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paintwork

British  
/ ˈpeɪntˌwɜːk /

noun

  1. a surface, such as wood or a car body, that is painted

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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As with good paintwork, much of the cost is in the prep.

From Seattle Times Apr. 24, 2024

It also contained a £20 note to cover the cost of repainting after damage to the paintwork.

From BBC Mar. 16, 2023

Ferrari are celebrating their 75th anniversary as a car company this weekend with a revised livery featuring flashes of yellow on the car's red paintwork, reflecting the historic colour of Modena.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2022

“The impatience of the paintwork juxtaposed against the permanence conveyed by the representation of decay is a backdoor way to capture the graffiti impulse and make sure it’s never erased.”

From New York Times Sep. 10, 2020

Moving against the flow, and now trying to edge round this same corner, was a column of armored cars, the paintwork untouched by battle, heading south into the German advance.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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