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Paint Chip Repair The Easy Way

Submitted by: John Vaccaro

One of the biggest complaints that PT owners have about the car is the amount of paint chips that appear on the font of the car. Although they are unavoidable if you drive your PT on a daily basis, none-the-less they are aggregating to see them there. At first, everyone thought that the problem was the paint used on the PT's, but when all was said and done, the problem turned out to be the design of the PT itself.

As I drove my PT on the interstate several months ago, a truck carrying scrap metal pulled in front of me and dropped a piece on the roadway causing it to bounce up and hit my PT. The damage was on the top side of the fender and toward the end of one of my flame tips. It was deep enough to go to the metal and was very noticeable (Photos 1 and 2 ). After finding out what it was going to cost to repair, I started searching the internet for something to do it myself. That's where I found the Langka web site. Doing some follow up research, I found some articles on PT Do It Yourself that really praised the product. So I made the plunge and bought the kit.

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What you need
The only thing that you will need here is the Langka Paint Repair Kit available from their web site and a bottle of touch-up paint from your Chrysler dealer. The cost for the Blob Remover is $19.95 for a 2 oz bottle. It is better if you get the kit that sells for $34.95. It contains the 2 oz Blob Remover, a 2 oz bottle of Pre Treatment, a 1 oz bottle of primer, a 1 oz bottle of Clear Coat, an applicator and a fine tip brush.

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Fixing the Chip
You want to make sure that the area that you are repairing is clean. I recommend that you attempt this after you wash your PT.

1. Apply some of the Pre Treatment solution to the area of the chip (follow directions on the back of the bottle) and remove it with a clean cotton cloth such as an old tee-shirt (Photo 3).
2. Apply the touch-up paint to the area of the chip. You don't need to worry about it getting outside of the chip area as you want the blob of paint to show (Photo 4).
3. Allow the paint to dry. This takes about 90 minutes to two hours or more depending on the temperature and humidity.
4. Wrap the applicator with a cotton rag or old tee-shirt. If you don't have the applicator, wrap the cotton rag over you finger. Place a small amount of Blob Remover on the surface of the rag and rub the blob of paint over the chip. Do not rub too hard or you will remove all of the paint you applied to the chip.
5. When the blob is removed, the surface should be pretty much flat. If not, apply another coat of paint and repeat the process again.

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As I mentioned, my chip was down to the metal. In this case you should use at least one coat of primer before attempting to apply the touch-up paint. The primer is applied the same way as the touch-up paint using the Blob Remover to remove any access primer from the chip. If primer is used, I would allow it to completely dry overnight before applying the touch-up paint. Since my chip was so large and deep, it took me several days of applying coats of touch-up paint and allowing the paint to dry overnight. I sometimes would let it set for a day or two between coats. Small chips can be repaired in one coat (in most cases). I still have one coat left to do, but I am looking for some metallic black paint to match the end of the flame tip (Photo 5). The black looks OK, but I rather have it match as best as I can.

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Photo 2

Photo 3

Photo 4

Photo 5

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