One departure from tradition in the past few years has been the way some new-car manufacturers paint their cars. I’m talking about cars that have a base-coat, clear-coat finish. Many General Motors ...

KIRKLAND, Wash. — Kenworth says it’s making its clear coat finish standard on all models. The company says the DuPont Imron Elite clear coat it uses is extremely durable and ideal for conditions such ...

Modern aircraft paint jobs are a significant investment, requiring extensive planning with professional designers to achieve trending, bolder schemes beyond traditional white. New paint techniques, ...

Kenworth Truck Company announced that a clear-coat finish is now part of the standard paint application on all Kenworth models to help provide enhanced, and long-lasting paint quality. Kenworth uses ...

Kenworth Truck Co. announced that a clear-coat finish is now part of the standard paint application on all models to help provide enhanced, long-lasting paint quality. Kenworth says it uses DuPont ...

Q. A dealer salesperson talked me into buying a clear-coat finish for my Dodge Caravan. Now I hear that it’s not such a good thing. What’s your opinion? – H.H., Bridgeview, Ill.A. Apparently you weren ...

Trying to educate a dealer about the technical aspects of auto detailing is very difficult. In my experience working with dealers, few, if any, management level personnel are that familiar with the ...

Writing about the technical aspects of auto detailing to an auto dealer is very difficult, to say the least. In my experience working with dealers, few, if any, dealership management level personnel ...

Snap-on’s Clear Coat Series for tool storage has an additional top layer designed to add depth and a mirror-like gloss over select colors, allowing expansion of the base-coat palette to include ...

A few months ago, I came across a very cool-looking car. It was a 1970s-era Jeep Cherokee and it looked something like this. I’ve always been a fan of vintage Cherokees—their military-issue ruggedness ...