It has long been said that a paint job is only as good as the prep, but that leaves out the answer of just how to get there. A decent paint job will take a fairly intensive amount of prep ...

Chips in your car’s paint aren’t just an eyesore. They can also expose your car’s metal to further corrosion. You may not be able to make your car’s finish look showroom fresh, but with a reasonable ...

You can typically fix a rock chip that is about one-fourth the size of a dime (that’s about a 1/8 to a 1/4 inch in size). The paint chip shown here should have been repaired long ago. You probably ...

It's arguably one of the most daunting DIY jobs for the average enthusiast who's not afraid to get dirty working on their own car: paint. You either do it right or it looks like crap, which is why so ...

It's a tough job these days to keep up with the latest in automotive paint laws/restrictions, and consequently, use an ever-evolving product to coincide with these mandates. Most of us are in a ...

There’s no denying that this 1969 Dodge Charger had a fierce look in primer grey. Funny enough, that simple rattle-can coating was a bare-minimum effort to make the car one solid color after some ...

"Um, no. Just ugly-ugly." So went a recent staff meeting when the topic of what to do with HOT ROD's project '67 Impala convertible came up. The drop-top Chevy had been used as a daily driver and ...

One thing’s always been true at the dealership: a vehicle can have all the right options and the right price, but if it’s the wrong colour, the customer will likely turn it down. And if there’s a ...

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 ...