Car paint is specialized to withstand a variety of weather conditions and physical wear without becoming chipped, and provides a significant amount of aesthetic appeal and protection to your vehicle as well. There are several different types of automotive paint available, each of which has a distinct set of advantages and disadvantages. Understanding what each type of automotive paint has to offer can help you choose the best option for your needs when looking into repainting your vehicle after you have experienced some sort of auto body damage.

Metallic Car Paint

Metallic car paint, like its name would suggest, provides a shiny metallic tint to your vehicle as it has a small amount of powdered metal within the paint. This tint allows metallic car paint to hide minor damage that your car may experience through every day driving. However, metallic paint tends to be much more expensive to have installed on your vehicle than alternative types of paint, and due to differences in metal content, it can be hard to find metallic paint that matches your paint job if you are looking to repair or cover up auto body damage, which can ruin the aesthetic of your vehicle's finish.

Matte Car Paint

Matte paint is the exact opposite of metallic car paint, as it provides a non-reflective appearance to your vehicle. This is usually achieved through a specialized primer, which means that matte paint can also be fairly costly. However, the benefits of matte paint are exclusively aesthetic in nature: any damage on a matte paint job will be extremely visible, and it can be expensive to cover up, as the dings can't be polished out without ruining the finish. It's also important to note that polishing or cleaning your car with the wrong chemicals can actually cause matte paint to rub off, leaving shiny spots all over your vehicle. This means that specialized cleaning chemicals need to be used to maintain your car's appearance, driving up maintenance costs.

Urethane Car Paint

Urethane car paints are a durable paint that can be sprayed onto your vehicle, and they come in a wide variety of different colors. This makes urethane paints much easier to customize to whatever your aesthetic desires for your vehicle are, and means that repairing dings and damage is fairly easy, as you will always be able to find a match. However, urethane car paints require specialized equipment to apply, and have to have other primers and layers applied to properly adhere to the vehicle, which can drive up the installation cost of a new paint job. 

Check with a company like High Point Body & Paint for more information.