paintwork
Noun
Meaning
paintwork (countable and uncountable, plural paintworks)
The painted surface of a car, building, etc.
Synonyms
Examples
He said: “Its restoration has been a challenging project but with its gleaming new paintwork, we hope local people will again be rightly proud of this iconic, historic waterway structure.
The only paintwork required is on bonnet and grille.
Semenoff (1907) p. 56 Japanese hits caused more damage to Russian ships relative to Russian hits on Japanese ships, setting the superstructures, the paintwork and the large quantities of coal stored on the decks on fire.
The program was completed in 1995 and it is now maintained by 38 painters who touch up the paintwork where it becomes seriously corroded. citation File:Ggb by night.
The symbolism soon became entrenched to the extent that gardens displayed their owners' allegiances, and pink or green paintwork also showed political sympathies.
“Damien was instrumental in looking at new ways to restore the paintwork of the church which would ensure that it absorbed the moisture and was likely to last over a longer period,” Fr Armstrong said.