You may be confident in your own defensive driving, but you should always be prepared in the event that you are hit by someone else. Accidents are unpredictable, so it’s smart to always take the following safety precautions. The first safety precaution is all too obvious: always wear your seatbelt. This knowledge has become widespread, […]
Car paint, like all other types of paint, fades due to prolonged exposure to the elements. Poor initial application may speed up the fading process. Even in the Pacific Northwest’s mild climate, Greenwood Auto Body’s car paint technicians regularly see paint jobs that have succumbed to weather exposure, and exhibit the characteristically dull and/or chalky […]
One thing to keep in mind while choosing car paint is that light, metallic colors have relatively little pigment, which makes them lose their luster a bit quicker that other paints, unless you opt for additional UV protection. Of course, Seattle car paint isn’t exposed to the same amount of UV radiation as car paint […]
The formulation of car paint begins with a resin, the highly cohesive substance that literally holds the rest together. A pigment, as its name suggests, is what gives the car paint its color–one of over 10,000 colors, in fact. The paint’s sparkle and iridescence (pearliness) are the results of optional metallic and mica flakes, respectively, […]
What is car paint? At the risk of sounding a bit cheesy, it might be the unsung hero of the auto industry. After all, just think about the multitude of purposes it has to serve: Maintain a lustrous finish over many years Repel the elements Protect the car’s body from rust Withstand decades of UV […]
