The irony of a new paint job is that so little of the job is about paint. Maybe 10 percent of the whole process is applying color. The other 90 percent (or so) is about prepping the car prior to paint ...

Automakers and their suppliers have been painting glass fiber-reinforced composite exterior body panels, including those made from sheet molding compound (SMC), for many years. SMC painting, in ...

Old cars are the heart and soul of our hobby, and often the only ones we can actually afford. Of course, the older (and cheaper) the car, the more likely it is to show the scars of its age. The simple ...

Getting show-quality paint is the stuff of art and science. Not many of us know exactly how to get it, and even fewer have the patience to achieve it. Scott Brideau of Car Concepts in Nampa, Idaho, ...

Despite the trend embracing the “don’t care” look of ratty muscle cars, nothing says quality like perfect paint. No, were not talking an exterior blow-over here. We mean paint that is crisp at every ...