Plastic parts can be the most difficult areas on a vehicle to paint and keep looking good. The problem with plastic parts is that other then bumper covers they normally are designed to be impregnated with color and painting the surface is a restoration option.

Plastic parts are located through out our vehicles and it is important to know and test for the type of plastic before you begin your work.

Once you prep the surface the use of flex agents in most paints is a must. Some products such as vinyl paints and dyes are manufactured …

Early Clear Coat Failure is a common problem that is often seen on new vehicles of specific make and model or repainted vehicles where there was a problem during the painting process.

Early failure of clear coat should be differentiated from standard UV and Wind damage that all cars can suffer from because it happens either immediately or very soon into the vehicle’s lifespan.

A normal good paint job performed in factory settings should last the average customer around 10 years maybe more without adhesion loss or break down of the clear coat finish.

For Repainted Vehicles the …

I was talking with a friends kid who just got a job at a national chain so you can probably guess where he is working.

His background is 2 years of high school trade school for bodywork and he only has a couple cars under his belt at this time but he wants to paint and not prep.

They started him off  at minimum wage somewhere around $9 to $10 an hour and he is prepping cars for paint. As far as I know his job consists of sanding cars all day and cleaning them up. Most …

Lets face it everything is getting more expensive today and sheet metal is no exception. If you are a hobbyist that builds a couple cars a year or a small shop that does a mixture of cash, restoration and insurance work then you have probably priced some sheet metal and even bought some only to find you end up cutting it and welding it to make it fit.

There are times when you do need to buy full panels. If you need to replace a quarter panel or full floor or if a fender is crumpled …