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Category Archives: How To

How To detailing videos, articles, examples and more.

Spring Cleaning, Interior, Detailing

Spring Cleaning: Interior Detailing (Part 1)

The light is at the end of the tunnel and hopefully the polar vortex is gone for the next two decades. So what do we have to look forward to? How about flowers, grass, leaves, sun, heat, and rain. It’s really quite lovely; but what does this mean for our cars? It’s time for Spring […]

Matte Wheels, Cleaners, Powder Coating, Protecting

The 3 Things to Consider with Matte Wheels

Matte black wheels on a pearl white Mercedes AMG with blacked out windows…ya that sounds pretty good. Now before you go out and buy one, let’s make sure that you’ve thought it through. There are a few things to consider when it comes to matte wheels. Mind you, “consider” does not mean concerned about. Matte […]

Tire Dressings, Tire Conditioner, Revitalize Tires, Tire Browning

3 Things Tire Dressings Need to Have

Products have been used for ages to make tires shine, revitalize, and/or protect. But what are the essentials that we need to be looking for when considering a tire treatment product? Some people call them tire dressings while others call them tire conditioners. These terms can mean something different to each person. We believe that […]

Woodie Wagon at SEMA 2013

How to Get Your Woodie to Properly Shine

As detailers we are always being challenged to think in new ways. When a new job comes in, one course of action doesn’t always work on every car. So we have to analyze and assess the proper steps for each individual vehicle. This was the case when our friends over at Shiner’s Auto Detailing in […]

The New Un-Cleanable Auto Interior…

Recently there have been rumors floating around about a new type of interior material that cannot be cleaned.  This happens occasionally in our industry – a new material surfaces and everyone freaks out calling it un-cleanable or detail-proof. But we don’t like to think that way. So what does this mean for us as detailers? […]

Storing Your Car? Beware!

There are many reasons to store a car for long periods of time, winter weather conditions, traveling, moving, no-use, finances; feel free to pick your reason. But if you are going to be returning to the car at some point, either to use it or sell it, you’ll want to make sure that it’s not […]

Nano Coating Instant Bonding Being Applied on Audi

7 Step Process to Detailing an Audi A7

The other day a gentleman came into the detailing shop we own in Chicago to get a “Complete Exterior”. We took a look at this car and saw that it was in fair condition with a few deep scratches in key areas.  We decided to take it in and told him he could pick it […]

Matte Paint Concerns, Matte Paint Care, Matte Mercedes

Top 9 Concerns Regarding Matte Paint Vehicles

Rumors are far too common in the automobile world in regards to matte paint. People love it. People hate it. But like we’ve been saying all along, matte paint is not as difficult as you may have heard! Our office frequently gets calls, e-mails, tweets, and comments in regards to matte paint. We enjoy talking […]

Undercarriage, Show Car Cleaning, Undercarriage cleaning

Proper Maintenance of a Vehicle’s Undercarriage

In the realm of detailing and car maintenance, the undercarriage is often overlooked. A full car detail cannot be complete without paying attention to the bottom side of the car as well.  It’s like spending time in the gym and only doing chest and arm exercises. Sure those areas look great, but you’re neglecting the […]

Touch-up Matte Paint, Matte Spray Cleaner

How To Maintain Matte Paint Between Washes

  We here at Behind the Detail and Dr. Beasley’s get a lot of comments, questions, and concerns regarding taking care of Matte Paint between washes. There shouldn’t be, but there still seems to be a lot of fear floating around regarding matte paint care. While we get a lot of questions regarding matte paint […]