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 ...

Automotive painter and auto body technician (and writer and TV host) Kevin Tetz offers his top 10 lessons gleaned from decades of working in the field. When it comes to working on a project car, ...

Begin by using your 4-inch grinder and remove all paint, primer, and filler around the hole that you want to fill. See All 11 Photos11 Here are two methods for creating the plug to fill the hole.

With tougher emissions and fuel economy targets now in play, automakers are struggling to take weight out of vehicles without losing control of costs or sacrificing production volumes. The composites ...