Langka ain't the Holy Grail

[DYank]

I bought Langka last fall. I have since tried it on several stone chips and scratches after using Nissan touch-up paint.

It ain't The Answer. I suppose us obsessive types are easy touches for this type of thing. You can do just as well for a lot less money with touch-up paint and common paste scratch remover--not that these are all that great either.

Can anyone comment on cost and success of air brushing small imperfections? I believe some detailers do this for dealers.

[elliotgb]

Why not contact Langka? They have a guarantee on their website:

Our Guarantee:


Q. Is this product guaranteed?
A. YES. If for any reason The BlobEliminator® does not remove the excess blob of paint that was applied up to 24 hours prior, Langka Corp will refund the cost of the product in full. .

Read the posts that Homer contributed about Langka. It works really well with non-metallic paint and marginally well with it.

Here is the recommended procedure for metallic paint:

Method 1: The SQUEEGIE Method.

This method is extremely good for Deep Scratches OR Metallic paints OR paints that seem to dull or loose their shine OR if you keep pulling the paint out of the scratch. It is very simple to do.

1. Clean the chip or the scratch using LANGKA Pre Paint


2. Fill the Scratch with Paint: Apply a drop of the touch up paint using a Microbrush to the end of the scratch (or chip), then use the plastic card's edge to "squeegie" the touch up paint down the length of the scratch (keeping the edge on the surface of the vehicle. It's sort of like spreading butter on toast). You have now filled the scratch with paint, and in this process will have also spread (smeared) paint on both sides of the scratch or chip. Again, at this point, you will have wet paint in the scratch and smeared paint on both sides of the area. Not to worry! :-)

3. Removal of Paint: While the smeared paint is still wet, wrap a clean cloth over your index finger, and apply The Blob Eliminator to the cloth/finger. Rub The Blob Eliminator into the cloth to soak the cloth. Using your finger, carefully wipe off (surgically as possible) and remove the excess "wet" smeared paint from the surface, again, while it is still wet. Try NOT to rub over the still wet touch up paint residing in the scratch or chip. If you do disturb the wet paint in the scratch or chip...just go back to Step 2 and start over. No big deal.


4. Allow the remaining paint that you could not initially remove, and the wet paint in the scratch to dry. In 2 to 24 hours, check the scratch to see if the paint has dried and "shrunk" in size. If you wish, you can repeat the steps 2 & 3 above to further fill in the chip with touch up paint to get a more smooth end result.

5. Once the scratch is filled with paint to your satisfaction, and it has dried sufficiently (2 to 24 hours), wrap the plastic card with a smooth, clean, cotton cloth, apply The Blob Eliminator to the cloth/card, and smooth down any remaining paint along the edges of the scratch. IF you did step 3 above well enough, you may not need to do this step.

6. IF you pull paint out of the scratch, just repeat the above steps, be more gentle the next time... this is the "finesse" aspect we mentioned earlier.

[DYank]

Thanks for your comment about the guarantee.

Regarding method, I tried every technique that Langka recommended to the letter. This included the squeegee technique and a wide variation of drying times.

I suppose it is possible that I just can't get the hang of it. But, I don't think so. Through the years I have become very adept at rubbing out or minimizing scratches with various abrasive products. No matter how good the match of touch-up paint (and the Nissan paint I bought is an excellent color match) it is not going to look the same if applied with a brush even if it is "smoothed out" per the claim of Langka. This is especially true of metallics which, of course, almost all colors are these days.

[Kris]

DYank

I have similar experience with Langka. I think it is over-marketed.

But I guess Homer would have a different opinion..

[dmako]

What about: http://www.drcolorchip.com/