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Automakers and their suppliers have been painting glass fiber-reinforced composite exterior body panels, including those made from sheet molding compound (SMC), for many years. SMC painting, in ...

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 ...

Here's a fun fact to ruin your day: Your car isn't painted with "Toyota paint" or "Ford paint." If you've ever gone into a body shop after a parking-lot kerfuffle and demanded the shop use "genuine ...

Henry Ford once remarked, “Any customer can have a car painted any colour that he wants, so long as it is black.” The quote reflects his focus on efficiency and cost control during the Model T era.