FORT SILL, Okla. -- When Joe Dees gets around to giving "Betty" a new paint job, he will give her back the good looks she flaunted off the assembly line: a body shade Volkswagen called Brilliant Blue ...

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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 ...