Author Archives: Will MacNeil

Clear Bra, Paint Protection, Mistakes of a Clear Bra, Benefits of a Clear Bra, Cost of a Clear Bra.
04
Oct
Behind the Detail, Exterior Detailing, Professional Detailing

Protecting Your Paint with a Clear Bra

Posted on by Will MacNeil

In an effort to protect one’s paint, a clear bra is often a valid option. A clear bra is relatively invisible and serves its most basic function: protecting the paint from chipping. However, are clear bras worth the money? I’ll spell out some important questions and allow you to make that decision for yourself. What […]

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Rare-Matte-Cars
24
Sep
Featured, Matte Car Care, The Future of Detailing

How Rare are Matte Paint Cars?

Posted on by Will MacNeil

If you’re on this site then you probably know at least a fair amount about cars. I’ll say that’s safe to assume.  However, this was an interesting article to write because I’m trying to decipher exactly how rare it is to own a matte car.  The article was intended to contain a lot of statistics […]

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17
Sep
Dr. Beasley's News, Featured, Professional Detailing

Dr. Beasley’s To Return To The 2013 SEMA Show

Posted on by Will MacNeil

After a long year of innovating, creating, demonstrating, and expanding, we here at Dr. Beasley’s are proud to announce the return to the 2013 SEMA Show.  This will be our second year at the enormous convention held in Las Vegas, NV.  Coming off of a very successful SEMA Show last year, we make coming to […]

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Matte Paint, Matte Paint Protection, Matte Sealant
10
Jan
Behind the Detail, Featured, Matte Car Care, Professional Detailing, Tips

Are YOU Doing it Wrong? Proper Matte Paint Protection

Posted on by Will MacNeil

Here at Behind the Detail, we like to help people with their matte paint questions. There are some things you DEFINITELY should do, and some things that aren’t a good idea.  When it comes to things you definitely should do, protecting it is number 1. Protection is an easy thing to do when all it […]

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Touch-up Matte Paint, Matte Spray Cleaner
16
Oct
Behind the Detail, Featured, How To, Matte Car Care, Matte Car Detailing Basics, Matte Car Washing, Tips

How To Maintain Matte Paint Between Washes

Posted on by Will MacNeil

  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 […]

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Matte Paint, Manufacturers, OEM,
25
Apr
Behind the Detail, Featured, The Detail, The Future of Detailing

The Detail: The Matte Surge in the World Today

Posted on by Will MacNeil

Maybe it’s because I work in the industry of cars and automotive paint, but I thought that matte finished vehicles were more popular than they are.  I’ve spent the past few weeks in conversations with lots of different groups of people and the question of, ‘what do you do for work?’ comes around quite often. […]

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Clear Bra, Advantages,
13
Jun
Behind the Detail, Featured, Tips

Clear Bra: Advantages of Using Paint Protection Film

Posted on by Will MacNeil

There are two types of people in the world when it comes to their vehicles, preventative people and reactive people. There are the people who even before they buy their car have already decided how and where to get it detailed. Although many people don’t understand the importance of detailing a brand new car, there’s […]

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Detailing,
20
Aug
Behind the Detail, Featured, Guides & Tips, The Detail

7 Things We Need to Stop Doing to Our Cars

Posted on by Will MacNeil

For some car owners a water drop is akin to a drop of acid on the skin. These kinds of people seriously consider a new paint job when a paint chip occurs on the hood of their car. However, for many of us we treat our cars as basic entity of daily living: a mode […]

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Nano Coating Instant Bonding Being Applied on Audi
02
Jan
Behind the Detail, Featured, Guides & Tips, How To, Paint Correction, Tips

7 Step Process to Detailing an Audi A7

Posted on by Will MacNeil

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 […]

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