Scratch removal

[Moleshome]

On my wing there's an area with a few scratches, quite small but they're annoying me.

Most of them are just surface stuff that I'm happy will just polish out but one goes quite deep, certainly all the way through the clear coat if not deeper. I seem to recall from my MR2 Roadster days that there was a product that allowed you to fill a deep scratch with touch up paint, let it partially go off and then dipped a cloth in this liquid, wrapped it round a plastic card to get an edge and then ran it over the scratch. This removed any excess paint and left the touch up level with the surface.

Was I dreaming, has anyone got any idea what I'm going on about and can you still get it?

 

[Jrattan]

I don't think you were dreaming. I think there are a few products out there which work...
Chipex is a well known one have a look on their site [emoji106]

 

[markjay]

Try WD40, it will reduce the visual impact of scratches (but obviously it won't actually repair them).

For a permanent repair I would recommend that you take the car to a specialist. I tried using Chipex as DIY and it didn't work for me. Probably its application needs a bit more skill than what you can get from watching YouTube videos. I might next try and pay a visit to an authorised Chipex repair centre.

 

[Moleshome]

Thanks chaps, I took at look at Chipex on youtube and it wasn't the stuff I remembered but it did point me in the right direction which was some stuff called Langka.

 

[markjay]

Thanks chaps, I took at look at Chipex on youtube and it wasn't the stuff I remembered but it did point me in the right direction which was some stuff called Langka.

Thanks.

I have just watched the clip on YouTube...

In principle the process seems similar to Chipex, which one difference - the Chipex 'blob remover' is in fact the same solvent that they use for initial clean-up of the damaged area, which they say should be applied to the semi-wet paint i.e. before it hardens.

The Lengka kit uses a different type of 'blob remover' which is applied after the paint is well dry.

This is crucial, because where I failed with the Chipex kit is when trying to remove the excess paint - in spite of several attempts, I always ended-up with most of the repair paint removed...

(Another difference is that Chipex also provide a small quantity of paint to match the car's paint code, while Langka say just that you should use the manufacturer's touch-up paint).

I might give Langka a go....