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The 23 Elantra SEL, in the exterior care section of the owner manual, cautions about "matte paint" finishes ("if equipped"!). So I have an SEL with "Electric Shadow" color. How do I know if this color is matte and requires specific care? Paint code? I hope I can do the normal wash/wax/bug...

Hey! I painted the rims pink but the headlights are clashing BAD. The pink also doesnt look that bright, it’s just like that in the pictures. Any suggestions for how I can solve the clashing problem? I was told it was illegal to paint the orange part of the headlights pink. Thank you!

Hello everyone! I’ve recently gotten a 2012 Sonata and have been doing little detailing here and there… Is it legal in the US (Florida) to paint over the orange part on the headlight? The reflector part, I believe? I want to paint it pink or apply pink paint over it but I’m not trying to catch a...

Hi All, Wondering how long I should wait to wax my new SF Cali. Does the paint have a 'curing' process it goes through?

Had to break up the solid color. Love my electric shadow. Love it more with accents. What do you think?

My brother accidentally scratched my car when pulling out and it got through to the paint. I've never fixed this sort of thing myself so I'd like to know where to start and how much paint I will need.

My wifes Santa Fe took a couple of good wacks in the rear passenger door. Some careless people swinging their car doors open in the parking lot left damage to her vehicle. I usually do my own auto repairs but for this one I called in an expert who has the tools, experience and knowledge to fix...

Hey guys, I've been having trouble finding the right paint for my Santa Fe (code JR). I had some small rust spotting around my rear driver's side wheel-well so I bought some Duplicolor paint off Amazon. Unfortunately, they were selling by color name instead of code. When it arrived it was code...

All, looking for a sanity check, I picked up my brand new Santa Fe 12 months ago and thought that the paint on the back door looked a different shade to the front door. However I didn’t say anything as I thought it must just be the light in the show room. A year later, it still doesn’t look...