Langka/Old Paint/Results
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Langka/Old Paint/Results
I did a dumb thing last fall (and continued doing it until recently). When I would touch up my paint, I wouldn't shake the bottle (Orion Blue, which is a metallic) well, or often. So although I was careful in the touch ups, they looked bad becasue they were so dark. After hearing that the dark result was becasue of not shaking (and confirming this recently), I was trying to figure out how to repair my earlier repairs. Enter Langka.
This morning, I took the Langka, and in minutes, stripped the paint out of the previous dark patches with ease. I was able to get them well below the surface so I can touch up again, this time, shaking well. I was quite amazed at how easily it took off the old paint (at least 9 months old). Although Langka won't guarantee that it will take off paint older than a few days, it worked for me, no problem at all...
This morning, I took the Langka, and in minutes, stripped the paint out of the previous dark patches with ease. I was able to get them well below the surface so I can touch up again, this time, shaking well. I was quite amazed at how easily it took off the old paint (at least 9 months old). Although Langka won't guarantee that it will take off paint older than a few days, it worked for me, no problem at all...
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how did you use the langka to buff out the old touch up?
I saw how they buff out things using a flat bar & a towel...
what's the best way to use langka to remove a 1 week old touch up paint?
I saw how they buff out things using a flat bar & a towel...
what's the best way to use langka to remove a 1 week old touch up paint?
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I just used the standard technique, with a little twist, on paint I wanted totally removed. Langka recommends a 'flat' cloth such as an old bedsheet, dress shirt, or T-shirt. I found that to completely remove the paint, the T-shirt worked best becasue it was a little softer and would go down into the chip and dig out the paint I was trying to remove. When actually trying to get a chip flat & perfect, a T-shirt was worthless-it was too easy to dig deeper than needed. I ended up using an old cotton napkin, but I'm sure a bed sheet or a tight weave poplin shirt would work just as well.
I'm sure one week old paint will come off easy as anything with their standard techniques.
I'm sure one week old paint will come off easy as anything with their standard techniques.
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Originally posted by moomeh
just to compare with my touchups, can you provide a pic? i'd like to know if i could have done it better.
just to compare with my touchups, can you provide a pic? i'd like to know if i could have done it better.
With a little patience and practice, it is possible to get near perfect results.
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Originally posted by oggle
When you wipe with the cloth wouldn't it also remove the surrounding paint you don't want to remove?
When you wipe with the cloth wouldn't it also remove the surrounding paint you don't want to remove?
