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"LANGKA" or "DR COLOR CHIP"?
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09-25-2007, 04:41 PM | #1 |
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"LANGKA" or "DR COLOR CHIP"?
So far these are the most popular rock chip removal solutions. Has anyone had personal experience of using these? Which one is better?
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09-25-2007, 06:51 PM | #2 |
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i have a chip from a door ding on my rear fender wheel well, would love to know as well
and thats like the 2 times i actually park w/ cars, never again
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09-25-2007, 09:32 PM | #3 |
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rock chip removal? is it possible to REMOVE something that actually REMOVED your paint in the first place??? my bumper is hella chipped, i would love to know...
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09-26-2007, 08:38 AM | #4 |
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rock chip 'removal' is a misnomer. More like rock chip repair. But I guess the OP meant when you repair a rock chip, you're, in essence, removing the rock chip away from the paint.
With Langka, you dab the OEM touch-up paint to the chipped area, then remove the excess with their "blob remover (a solvent I believe, Picus can explain better)".
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09-26-2007, 10:10 AM | #5 |
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I havent had good luck with langka on metalic paint.
It just doesnt look "right" when you smooth it on because of the sparkles. if you have a flat color it would work out better. ~fk |
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09-26-2007, 06:34 PM | #7 |
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I've used the Langka system and I was quite happy with the results. My car is Alpine White and it has a mean rock chip that went straight through the paint to where I could see the primer. Using the blob remover is a bit tricky.
First time I left the paint on for 2 hrs then tried the blob remover and it was difficult to come off..I ended up removing some of the paint I had filled so I did another pass where I waited 15 minutes and it came out much better. Its not perfect, but it looks 80% better than it did before. I have read that most first time users dont do a perfect job, but as you use it more and you become more experienced with it the results are great. There are many rock chip repair kits out there. I researched probably 3-4. I picked Langka because it seemed like it was easy and there was a lot of information available including reviews on numerous forums (most which were positive) |
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09-28-2007, 12:14 AM | #8 |
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dammit...i have black sapphire
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09-29-2007, 01:27 AM | #9 |
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you can try it with black..... if its on the hood then the primer is white underneath... it might work out better.
You can borrow my langka sometime in pasadena/alhambra area if you want to test it out. ~fk |
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