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The Biggest Questions about Touching Up Car Paint, Answered

The Biggest Questions About Touching Up Car Paint, Answered

When you have a chip or a scratch in your car’s paint, your first instinct might be to apply some touch-up paint. Applying touch-up paint to a chip or scratch in a car’s paint helps hide the blemish and protects the underlying body metal from rust and corrosion.  Sounds simple enough, right? Not quite. While […]

Diagram showing the different types of scratches on car paint based on depth

How to Tell How Deep a Scratch is On Your Car

Surface science begins with understanding clear coat, paintwork, and scratch identification. Here’s everything you need to know about the science behind car scratches and the different ways to remedy them.

How Do Self-Healing Vinyl Wraps Work?

Self-healing vinyl wraps are amazing because they don’t just protect car paint against scratches, rock chips, and road debris — they can also self-heal fine scratches and swirl marks. The self-healing process is activated by heat and causes the wrap to “bounce back” from fine scratches. Let’s explore how self-healing vinyl wraps and self-healing paint […]