A DIY car paint job is a big project. It involves many steps and a lot of preparation. While painting your own vehicle can be an enjoyable and rewarding experience, it comes with its fair share of ...

When you think about tools for paint and body, spray guns and sanding tools come to mind. But what are some tools you might not think about? Products that save time, make work easier, help get better ...

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 ...

If you take pride in your car’s appearance, you’re certainly not alone. Few things are more satisfying than climbing into a shiny new or well-maintained vehicle with a flawless coat of paint. The ...

In the Sept. '09 issue, I covered the JDM front-end conversion on our not-so-lovely DC2 Integra. The original plan was to swap the front end and send it for paint less than two weeks later. However, ...

Sam Droege has an interesting observation. He’s noticed a lot of people will let their cars get beat all to hell but act like painting their vehicles themselves is “some sort of automotive blasphemy.” ...

Touch-up paint is a hot topic of debate for detailers worldwide. Everybody has their own philosophy for the right and wrong way to do things. In this article, we’ll discuss the best methods for ...

One thing lots of drivers hate. Finding a fresh scratch on their ride’s smooth paint job. Maybe it came from flying pebbles, smacking into foliage, or someone bumping your door with keys truth is, ...

We have all seen the commercials. A guy walks into a junkyard and finds a weathered-looking car with severely faded paint, and with one swipe of the “miracle” product, it suddenly looks factory-new ...