Charlie Barone

Car Color Trends for 1998

Paint failures associated with plastic parts far outnumber those on steel panels. Is it product failure--or an error in application?

The body styles of the '30s and '40s have long been the preferred canvas of the custom painters in the U.S. Their bulbous sweeping lines lend themselves to color.

Who's in compliance, and who's winging it? And how many shop owners just don't get it?