Automotive Paint and Body Knowledge

If you have been to a automotive paint store or searching online you will have noticed that there are plenty of options for masking tapes. You will specially notice many colors available. These colors serve as a guideline for the consumer of what he is getting here is a short article about it. AUTOMOTIVE TAPE COLORS: Some brands might have their own color codification but in general the automotive masking tape will be: Orange/Red - Economy automotive masking tape (Good). Yellow - Standard every day automotive masking tape (Better). Green - Premium automotive masking tape (Best).  Keep in mind that...

Automotive paint is different than most of paint that you will find in a hardware store. In this article we will talk about the different "solids" that are mixed with automotive paint to give the special "metallic" texture you see in vehicles. METALS: Metals are exactly what you would think, small particles of metal that are mixed with a base to give a sparkling effect to the paint. Metals are usually classified by particle size and between the same particle size by the way they reflect the color. Some can be specially more sparkly or have brighter flop color despite...