{"id":2638,"date":"2017-11-27T21:32:03","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T21:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.specr53.com\/blog\/?p=2638"},"modified":"2025-02-16T01:19:21","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T01:19:21","slug":"the-blob","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gcomotorsports.com\/specr53\/bmw\/the-blob\/","title":{"rendered":"The Blob"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’m sure you’ve seen the blob before: bad touch-up paint that looks almost as bad as the scratch it is attempting to cover up. Our new BMW X5 shop truck came with some seriously bad blobs on the hood.  In the photo below you can see the blobs on the left before application and the progress on the right after one pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While looking for touch-up paint for the Porsche, I came across a product from Langka called “the blob eliminator<\/a>“.  With a name like that, I had to check it out, hoping at least it might help me safely remove some of the excess touch-up paint on the X5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The instructions say it works with most automotive touch-up paints you can get from the dealer, and that it will work on old touch-up paint as well as new. For this test case, I thought I’d dry it on the large hood scratches on the X5.  I’m not sure how old the touch-up paint is, but it’s at lease six weeks old as that’s how long we’ve had the vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The instructions are simple: clean the area to be worked on; put some of the blob eliminator liquid on a clean cloth; wrap the cloth around a flat surface (I used a small squeegee); and then rub with light pressure. Wipe away the residue with a different cloth.  Repeat if necessary and seal when finished. I used some polish and wax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When finished, you have to be right up on the paint to even tell where the scratches are.  I love it when a plan comes together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I’m sure you’ve seen the blob before: bad touch-up paint that looks almost as bad as the scratch it is attempting to cover up. Our new BMW X5 shop truck came with some seriously bad blobs on the hood.  In the photo below you can see the blobs on the left before application and the … <\/p>\n

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