Has anyone used the "Blob Eliminator" when doing a scratch/chip touch up? Does it work worth a flip?

It seems to be a solvent that will attack the newly applied touch-up paint. This makes me think it may be pretty much automotive lacquer thinner. Any thoughts?

Anyone know if automotive lacquer thinner will attack cured clear coat? I did see a reference in another thread about using it to clean severe brake dust contamination off of a truck - kind of gave me the willies, but maybe it cannot really do much with clear coat.

Thanks for sharing any knowledge you have!

Steve

 

It it solvent based touch up and, essentially, lacquer thinner like you thought. Lacquer thinner won't effect clear coats because they are not solvent based (well, almost never). I've used lacquer thinner dozens of times to get road paint off cars and have never had an issue.

As for langka, I think it's hit or miss. I've used it once (a client brought it with him) and it didn't work any better than filling the chip and sanding/polishing or filling then removing the excess with paint thinner.

What kind of damage are you trying to repair, a distinct chip/scratch or like a sand blasted bumper?

 

Thanks for the info.l I have a scratch too deep to polish out so I'm considering touch up paint. The "fill the scratch and wipe off excess with solvent" sounds a little more 'surgical' to me than sanding off the excess, buff, etc.

Many thanks!

Steve

 

My buddy bought Langka a while ago and recommended it to me. He says it works pretty well, but it's not 100% on curved surfaces because of the straight edge that takes off the blob. I saw a chip that he used Langka on and you could barely notice it in certain light.

He said I could use his whenever but I'm still going to buy my own kit, eventually.

 

Awesome... nothing like a near first-hand report.

I felt the cost of the kit was kind of high, which is why I started asking about DIY with automotive lacquer thinner.

Thanks!
Steve

 

Moved to Wash and Wax. You'll get more hits here.

 

I have it and have used it a lot .. some good results .. some average ... and depends on paint color.

I now use it to remove the major part of the blob then finish off with wet sandng .

 

I personally stick to filling with a very fine tip paint brush and wet sanding it down with a backing pad. Using Jesstzn's method sounds really great though and would definitely save some time.

 

I agree on color making the difference. On silver or white I find the Langka makes the touch up paint a but darker...but on dark colors it works well.