For a big rock chip in my hood, would I take it to <fill in the blank>?

obLu · 01-31-2006, 03:34 PM

a) a body shop.

b) a detailing shop.

I've got a pretty nasty rock chip in my hood (and before you say clear bra, it's about 3/4 up so it would've missed that anyway) and should probably get touched up. Doesn't look like it made it down to metal, but it's rather large.

I don't really want the whole hood resprayed yet, since I'm bound to end up with a lot more smaller chips in the next few years. I just want this one big one touched up nicely ... better than I could do myself. And my car is black so I'm not messing with Lanka or silly crap like that.

Any idea how much I should expect to pay when I'm calling around for quotes? I usually just leave rock chips and not worry about them, but this one is awful big.

noflash · 01-31-2006, 03:54 PM

What do you have against Langka?

obLu · 01-31-2006, 04:29 PM

Just seems awful risky; the polish to get the blob of touch up paint to sand down would have to be mighty coarse. Might use it on a light colored car, but on a dark car I can just see the nasty scratches it'd leave behind.

noflash · 01-31-2006, 04:35 PM

Hmmmm....

Well, FWIW, my local body shop told me to buy the BMW touch-up paint/clearcoat and stop by and he'd show me a trick on how to do it right.

But my chip is down to the metal.

I think the rule is, if you can catch the chip in your fingernail it can't be buffed out.

Good luck!

PristineAutowerks · 01-31-2006, 11:13 PM

Get Langka and do it yourself. If you follow the directions, you cant do any damage. When done correctly, it is very hard to notice.

Christopher

pharding · 01-31-2006, 11:17 PM

I tried Langka and it made a bad situation worse. What works best for me is to use a toothpick to apply BMW touch up paint into the paint chip.

dlk001 · 02-01-2006, 05:17 AM

i've tried Lankga on my S/Black and it worked very well. i followed it with Ziano to clean and its hard to pick it up.

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obLu Major 50 Rep 1,159 Posts Drives: 330i 6MT ZSP Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kirkland, WA, USA iTrader: (1)	For a big rock chip in my hood, would I take it to <fill in the blank>? a) a body shop. b) a detailing shop. I've got a pretty nasty rock chip in my hood (and before you say clear bra, it's about 3/4 up so it would've missed that anyway) and should probably get touched up. Doesn't look like it made it down to metal, but it's rather large. I don't really want the whole hood resprayed yet, since I'm bound to end up with a lot more smaller chips in the next few years. I just want this one big one touched up nicely ... better than I could do myself. And my car is black so I'm not messing with Lanka or silly crap like that. Any idea how much I should expect to pay when I'm calling around for quotes? I usually just leave rock chips and not worry about them, but this one is awful big.
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noflash Captain Caveman 150 Rep 1,715 Posts Drives: '06 325eyeyiyi Join Date: May 2005 Location: midwest iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 325i [0.00]	What do you have against Langka? __________________ E90 325i Monaco Blue, Black Leatherette, Sport, Cold Weather, Xenon, Sat Prep, 18" BBS RGR Mods: Polorized Film for Business CD, added lumbar, rock chip on hood
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obLu Major 50 Rep 1,159 Posts Drives: 330i 6MT ZSP Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kirkland, WA, USA iTrader: (1)	Just seems awful risky; the polish to get the blob of touch up paint to sand down would have to be mighty coarse. Might use it on a light colored car, but on a dark car I can just see the nasty scratches it'd leave behind.
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noflash Captain Caveman 150 Rep 1,715 Posts Drives: '06 325eyeyiyi Join Date: May 2005 Location: midwest iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 325i [0.00]	Hmmmm.... Well, FWIW, my local body shop told me to buy the BMW touch-up paint/clearcoat and stop by and he'd show me a trick on how to do it right. But my chip is down to the metal. I think the rule is, if you can catch the chip in your fingernail it can't be buffed out. Good luck! __________________ E90 325i Monaco Blue, Black Leatherette, Sport, Cold Weather, Xenon, Sat Prep, 18" BBS RGR Mods: Polorized Film for Business CD, added lumbar, rock chip on hood
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PristineAutowerks New Member 0 Rep 15 Posts Drives: 2 door hatch Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New York/ New Jersey iTrader: (0)	Get Langka and do it yourself. If you follow the directions, you cant do any damage. When done correctly, it is very hard to notice. Christopher
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pharding Major 308 Rep 1,128 Posts Drives: 23 Audi Q4 e-tron + 14 X3 28i Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	I tried Langka and it made a bad situation worse. What works best for me is to use a toothpick to apply BMW touch up paint into the paint chip. __________________ 23 Audi Q4 e-tron; 23 i4 M50 on order 14 X3 Retired: 20 Tesla Model 3 LR AWD; 17 540i x; 14 550i Euro Del; 11 550i Euro Del; 08 550i Euro Del; 06 330i Euro Del; 04 545i Euro Del; 01 530i Euro Del
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dlk001 Private First Class 155 Rep 154 Posts Drives: F83 M4 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Johannesburg iTrader: (0)	i've tried Lankga on my S/Black and it worked very well. i followed it with Ziano to clean and its hard to pick it up. __________________ F83 M4 Convertible, Austin Yellow Previous BMW Cars 2012, E93 335i 2009, E92 335i 2005, E90 325i
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