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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The key to excellent paint lies in hours and hours of sanding, even after the color coats are applied. Black paint highlights any flaws, making each buffing step more critical. “We always start with ...

We all know that automotive paint and primer have changed a lot in the last couple of decades with the serious reductions in VOC type solvents being mandated by the EPA. This has led to improvements ...

Applying colorOK, you've sweated out the details and now it's time to receive your reward. While it may seem like it's taken forever to get to this point (and, frankly, it has), applying a fresh coat ...