Touching up stone chips

[simonl]

Anyone got any tips for applying touch-up paint and clear coat to small stone chips? Previously I've used the brush and made a right **** of it

 

[Koolvin]

Halfords do a repair kit its quite good.... also there was this other thing (Sp!ke?)

 

[jimmy]

Get the paint warm by keeping it in your pocket for a while, use a cocktail stick or sharpened matchstick instead of the brush. Apply in several thin layers rather than a blob. And finish off with the laquer.

That langka stuff was no good on metallic paint.

 

[Shude]

Originally posted by jimmy
Get the paint warm by keeping it in your pocket for a while, use a cocktail stick or sharpened matchstick instead of the brush. Apply in several thin layers rather than a blob. And finish off with the laquer.

That langka stuff was no good on metallic paint.

I found that doing exactly as above, giving it a few days then trying some t-cut "colourfast" on the area sometimes helps to blend the repair into the rest of the paintwork. Use it with caution though.

 

[Koolvin]

hahah your stuffed if you got DB189 paintcode

 

[Mark300SL]

Langka worked fine on my SL - it tends to favour the lighter colours apparently.

But I've got some more chips to deal with now


Mark

 

[simonl]

Cheers guys!

Will give the toothpick method a try this weekend.

Got my car back from the bodyshop today. I've been without it all week so I'm in 'super-car-care' mode at the moment. After the valeting advise as well I reckon I'll give it the Zymol treatment next.

I've had a Vauxhall Corsa 1.2i all week for a courtesy car. It was called a "comfort". It wasn't.

 

[Sp!ke]

Have a look here

http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=277&highlight=langka
&
http://www.langka.com/

there seems to be a mixed response on this, for some it worked a treat and for others less so. It seems that the colour of your paint makes a difference. the lighter the colour the better it works. If your cars not metallic, I think it will work perfectly.

Eitherway, its relatively cheap and probably worth a try - you never know your luck

 

[simonl]

Originally posted by Sp!ke
Have a look here

http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=277&highlight=langka
&
http://www.langka.com/

there seems to be a mixed response on this, for some it worked a treat and for others less so. It seems that the colour of your paint makes a difference. the lighter the colour the better it works. If your cars not metallic, I think it will work perfectly.

Eitherway, its relatively cheap and probably worth a try - you never know your luck

Hi Sp!ke,

Yeah, I found the Langka thread. Someone (can't remember who) with the same colour car as me had bad luck with it. Cheers anyway!

 

[jimmy]

Originally posted by simonl
Hi Sp!ke,

Yeah, I found the Langka thread. Someone (can't remember who) with the same colour car as me had bad luck with it. Cheers anyway!

That was me.

It worked in that it removed the blob, but it seemed to remove the green pigment and leave the silver metallicy bits.