Category Archives: Auto Detailing Training Classes

How to wet sand black paint to remove orange peel
23
Sep
Auto Detailing Training Classes, Behind the Detail, Exterior Detailing, Guides & Tips, How To, Paint Correction, Professional Detailing, Videos & Media

How to Wet Sand Black Cars to Remove Orange Peel

Posted on by Mike Phillips

Transcript So what we’re going to do today is we’re going to show hand wet sanding to remove orange peel, surface texture, and then this car actually has fish eyes and DIP, which stands for dirt in paint. A lot of times, you know, if you’ve got a shoddy paint booth or a contaminated shop, […]

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How to polish curved surfaces
04
Oct
Auto Detailing Training Classes, Behind the Detail, Ceramic Coatings, Exterior Detailing, Live Detailing Classes, Paint Correction, Videos & Media

How to Polish Curved Surfaces on Cars

Posted on by Mike Phillips

Here’s where we’re at so far with this car. I’ve actually washed it. I did a prep wash with Dr. Beasley’s Prep Wash, clayed it, and then I’ve machine polished all of the paint except for this side of the hood. And so that’s what I’m going to do next. I’m just going to polish […]

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Starting your own detailing business
02
Oct
Auto Detailing Training Classes, Behind the Detail, Live Detailing Classes, Professional Detailing, Videos & Media

Starting Your Own Detailing Business | Interview with Reflectionz by Eric

Posted on by Mike Phillips

I have a very special guest with me today, Eric Robinson of Reflectionz by Eric Detailing. And what we’re going to do with this episode, instead of showing you how to work on a car, we’re actually going to tackle the topic of what is it like to start up your own detailing business, whether […]

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30
Sep
Auto Detailing Training Classes, Behind the Detail, Guides & Tips, How To

How to Teach a Car Detailing Class

Posted on by Mike Phillips

Teaching others any skill or trade—like auto detailing for example—is incredibly rewarding.  Anyone that wants to be a teacher needs empathy. That is, they need to be able to put themselves in other’s shoes and remember what it was like when they first started out.  With this mindset, you can share your knowledge with others […]

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Can a DA polisher remove sanding marks?
18
Sep
Auto Detailing Training Classes, Behind the Detail, Exterior Detailing, Garage & Equipment, Live Detailing Classes, Paint Correction, Videos & Media

Rotary vs. DA Polishers: Can You Use DA Polishers To Remove Sanding Marks?

Posted on by Mike Phillips

Livestream Transcript So today’s topic is a question I’ve been asked all my life, well, all my detailing life. Can a DA polisher or a random orbital polisher be used to remove sanding marks? For example, this 1992 Chevy just got a custom paint job. It’s got a lot of orange peel. We’re going to […]

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Matte detailing class at Dr. Beasley's (September 2024)
16
Sep
Auto Detailing Training Classes, Behind the Detail, Dr. Beasley's News, Exterior Detailing, Matte Car Care, The Future of Detailing, Videos & Media

60+ Photos from Dr. Beasley’s Matte Detailing Class at Dr. Beasley’s HQ

Posted on by Victor Espeland

We recently hosted our first-ever detailing class devoted exclusively to matte finish vehicles and we’ve got the pictures to prove it! We’ve featured matte finish cars at countless detailing classes prior to this one, but this was the first we’ve hosted that focused on matte entirely. Led by our Authorized Trainer (and foreman for our […]

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Auto detailing class at Dr. Beasley's in Chicago
20
Aug
Auto Detailing Training Classes, Behind the Detail, Dr. Beasley's News

40+ Photos from Dr. Beasley’s Future of Detailing 1-Day Auto Detailing Class at Dr. Beasley’s HQ

Posted on by Victor Espeland

Over the weekend Dr. Beasley’s hosted a 1-Day Auto Detailing Class at our HQ in Chicago with our detailing shop’s foreman, Christyan Velasquez, serving as lead instructor! Over the course of the day 10 students trained with Christyan to become certified in several auto detailing skills like paintwork correction, decontamination and ceramic coating. Congrats to […]

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18
Jun
Auto Detailing Training Classes, Behind the Detail, Dr. Beasley's News, Videos & Media

185 Photos from Mike Phillips’ 1-Day Auto Detailing Training Course (June 2024)

Posted on by Mike Phillips

Are detailing classes worth the money? That is a great question. Watching YouTube videos and reading articles are a great way to gather a lot of information on all the different aspects of detailing cars. That said, NOTHING can take the place of attending a REAL, 100% hands-on training course. So the answer is yes! […]

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08
Aug
Auto Detailing Training Classes, Behind the Detail, Dr. Beasley's News

Photos from Dr. Beasley’s Future of Detailing 1-Day Auto Detailing Class with Zach Smith

Posted on by Victor Espeland

Last month Authorized Trainer Zach Smith hosted his first detailing class for Dr. Beasley’s as part of our Future of Detailing education program. Located at his shop Pittsburgh Pro Car Care in Pennsylvania, this class brought together students for a full day of hands-on training in the art of automotive detailing. Zach’s class covered a […]

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Ceramic coating a vintage car at a Mike Phillips detailing class.
17
May
Auto Detailing Training Classes, Behind the Detail, Dr. Beasley's News, Videos & Media

500+ Photos from Mike Phillips’ 3-Day Auto Detailing Training Class (May 2024)

Posted on by Mike Phillips

Congratulations to the May 3-day class! This class detailed 5 unique cars, including sanding 3 of these cars and also sanding, buffing and ceramic coating the 24′ Robalo Center Console boat. To get signed up for the next big 3-day class that includes paint correction, ceramic coatings, sanding to remove orange peel and extreme boat […]

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