True, but to avoid corrosion, better than nothing. Try using a toothpick or match when applying the paint instead of the brush. Gives a bit better control.



/M

 

Thank you all guys for the infos. Will post pics with before and after.

 

Buy the smallest paint brush you can find from your local model or art shop. Far better than using the one in the bottle.

Ian.

 

Hi,

I recently tried the repair kit from these guys:

www.langka.com

Though the process seems pretty scary, it pretty much worked as advertised. I tested it on my wife's SLK. . The kit really helps get rid of the inevitable "blob". The only problem I found is with the paint, not the kit. Metallic touch up paint never seems to be able to match the sparkle you get on the original paint job, so you will always see that there is a repair, though it will be less noticable than if you did nothing.

If you choose to not use the Langka kit, I strongly recommend that you use a toothpick to apply the paint rather than the huge brush they give you with the kit. Dip the toothpick into the paint and keep just a little on there. touch it to the chip spot and let the capillary action feels the chip. Do a little at a time and let it dry and then go back again. Takes FOREVER and it is very tempting to just dump a lot of paint and be done with it. Don't fall prey to the temptation or you will need the Langka kit to get rid of the blob.

I hate chips so much that I put 3M clear bras on all my cars. Really keep the chips away - at least on the areas that are covered (the chip on the SLK was, of course, on the upper hood )

Good luck.

 

Yes, defintely use a toothpick to apply the paint. I used one to fill a small pit from a rock that landed on my hood (bonnet). I also used a Maguire's 2000 grit wet sanding block to level the surface after it dried, followed by a fine liquid polish (not rubbing compound) to clean up the fine scratches the block leaves behind. If you don't do this the surface will not be flat and it will look worse than the original damage in my opinion. Don't be freaked out by the dull surface the block creates because it polishes out nicely. The repair is not invisible, but it is hard to detect it if you don't know where to look and it certainly looks a lot better than the pit. I did not use the clear coat and I suspect it would make things worse.