Even the best-kept automobile will not be able to withstand the influence of time and environmental elements. What would otherwise be a highly reflective finish in the end starts to appear dull and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Warmer weather usually means cleaning the ...

If you want an affordable classic, patience and responsible buying habits do pay off. In 2012, we found a remarkably nice slant-six 1968 Plymouth Valiant for $2,800 and talked the seller down to ...

Good paint care is simple in concept and annoying in practice: keep dirt from grinding into the clear coat, keep contaminants ...

Automobile finishes have come a long way. One hundred years ago, it was any color you wanted as long as it was black. When the auto industry was just getting started early in the 20th century, paint ...

As sales continue to rise in the restoration industry, more than $449 million was spent in 2005 according to SEMA research, more and more people are beginning to restore those classics they always ...

As the number of unrestored vehicles found on today's show fields dwindles, with it goes opportunities to document the myriad of factory-installed pieces and original finishes such examples contain.

Need to paint strip your car? This process is called dustless blasting. It uses a mixture of water and an abrasive such as recycled glass, silica sand, or coal slag. The mixture gets blasted between ...