Getting show-quality paint is the stuff of art and science. Not many of us know exactly how to get it, and even fewer have the patience to achieve it. Scott Brideau of Car Concepts in Nampa, Idaho, ...

Cheryl Ann Lipstreu, 36, has believed from a young age that painting was her calling — despite the reaction from her peers and teachers. As a teenager she had been told repeatedly that artists can’t ...

When Editor Kinnan laid out the plan for this paint series, he headedthis installment with these words: "There are too many options! How doyou choose primer, sealer, paint, clear, and so on?" So we ...

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 ...