Small Paint Chips

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kleraudio

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Hey guys,



Today I decided to *finally* clean the truck as its been getting dirtier and dirtier everyday. As I was washing I came upon two small paint chips. Not exactly sure how they got there. A door would have hit the wheel flares, a rock wouldnt have hit there I dont think, so Im pretty stumped on how they got there. They are on the passenger side front quarter panel, right above the wheel flare.



Anyways, I was wondering if these could be touched up via: touch up paint, wetsanding, compounding, then polishing?



Ive read the wetsanding thread, just not sure if these small chips are even repairable. Ive never done this before.



The first pic is an up close of the chips, the second is a shot further away so you can see the size of them related to the car.



Any help would be appreciated!



Close up of chips:



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Further away for size comparison:



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Thanks in advance!



Jim
 
Jim,

I say its trashed....Time for that 350 you have your eyes on....Unless I can swing you to the Volvo side....Just kidding.
 
Yea I think its done for man, well I guess I'm off to Nissan, I mean, I need some form of transportation. :chuckle:





Jim
 
Since you need a mode of transportation, I went ahead and did your search for you...I emailed you the results.
 
Yea, I went over to their site, seems cool. I searched some threads for Langka, and many were disappointed with it???



I dont know, I will probably give it a shot, at least I can go back to square 1 if I really have to!



I will keep everyone updated with some process pics.



Jim
 
kleraudio said:
JP, what is the Langka system?



Jim
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It's a system where you grab touch up paint from the dealer (or other sources that can color match) and you fill in the chips and rub away the excess paint with their bottled solution until it's level with the surrounding paint.



Depending on the size/shape of the chip it works decently well. The first couple of times that I used it didn't turn out perfect but it was an easy system to hide it enough so that it's not easily picked up by the eye.



At least for me, after gaining some experience with it, the results are a lot better. In my opinion, it's a lot safer for those who are afraid to go down the wet sanding route. If you take your time and have patience, you can pretty much level a chip to the point where you can't tell where it is.



Hope that helps.
 
kleraudio said:
Yea, I went over to their site, seems cool. I searched some threads for Langka, and many were disappointed with it???



I dont know, I will probably give it a shot, at least I can go back to square 1 if I really have to!



I will keep everyone updated with some process pics.



Jim
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I had to detail a car about a month ago that the whole front fascia was covered in chip marks. I managed to cover most of them to near perfection and the others were hidden. Slapped on a few layers of RMG and NB x 2 afterwards and the customer was ecstatic.



It's a tedious process but it's not too bad for a quick fix. Just take your time with it if you do decide to try it.



There was another system out there that I looked into but read some bad reviews about it. Can't remember the name of the system at the moment.
 
My car is parked outside 24/7. I can go to my parent's house and work in the garage, but dont I have to wait quite some time to let the paint dry, like a couple of days with this system? I know they said 2 hours on their site, but thats with ideal temps, these temps are NOWHERE near ideal.



The Florida sun is HOT, especially this time of year. What do you suggest?



Jim
 
I suggest getting some touchup paint from a body shop that matches and use an art brush...It will never be exact, but with some polishing and buffing, it will look good. And now you have a reason for that new car.
 
kleraudio said:
My car is parked outside 24/7. I can go to my parent's house and work in the garage, but dont I have to wait quite some time to let the paint dry, like a couple of days with this system? I know they said 2 hours on their site, but thats with ideal temps, these temps are NOWHERE near ideal.



The Florida sun is HOT, especially this time of year. What do you suggest?



Jim
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I thought with the Langka system you only have to wait approx 45-90 minutes ? I believe that's what it says on the Frost Auto Restoration Techniques - classic car and motorcycle restoration site. However, it does say on the www.langka.co site that you need to wait approx 2-24hrs ?



A basic rule of thumb would be, the longer you leave it the better as it'll have more time to allow the paint to cure properly.
 
Look at the Touchup123 product as well. Similar to Langka, but a custom mixture that hardens and doesn't need clear coat. On a metallic it may be better - hard for me to say as neither of my cars have mettalic paints, but the 123 system iseasy to learn ans easy to clean out if you are unhappy and want to do it over. After it sets for a few days, it won't come out and on my white car repairs are invisible so the color match form them is perfect.
 
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