After picking up my Hyundai Ioniq 5 N in June, I reached out to the pros at Meguiar's to get some tips on how to care for matte paint. The team provided me with their product recommendations and a ...

We earn commissions from purchases you make using links in our articles. Learn more. Recently, I was fortunate enough to get my hands on a 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N. While I had an internal debate on ...

Cleaning and maintaining your vehicle's car paint is vital, but what is the best way to do it for a matte finish? Here's ...

Not all paints are created equal. Back during the days of the horse-drawn carriage, paints used natural bases, of which linseed oil comes to mind. In the 1920s, that all changed with the ...

Matte paint from the factory is almost unheard of outside luxury brands. These are the only two non-premium brands that offer it. Matte paint is typically a finish found only on premium and luxury ...

Matte paint finishes have a certain wow factor that gives cars a stealthy, high-end vibe that turns heads. A few years ago, you'd only spot a modified car with such finishes. But recently, they've ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Consider me guilty for riding the matte paint bandwagon decades ago. Fueled by the relentless prodding of my idiot friends to make my ride ...

When we bought our long-term Kia EV9, a trendy matte-finish paint job was not high on our must-have options list (actually, I don’t think it was on our list at all). However, the EV9 we ended up ...