CARS.COM — I likely fall into the same camp as most motorists regarding car paint: I don’t really think about it most of the time. When it gets too dirty, I wash it; sometimes I wax it. However, after ...

Compounding is a very delicate art, much the same as polishing your car’s paint. Clear coat is very thin, so there is little room for error. Here’s how to ...

One thing lots of drivers hate. Finding a fresh scratch on their ride’s smooth paint job. Maybe it came from flying pebbles, smacking into foliage, or someone bumping your door with keys truth is, ...

We earn commissions from purchases you make using links in our articles. Learn more. You don't have to be a detailer to remove scratches. We pick the best car scratch removers you can use at home. No ...

There are many videos and guides online that can tell you how to remove scratches from your car using home remedies and other unorthodox methods. A few of these would be good if you're in a pinch and ...

Paint scratches are a practically inevitable part of vehicle ownership, even on relatively low-mileage cars. Roads are hardly sterile environments, and driving on them will find you picking up gravel, ...

The black paint on our long-term 2025 Toyota 4Runner has picked up a few minor scratches and blemishes during our ownership. We used a ceramic paint-correction product to polish out some small ...

Fixing damaged plastic bumpers involves grinding, sanding, sculpting and painting. But it's worth the effort for repairs that would cost less than your deductible. There oughta be a law: If there's a ...