Of all the punch-list items a project car can have, none of them take as much time, skill, or patience as doing body and paint. Building an engine or even fabricating a chassis doesn't come close.

Before I get rolling, I want to clear up one thing: Bondo is a brand name, though it's commonly used as a general description referring to any and/or all body fillers-kinda like Kleenex is to tissues.

Getting show-quality paint is the stuff of art and science. Not many of us know exactly how to get it, and even fewer have the patience to achieve it. Scott Brideau of Car Concepts in Nampa, Idaho, ...