Tampo

Tampo refers to the process in which graphics are applied to Hot Wheels. At the factory where Hot Wheels are made, after a car receives paint, the car goes through a machine that rolls a sponge-like surface onto all areas of the car releasing paint through hundreds of little holes. Although graphics are often referred to as tampos, not all graphics are applied in the tampo process. In 2003, Fusion Graphics had made their way onto more premium levels of Hot Wheels such as the World Race Series.