Author Archives: Mike Phillips

The best car polishers for beginners
24
Jun
Behind the Detail, Exterior Detailing, Garage & Equipment, Guides & Tips, Paint Correction, Videos & Media

Best Car Polishers for Beginners (2024)

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The good news about polishing car paint in 2024 is there are a LOT of options when it comes to machine polishers for beginners starting out doing paint correction. The bad news? There are SO MANY options now when it comes to polishers and buffers that it can be VERY confusing. As a teacher of […]

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Mike Phillips detailing class
12
Dec
Auto Detailing Training Classes, Behind the Detail

587 Photos From Mike Phillips September 3-Day Auto & Marine Detailing Class (2024)

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Full Garage!I took the pictures below the night before the class. You’ll see 7 cars in the garage, and there’s 2 more cars parked outside for a total of 9 training cars for the first 2-days of this 3-day class. You’ll also see the 24′ Sea Hunt Center Console detailed on the 3rd day. If […]

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2024 Mike Phillips Detailing Class Recap
12
Dec
Auto Detailing Training Classes, Behind the Detail

All 33 Cars & 3 Boats Detailed in our 2024 Car & Boat Detailing Classes (Photos)

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Saturday, January 20th, 1-Day Paint Correction and Ceramic Coating Class 4 cars for this class, 2000 Honda CVR SUV Wet Wash Engine Detail Machine Scrubbing Exterior Plastic Bumper and Body Cladding Topical Glass Polishing to Remover Water Spots and Traffic Film 1970 Plymouth Cuda 440 After the Extreme Prep Wash for the 2000 Honda CRV, […]

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Mike Phillips polishing car wheel with power buffer
30
Jan
Behind the Detail, Exterior Detailing, Guides & Tips, How To, Videos & Media

The Fastest Way to Clean & Dress Tires

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When it comes to getting severely neglected and dirty tires factory clean again, there’s the old-school way of doing it working by hand using a tire scrub brush and the modern way of doing it, and that’s machine scrubbing using cordless rotary polishers.   SAFETY WARNING: Because washing a car and cleaning wheel and tires falls […]

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26
Nov
Auto Detailing Training Classes, Behind the Detail

50+ Photos from Mike Phillips’ Matte Detailing Class (November 2024)

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The goal for this class was to learn how to install a matte ceramic coating to matte paint to make money detailing cars or simply know how to detail your own matte finished car. We had 4 stellar people attend this class and 2 super cool matte finished SUVs for hands-on training. Here’s Shawn, an […]

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How to Replace Polisher Grease
12
Jul
Behind the Detail, Garage & Equipment, Guides & Tips, How To, Paint Correction

How to Change Grease in Polishers

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Polishers like the Harbor Freight Bauer Dual Action 6″ Polisher come packed with grease to keep the tool running smoothly. Unfortunately, the grease the manufacturers use is of low quality. This creates a lot of noise and vibration and can even cause premature failure. If you want to minimize all that noise and vibration while […]

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Group photo from Dr. Beasley's 3-Day Auto & Marine Detailing Class with Mike Phillips - November 2023
15
Dec
Auto Detailing Training Classes, Behind the Detail, Paint Correction, The Future of Detailing, Videos & Media

600+ Photos From Mike Phillips’ 3-Day Auto & Marine Detailing Training Class (November 2023)

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From Friday, November 10th to Sunday, November 12th, we held our first full 3-Day Auto & Marine Detailing Class here at the Dr. Beasley’s O.R. or Operating Room in sunny Stuart, Florida as part of the “Future of Detailing” education series. Over the course of the three days, students detailed six cars and one boat. […]

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06
Jan
Behind the Detail, Exterior Detailing, Paint Correction

1964 Amphicar – Paintwork, Glass & Plastic Correction

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I feel very blessed that I’ve had the opportunity to work on a lot of very cool, interesting and even rare cars in the detailing industry. Anytime I work on something I’ve never worked on before and it’s highly likely that I’ll never work on again, I refer to this car as a Bucket List […]

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Close-up view of a yellow Chevrolet Camaro hood
19
Aug
Behind the Detail, Exterior Detailing, Featured, Guides & Tips, How To, Paint Correction, Professional Detailing

How to Take Pictures of Swirls, Scratches & Etching in Car Paint

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In the car detailing world, whether you’re the detailer or the customer, it’s vital to capture the before condition of the paint for a number of reasons: 1: To document the current condition of the paint. 2: To determine which steps and how many steps to perform to remove the paint defects and restore a […]

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How to take photos for detailing
26
Aug
Behind the Detail, Guides & Tips, How To, Professional Detailing, Tips, Videos & Media

How to Photograph a Car for Detailing

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Taking good photos of a car while you’re also detailing it is a challenge. It’s hard to figure it out on the fly, especially when you’re in the middle of an intensive process like paint correction. So when it comes to sharing pictures of any cars, trucks, vans or SUVs you detail, here’s a few […]

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