i recently bought lanka for 20 bucks and i thought it would remove the little blob of excess touch up paint that i applied months ago. when i applied it, it totally removed the touch up paint and exposed the paint chip once again. AND somehow it took off some of the clear coat around the paint chip and made the paint all soft. i got so ****ed i threw it out on the streets. what a waste of 20 bucks. overall quality of this product sucks a**.

 

I wish you had posted this sooner, I just placed the order yesterday. Oh well, maybe you didn't use it correctly. I'll try it myself and leave some feedback.

 

AHAHAHAHA dat's hilarious... sorry not laughing at your situation... man i knew it was junk as soon as i laid my eyes on the sample video...

 

I never saw that video, I went by reputation alone. At the worst, it will remove the glob of paint, then you can repaint it more carefully so it looks better.

 

taking off clearcoat is not a good thing

 

Maybe he should have tried to be careful and just use it on the blob. He probably smeared all over and that messed it up. If it's strong enough to eat the paint, I'd guess it can mess up clearcoat too?

 

Sorry to hear that. It has worked ok for me. It is not supposed to affect the paint/clearcoat from the factory, only the touch-up paint.
My only complaint about it is that it does remove the gloss of the touch-up paint, leaving it with a matte finish.
How long did you wait before treating the blob? I usually wait more than 24 hrs, to make sure the touch-up paint is completely dry. Even then, you cannot go too hard on it...

 

Wooo, glad to hear it worked ok for you. I was about to cancel my order. I have some bad chips\dents and was hoping this stuff would help fix them. Is there a glossening agent or paint-on clear coat we can use to make it match better?

 

You can use clearcoat (I used the Courtesy pens which include touch-up paint and clearcoat) but most likely you will end up with a clearcoat blob... Then when you use langka to get ride of the blob, guess what, the gloss is gone!
So either you have the blob or no gloss... I settled down for no gloss.

I have only fixed minor chips (smaller than a needle head). You may not get good results if the chips are too big. After fixing them, the chips look like a waterspot on my black Maxima (you know, like a small drop of water that just dried up). Other colors may not be as forgiving...

 

Well crap, I have chips larger than 5 needle heads together. I'll use the Langka since I paid for it. At least it won't rust. I don't care much about the loss of gloss, since my black Maxima is covered in dust 90% of the time. Houston sux for keeping your car clean.

 

Well, that's funny. I actually bought the Mothers lanka paint chip remover yesterday and I thought it over and decided I really didn't need it and returned it today. Maybe I'll decide to try it in the future.

 

i probably rubbed on the touch up paint a lil harder than i should, but i applied the touch up paint over 6 months ago. so whatever the case was, it shouldn't take off the touch up paint. i didn't smear it all over the car either, it was just in one spot. i should of left it alone and not bother with that POS product. i could of blew that 20 some fast food n a pack of smokes lol

 

If anyone needs one. I have two bottles unopened of the Langka paint remover.. I bought it but never got around to using it.. I'll let it go for cheaper then Langka's price

 

I agree totally...I fill the little ones up and then just wait for the bugs out west past Katy, and the dust toward town to camouflage the touch up...

 

Hehehe yeah, bugs and dust, we got plenty of that around here.

 

I have tried this product. Since my max gets lots of chips, I have had a chance to practice on using Langka alot. One of the technique that I learned is to always keep using a clean spot on the cloth. After a couple of rubs on the paint, you will notice that the cloth gets dirty real quick. If you keep applying the product and rubbing the paint using the same dirty spot on the cloth, that somehow will transfer to the paint. You will see the dull/dirty spots on borders and ridges of the touched-up area. Thus dulling and highlighting the chip. The directions says to put a good dab of the product on the cloth. Since I always move the cloth around to get a clean spot after a couple of rubs, I only put just a tiny little bit. Another technique I learned, if your using the plastic card that comes with it, is to surround the chip with duct tape or masking tape. Start with duct tape since it is a bit thicker that masking tape. I like to put two strips of tape, parallel to each other on both sides of the chip. When I rub the product, I place pressure on the sides of the card that rests on the tape and not on the chip. The tape raises the contact point thus preventing me from digging-in too far and taking all touch-up paint from the chip. This technique only works on flat surfaces(i.e. hood, trunk, roof). I almost gave-up on this product. For a while, it was a relegated as a paint remover and nothing else. Until I gave it a try again and found the above techniques. At this time, I still can't say that that I can fix all chips using this product. At least the chips are not as highlighted compared to the first time I used the product. Hope this helps. Good luck. Wet sanding still is better.

 

It says very clearly on the directions that it MAY not work on blobs older than 24 to 48 hours. I used it on recent blobs and had great results, but as someone pointed out keep using clean cloth or it will transfer the liquified touchup paint to the car. Also, it CANNOT remove clearcoat. The reason it works is because of the difference in paint and touchup paint. I would imagine that ecko got some langka'd touch up paint on his car from the rag.

 

I think you're from the Langka company and trying to salvage your product's reputation against these negative comments. Admit it! .

 

Not at all....just a frustrated max owner with lots of chips to deal with....

 

I was just kidding... I'm glad to hear you figured out how to make Langka work. I just ordered a bottle and was concerned I had wasted my money. Now I'm hoping I can get some good results. I'll practice on a hidden area and see if I can get it right.

 

After reading my original post over again...I did sound like a langka insider....it was frustrating when I first used it and not having it work....I guess at that time, when I got the product, I was so jazzed at the thought that I will be able deal with the chips....thats where the big let down was....months later after learning to accept and live with all the chips...I decided to try again...not expecting anything miraculous this time...it still is not a miracle cure for chips like what the web site says....I just settled for the lesser of the two evils...exposed chip vs. touched-up and less hideous...I hope the methods helps you in some way...and if you find out other ways short of a repaint, let us know...

 

I agree with both max_man_94_01 and 2002 Maxima SE. IMO, the product is NOT a miracle worker but it gives you an alternative to the custom chipped Nissan paint look.

I fixed couple small chips I got on the fender today using max_man_94_01's method (masking tape) and it worked nicely. The tape does help not to dig too much into the chip when applying the langka.

Later

 

This is a reply to a question I posed to the Langka company as to whether it worked on both enamel and laquer paints:

Langka will work on both. Enamal's touch up paints are very soft and LANGKA will remove the excess paint Very fast...almost too fast...so you have to be aware of this.
LANGKA will take 15-30 seconds of rubbing to smooth down Lacquer based paints.
Hope this helps.
larry johnson, pres
http://www.langka.com

 

I'll try it. How much?
Bgohan

 

Mothers sells the same kind of stuff:
Mothers California GoldŽ Paint Chip Repair Kit
MOT08540 $13.99

 

How much do you want for it?