Langka Touch Up Kit Opinions??

[David Fermani]

What's everyone's opinion with Langka's touch up kit? I have a black vehicle that needs about 5-6 decent sized chips filled and I'm considering using this. What's the basic learning curve with using this? Their Complete Paint Chip Repair Kit for $39.95 is the one I'm looking into: LANGKA Paint Chip and Scratch Repair





Is there any other touch up kits that are relatively inexpensive and easy to use?

 

[trusteddetail]

Lanka is actually the blob Eliminator and not the touch up paint.



They're actually a few miles from our shop. I called them last week and

they told me the person in their video is actually a 12 YO kid.



I talked to the owner's wife last week and she was very convincing their product works and they offer a 100% guarantee !

 

[Lumadar]

I have several of these kits...I actually tried using it (again) recently, and in my experince, the stuff basically just breaks the paint down. In fact, it was problematic for me because it would soften it so much that it would completely wipe away.



I eventually said forget it, and went back to feather sanding and polishing it out the old fashioned way. Worked much better.



I do keep a bottle around when doing touch-up though- as it is great for safely removing the entire blob of paint quickly should you want to start over.

 

[imported_smprince1]

I second what Lumadar mentioned. For it, I've had better luck applying multiple thin coats of touch-up paint so the repair spot (blob) is neat an only slightly above the surrounding paint, lightly wet-sanding, and then polishing out the sanding marks.



Langka would sometimes soften the repiar blob and just make a mess out of it. It seemed to me to be some sort of chemical softener/rubbing compound all-in-one. I also had it sometimes just completely wipe away the repair blob. Maybe I was applying it wrong, but I've stopped using it. YRMV.

 

[Lenny]

I've used it successfully, and I've also had more than one instance where I had the same experience as Lumadar and smprince1, and I finally figured what the I had done differently. For me to use Langka successfully, once I'm done with the touch-up paint, I have to leave it alone for at least a week. The longer the touch-up goes without being touched, the more likely the Langka was successful in smoothing out the blob. And parking the car outside during the day, in the sun (our cars are garaged) seems to bake the touch-up paint and make it hold on while the Langka does it's thing, smoothing out the blob.



Just my two cents.

 

[imported_User Name]

Never used it but read both positive and negative results regarding Langka and Dr. Colorchip.

 

[Eliot Ness]

I've read both good and bad about it but my experience was similar to Lumadar's. Personally I prefer the old fashioned way to touch-up, but I really do wish it would work for me and I will give it another chance. Next time I'll follow Len_A's advice about letting it dry longer, maybe not as long as a week, but I'll experiment with it.

 

[corrswitch]

For me it was hit or miss. For some repairs, it was done well. For some, it was removed. I agree, it would be better if it was given ample time to dry. A week was good.



Also, I found it to be better if I put very little touchup paint so its almost level with the pain instead of a large blob that was sticking out.



If I put on a large blob, the chance for a "crater" like look is higher or complete removal of the touchup paint.



Hope this helps.

 

[Flashtime]

I've done a few the old fashion way. This actually took several days as i kept

reapplying the factory lacquer paint til the build was high enough to sand level.

3 Panels (l/ fender, r/quarter and l/ quarter panel). About 3.5 feet total and

around 12 hours of sanding and polishing. This was my first time but it came out

good. I was very careful as the lacquer doesn't sand the same as the OE paint.

1000 > 1500 > 2000 with a plastic hard block:

Being very gentle on an isolated chip:

I did not use the touch-up clear, however. And it's holding up well.

I'll take some pics when i see him again.

 

[Alfisti]

It works well as long as you allow the paint blob to dry well and use a very fine cloth to rub down, and a gentle touch.



It uses a solvent that only works on touch-up paint and the abrasiveness of your cloth material.



Good product once you get the knack.