You're on the final frontier of any project car: the paint job. It's the moment of truth. You've spent months (or even years) welding, sanding, and perfecting every last inch. The body is finally ...

The wide world of automotive paint nerd-dom is an easy hole to fall into. Whether you’re obsessed with ultra-niche one-of-one hues or you’re just an admirer of bright, shiny things, you can appreciate ...

It's cool to paint your own car, but talking to the guy at the paint store may cause you to reconsider your plan. Enamel? Urethane? Two-part? Single-stage? The terminology alone can send many people ...

More than 17 million new vehicles were sold in the U.S. last year. Those pristine vehicles joined another 245 million already traversing our roads and highways. With few exceptions, each is ...

Well I don't know much about model paint, but the texture of a surface that's been vinyl dyed is almost identical to the original plastic. So if it's not shiny to begin with, it probably won't be ...

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Chrome bumpers made a quick exit from the automotive scene in the late 1980s. In their place are elaborate but flimsy plastic covers hiding stamped steel impact beams—with a swath of Styrofoam ...