When it comes to paint, "pearl" is a term used to identify a type of paint that offers a shimmer rather than the sparkle of a "flake" or "metallic" job. It was all the rage back in the late '50s when ...

According to George Barris in volume four of his Barris Kustom Techniques of the 50's series (Thaxton Press, 1997), one other Northern Californian who was also experimenting with candy paints was Mel ...

Elsewhere in this issue ("Street Rod Trends"), I mention the fact that two of the hot new trends in street rodding are customs and custom paint. Now it's time to show you why. Since the late '80s, ...