I thought I'd kick off this October issue by giving you a couple of my thoughts regarding the world of custom, tricked-out paintjobs for lowriders. Many of us in the community love to explore and ...

You know what's so great about paint? There's no rules. They have laws restricting nearly everything else you do to your car: how low you lower it, how high you raise it, how fast you drive it, how ...

Last week we asked this question, and many folks answered with their wallets in mind. It appears that both a custom and a ...

A hypercar is fully covered and masked inside a professional paint booth, preparing for a custom paint job. The controlled ...

When building a custom truck, nothing creates a more lasting impression than paint. Although we have featured many trucks in 8-Lug with factory paintjobs, the ones that always catch our eye (and often ...

Chase Bierenkoven is a gearhead and writer based in Denver, Colorado. As the family lore goes, Chase's first word was "truck." Cars have been a problem ever since. By 16, Chase was spending his ...

There's a real knack to drawing good flames. Some people have it, some don't One of the best was Ron Foreman, who used to turn out brilliant flame jobs by the dozens a decade ago. I say "was" only ...

You're on the final frontier of any project car: the paint job. It's the moment of truth. You've spent months (or even years) welding, sanding, and perfecting every last inch. The body is finally ...

In 1909, Model T Fords were painted with solvent-based varnish paint that had a relatively short service life. The paint was glossy, but it had such indistinguishable colors that greens, blues, and ...

The wide world of automotive paint nerd-dom is an easy hole to fall into. Whether you’re obsessed with ultra-niche one-of-one hues or you’re just an admirer of bright, shiny things, you can appreciate ...