Touch Up Paint

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ShishCoBob

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I've been reading about Langka/Mothers little touch up products. I'm planning on trying these soon and I've also been reading about some of the touch up paints from car companies is fair poor in the opinion of some of you.



How does Ford touch up paint stack up?



The color of the car is Mineral Grey.



I've seen lots of people recommend paintscratch.com



I'm guessing they are fairly good?



If I were to get from paintscratch.com...



I'd go with a 1oz or 2oz bottle of the basecoat, but then my question is about the clear. Which would be easier, a bottle or getting a clearcoat pen?



Also, since there is so much talking about the Langka/Mothers products from what I see on the board I'm willing to take pictures through out the entire ordeal to document it for future reference.
 
I'm not sure, but my order from paintscratch just shipped today. i went with the 2 oz brush bottles because i didn't think the pen would be enough. maybe someone else can shed some light on this or share their experiences.
 
Well even if noone knows about the Ford touch up paint.



Are the paintscratch.com touchup paints good quality and match the color correctly? Are they fairly prompt with shipping out your order? (I have time to try all this in a week and a half and want to try and get it all in by then.)
 
they weren't very fast with my order. i think it took them five days to ship it. but i've heard that some car manufacturers refer people to paintscratch who are looking for touch up paint.
 
crooper said:
they weren't very fast with my order. i think it took them five days to ship it. but i've heard that some car manufacturers refer people to paintscratch who are looking for touch up paint.
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With that in mind I may go ahead and order tonight.
 
If you plan on using the Langka product, just make sure the paintscratch.com paint is lacquer based.



If it's not, the Langka products will not work.
 
forrest said:
If you plan on using the Langka product, just make sure the paintscratch.com paint is lacquer based.



If it's not, the Langka products will not work.
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I have already asked them and am waiting for a reply. Mothers still puts out their branded version of it right?
 
i just received my order. it took one day for transit time, but i think they're in nevada, just one state over from me. i'm not sure when i'll have time to try it out.
 
crooper said:
i just received my order. it took one day for transit time, but i think they're in nevada, just one state over from me. i'm not sure when i'll have time to try it out.
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Well since you just got it, it is lacquer based paint, correct?
 
coBob - the way they answered the question, I'm guessing it means it's NOT lacquer based.



You can either ask again, pointedly, "Is this a lacquer paint, I need a yes or no answer", or guess that it is or isn't.



Yes, we still sell the Langka technology product.



If this paint is something other than lacquer (I'm guessing it's urethane), the paint chip repair products won't work, and you'll be wasting your money buying our product.
 
forrest said:
coBob - the way they answered the question, I'm guessing it means it's NOT lacquer based.



You can either ask again, pointedly, "Is this a lacquer paint, I need a yes or no answer", or guess that it is or isn't.



Yes, we still sell the Langka technology product.



If this paint is something other than lacquer (I'm guessing it's urethane), the paint chip repair products won't work, and you'll be wasting your money buying our product.
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That's why I gotta find lacquer based paint. :D
 
Hmmm...interesting. I have been using paint from paintscratch.com and just assumed it was lacquer. I have been using lacquer thinner for both clean up and cutting for air brush purposes with no ill effect, if that helps at all.



Also, I have used both a metallic blue and metallic black for touch up work (I also use their paints for plastic modeling) and both matched much better than the Honda OEM paints. I was very pleased with the results.
 
Directly from Langka.com.





Q. Will LANGKA work with NON-lacquer based paint like the paint my painter gave me when he painted the vehicle?







A. Yes, but again we recommend using manufacturers touch up paint (lacquer based). If you use this non-lacquer base body shop paint, let the paint dry for 3-4 days then do the LANGKA Process. Rub very lightly with LANGKA. You may need to put a clear coat layer over the touch up area in addition as these paints have a tendency to loose their glossy look.





I'm not usually one to preach about researching direct from the manufacturer, but damn that was all to easy
 
Mindflux said:
Directly from Langka.com.





Q. Will LANGKA work with NON-lacquer based paint like the paint my painter gave me when he painted the vehicle?







A. Yes, but again we recommend using manufacturers touch up paint (lacquer based). If you use this non-lacquer base body shop paint, let the paint dry for 3-4 days then do the LANGKA Process. Rub very lightly with LANGKA. You may need to put a clear coat layer over the touch up area in addition as these paints have a tendency to loose their glossy look.





I'm not usually one to preach about researching direct from the manufacturer, but damn that was all to easy
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It may say that, but I have heard of people talking about it not working at all and being stuck with blobs. That's the last thing I want to happen to me.
 
Alright I think I have my answer.



I e-mailed the guy again and he said it was neither lacquer nor urethane based.



I just did a search about found: http://www.taxidermy.net/forums/FishTaxiArticles/01/a/01CF07708F.html



It's contains:



The future of paint systems in any custom work has to be the urethanes. Since lacquers are currently being taken off of shelves and even deemed illegal,there is going to be a point in the very near future where you can't get lacquer based paint anymore.



The colors of the Chromabase urethane are amazing and very versitle to work with. I have tried them all from House of Kolor to PPG.I found the Dupont Chromabase system to be the easiest and most outstanding to work with.



The paint dries to a flat finish unlike lacquers and once the clear goes over it, WOW! talk about depth... It is a two part system unlike the old systems that had catalyst plus the reducer to mix in
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I have found that but also have found someone that ordered from paintscratch.com and use their paint along with Langka and it worked so I think I'm going to go ahead and try it.
 
Langka.......



Here's my experience from using Langka last weekend.



1. It has abrasives in it and it will have a polishing action on your clearcoat! Yes even by hand I noticed that it removed hairline scratches in my clear coat that surrounded the chip. If the blob is huge you might wear through the surrounding clear coat.



2. Test the Langka with whatever type of touch up paint you buy before doing the whole car. I noticed with the factory MB touch up paint 24 hours was far too long to wait for the paint to dry and I ended up spending a good deal of time smoothing down the blob. I tested the paint after 3 hours drying time with much better results.



3. Langka removes touch up clearcoat very quickly even after a lengthy drying time. The factory touch up paint included clearcoat, I ended up just using the colorant.



4. Use a matchstick to apply the paint. Cut the end of the match stick at an angle and dab it in your paint. It will prevent applying too much paint and it will also help control application.



Good luck.
 
WAIT.



So you go and tell me you heard people are left with blobs. And then go and reply again to someone else and say you are gonna give it the ole college try?



WTF is that about? You're sitting here contradicting yourself.
 
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