Langka vs. Dr. Colorchip vs. Touchup123
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Anyone comment on these 3 systems? There has been already a review of Dr. Colorchip on here.. Which is the best system for price/ease of use/results.
I am planning to fix some chip on my 2007 Black (color 212) IS 350.
I am planning to fix some chip on my 2007 Black (color 212) IS 350.
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I used Dr. Colorchip. It works pretty good but I was having a problem with when I would dab and smear the paint on over road rash and then use the solution to remove the excess it would remove the paint in the chip as well 95% of the time. I let it stay on longer but same thing and the color was not a perfect match, they sent a better matched kit for free after I notified them. After a while I said the hell with dabbing and smearing it on and wiping off as it was not working out too well on my paint and I just hit every little spot with a fine brush. If I made a mistake I could just use the solution to remove it which is great. The paint seems to go on much better then the awful stuff you get from the dealership that gets stringy if you are not careful and is really hard to remove if you make a mistake.
I would rate Dr. Colorchip 7 out of 10 just because the paint is easier to apply, looks better, and can be easily removed if you make a mistake but the dabbing it on, smearing, and then wiping the excess off with the solution did not work for me because I ended up just removing what I was trying to touch up almost every time.
I would rate Dr. Colorchip 7 out of 10 just because the paint is easier to apply, looks better, and can be easily removed if you make a mistake but the dabbing it on, smearing, and then wiping the excess off with the solution did not work for me because I ended up just removing what I was trying to touch up almost every time.
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You could use a razor blade to get the blob and then try to wetsand it. There is no real easy way. Sometimes a claybar will pull it out if it did not bond right.
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Using alcohol, 90% stuff from the drug store, should do the trick. Take your time and be patient. It's the safest way.
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Razor blade and wetsanding!!!!! Yikes. That's a recipe for disaster IMHO. Most professionals don't feel comfortable with that let alone a DIYer. Remember, path of least resistance. I'd try rubbing alcohol, if that doesn't work, denatured alcohol as a last resort. Paint touch ups never bond to the paint perfectly since they're not cured. So getting the touch up off is usually pretty easy.
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Razor blade and wetsanding!!!!! Yikes. That's a recipe for disaster IMHO. Most professionals don't feel comfortable with that let alone a DIYer. Remember, path of least resistance. I'd try rubbing alcohol, if that doesn't work, denatured alcohol as a last resort. Paint touch ups never bond to the paint perfectly since they're not cured. So getting the touch up off is usually pretty easy.
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It is not a recipe for disaster if you are careful and know what you are doing. Don't know any professionals that don't ever wetsand, they are not really professionals if they don't ever feel comfortable wetsanding as that is a part of correcting some defects. If we are talking about getting poorly applied old touch up paint blobs off the finish or trying to make them look better I have tried denatured alcohol and it was not able to do anything to the paint blob. I know many professionals and non professionals who have used a razor blade and wetsanded or just wetsanded touch up paint blobs before and it worked out just fine if you know what you are doing like like taking your time and going from 1500 to 2000 grit and then polishing the sanding marks.
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