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Old 09-11-03, 06:26 PM
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Is the "LANGKA" approach to smoothing out and blending touch up-paint actually the same as using a good quality lacquer thinner with touch-up paint or are there significant differences in the results??

Also, would LANGKA/Thinner be an acceptable solution to ODDLY shaped door dings as a temporary measure until they can be properly painted or would you not recommend that??

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langka is an automotive lacquer thinner.
as far as the other question, are yout talking about door dings or scratches?
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door dings that are not symmetrical - more oval or a "soft crease" Paint intact, though.

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I just can't see that done without looking bad. Your car though.
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If the paint is intact, just go to dentpro.

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Old 09-17-03, 09:13 AM
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Another company to fix small dents and dings is dentwizard. They can fix these problems as long as the paint is intact and it comes out flawless too. They charge per panel no matter how many dings they fix and each additional panel is less. As far as Langka goes, I like it a lot. It seems to work far better than a thinner does so there has to be some chemical difference to their product. Works for me.

Hope this helps ya,

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