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    Langka questions?

    Has anyone used this to repair paint chips?

    Does it work as advertised?

    Is it easy to use?

    If you have a bunch of chips in an area can you "blob" touch up paint to each and just use the Langka on the whole area at once?

    Does anyone have any other suggestoions for paint chips?

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    Re: Langka questions?

    Originally posted by Dalton
    Has anyone used this to repair paint chips?

    Does it work as advertised?

    Is it easy to use?

    If you have a bunch of chips in an area can you "blob" touch up paint to each and just use the Langka on the whole area at once?

    Does anyone have any other suggestoions for paint chips?
    In the order asked.

    Yes

    Pretty much

    Yes

    I would think you could

    Ignore them if you can

    I have had mixed results with Langka/Mother`s paint leveling product. Since some repairs turned out much better than others, that make me think the ones that didn`t do so well were my own fault. I haven`t had enough experience with it to decide for sure just yet.
    One thing I have found. If you are not happy with the results, you can use more of the product and remove all the touchup paint so you can start over.
    I read somewhere that it was mostly lacquer thinner and you could get the same results by using lacquer thinner. It is not the same consistency as thinner and I don`t think I want to try that experiment.

    Charles

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    Thanks Charles. I have about 2 dozen tiny chips that I think I can live with. However, there are 3-4 larger ones that I could live with and are not terribel but they annoy the crap out of me every time I detail my car. My car is silver so you really have to look to see them.

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    There was a question about Langka on another board. I think Mother`s. They said it worked best on deep or smaller chips, and not so well on shallow/wide ones. I was looking into it, but according to a vp at Mother`s, it`s not available in Canada due to bilinual label issues.
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    I`ve used it and think that it does an OK job. If you are trying to hide a boat load small rock chips on the hood, you will still see most of them still.
    I stil think that you can do just as well with touch up paint and wet sanding to accomplish the same effect. That`s if you are familair with wet sanding.
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    Originally posted by Beemerboy
    I stil think that you can do just as well with touch up paint and wet sanding to accomplish the same effect. That`s if you are familair with wet sanding.
    Your last sentence hit the nail on the head. Mother`s/Langka paint leveler seems to be geared towards those of us that don`t feel comfortable with the wet sanding.
    Like many paint correction procedures, knowledge and experience go a long way. I`m just concerned that my learning curve might be rather extreme.
    Maybe some of the members that have had success with wet-sanding could pass on some suggestions. (Maybe they already have, I didn`t do a search)

    Charles

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    I dont feel at all comfortable with wet sanding. Heck I am still too nervous to buy a PC!!! LOL

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    I agree wet sanding should be tried and learned on a junker. The Langke system is a no brainer to use. There is no way that I could see that you could screw up your car.
    It works well, but you are still going to see most of the chips.
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    Thread Hijack!!!

    Beemerboy`s signature line: "I spent most of my money on beer, women and car care products..the rest I just wasted...."

    It brings a smile and sometimes a laugh every time I read it. My sentiments exactly.

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    I tried Langka on my metallic silver truck. It did not work very well. I think it was due to the metal flake in the paint (used the GM touch up paint). Seems like it would work OK on non-metallics.
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    I just went to 4 different Auto Supply stores looking for the Langka/Mother`s stuff and could not find it. Do you know where the mothers is available locally?

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    Thanks!!
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    I got mine online at the Langka web site, the guy that I talked to was very helpful and e-mailed me a bunch of links with viedos and pics of how ot use. It was quite helpful!
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    You could also check with Forrest@mothers or go to the Mother`s polish web site and they could give you a list of who is listed as a vendor in your area.
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    we sell it at the auto parts store i work at but havnt wanted to spend the 14.95 to try it out, it better work for 15 bucks

 

 
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