From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpaintworkpaint‧work /ˈpeɪntwɜːk $ -wɜːrk/ noun [uncountable] TIDpaint on a car, house etc She noticed the peeling paintwork.
Examples from the Corpus
paintwork• All the windows and paintwork need cleaning much more often than normal.• Buttermilk paintwork offsets the mixture of chair covers in Paisleys, florals and stripes.• The varnished wood, pale cream paintwork and maroon fabric were the same as in her own cabin.• Thus, their solicitor drew up a document detailing joint responsibility for communal maintenance of roofs, courtyards and external paintwork.• His wife, reputedly to his fury, once sat on the bonnet of one and scratched its paintwork.• All the brickwork needed repointing and the paintwork was faded and peeled.• Through paintwork, light is reduced or blocked out. 