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Old 08-29-04, 08:44 AM
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Should I touch up small paint chips (how risky is it to leave it) before having my car washed/waxed?

If so, how's the quality? will I see a slight surface roughness on the touch up spot? (in another words, how can I prevent this to happen during touch up?)


the chips look white in color...
Old 08-29-04, 08:47 AM
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try a product called lanka. It will remove the blob from the touchup paint.
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thanks, have you or anyone else used it?
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I've used lanka. It works as advertised. If your not careful it will remove all the touchup paint you've just added.
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how big of touch up (or scratches) have you used Langka on?
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Try doing a search on the detailing forum for the keyword 'Langka' and 'Autosharp' and you'll find lots of the details you're looking for
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i used langka before, very good stuff i would say

and yes, wash it, clean it up, touch it up, dry, and then wash and waxx
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I've used it mainly on rock chips. Biggest was the size of the tip of the touchup brush.
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thanks! not to be doubtful but today i talked to a guy at a LX dealer:

he said that my small chips could be from rock chips and/or bird ****. they are quite small in size and the guy said that there's no way i can get it flushed with the rest of the surface (after touch up) with any kind of products because of its small size. He does not know about Langka though...

I got the touch up paint from my dealer and am waiting to get a 'pro' to do it (don't want to mess the paint). I will buy the Langka too before having someone work on it..

any suggestion for Atlanta area?
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