For many of us, paint is the scary thing that we need to outsource to the professionals. It's because we fear the procedure or the experience involved. Either way, we've found the solution. Summit ...

Anyone who owns a car knows just how important a good paint job may be. After all, it can easily complement the overall aesthetics and make your vehicle a real eye candy. However, the true bane for ...

My name is Mike Tellez, and I have been building and painting model cars and trucks for about 15 years. I have been known as a professional modeler for more than nine years and have had my share of ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- You'll often hear debate about which chemical finishing product is superior: polyurethane or lacquer. Certainly, each finish possesses its own advantages and disadvantages, ...

Automobile owners frequently put a significant amount of effort into preserving the appearance of their vehicles, and regular painting plays a key part in this maintenance. Beyond simply providing the ...

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 ...

So, your Pontiac Trans-Am is no longer as bitchin’ as it once was, and you want to return it to glory with a fresh coat of paint? Fantastic news, but mixing auto paint isn’t as straightforward as one ...

A coat of paint can make an old machine look new again, and two common types of paint that shops use are one-part alkyd enamel or two-part epoxy/urethane. One-part alkyd enamels are tough, easy to ...

This article has been updated to reflect other innovative paint techniques manufacturers are investigating to mitigate damaged paintwork. Automotive paint has to withstand many different occupational ...