If you seek a truly stunning paint finish—the sort of mile-deep finish that reflects like a mirror—the time in the spray booth represents only a fraction of the investment. Prior to painting, dozens ...

Why sand? Sanding and the polishing processes that follow make the car's topcoat as straight and smooth as possible (bye-bye orange peel) and help bring out the paint's gloss. Also, the physical act ...

Until recently, people rarely referred to paint in terms of performance. Performance described how well a vehicle accelerated, cornered, or braked. But paint? Unless you were building a show car, it ...

The secret to a show-winning finish, once the endless repair, de-rusting, block-sanding, and painting are done, is color-sanding. Experience can teach you to shoot paint well enough that most people ...

You might have noticed your car has suddenly gone from clean to very mucky-looking in the last few days, even if it hasn’t turned a wheel. The reason for this is because of a Saharan red dust cloud ...