CharlesW
Paint touchup, IMO, is a real art...

It takes practice. I found using a frayed paper match-stick to apply touch up paint reduced with thinner works pretty good at eliminating the "blobs" left from the flat tipped brushes

I`m sure this "softening" effect is worth looking into though

Finesse is a polishing compound which is quite effective at removing sanding scratches up to 1000G.