If you're stripping down to metal, the consensus from our paint experts is that 80-grit is a good starting point. If your car's finish is particularly stubborn or thick, stepping down to 40- or even ...

Editor’s note: Welcome to the 57th installment of Brownstone Boys Reno, a reader renovation diary about renovating a brownstone in Bed Stuy. See the first one here. They also blog at ...

First it starts as a small bubble, then it cracks. Before long, the crack has expanded, and chips of paint start to flake off. More bubbles appear, then turn into their own cracks. Maybe it even ...