Automakers and their suppliers have been painting glass fiber-reinforced composite exterior body panels, including those made from sheet molding compound (SMC), for many years. SMC painting, in ...

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 ...

3D printing allows for creating unique and complex objects, but detailed, mechanical painting of such a diverse range of shapes has proven difficult. Water-transfer printing has been used for ...