Category Archives: How To

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Polishing a Black Acura

Remove Scratches from Black Paint: Part I

Paintwork Correction: Preservation. The whole idea behind paintwork correction is to fix your car’s paintwork; removing scratches from your car’s paint, removing swirl marks, and more.

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Metal Polishing: The Quick Guide

There is good news when it comes to polishing the metals on your vehicle. Most of it – like your tail pipe, wheels, exhaust manifold, outer panels, trim, and engine – is made of stainless steel. While stainless steel is rust and stain resistant, the chromium oxide and nickel finish on the metal is NOT. […]

Clay Kit-0

Clay Bar On Glass?

Chances are you’ve heard of claying your car’s paintwork to remove embedded contaminants, debris, and things like overspray and sap. That is, however, not the only use for this nifty little tool. You can use clay on glass to remove similar things, too. You can also clay your wheels, but we’ll get into that another […]

Removing Holograms | LIVE Online Detailing Class with Mike Phillips

Dr. Beasley’s Chief Education Officer Mike Phillips and his trusted video expert Yancy Martinez hosted another live detailing class this week covering how to remove holograms when polishing automotive paint. For those who don’t know — holograms are a unique type of scratch pattern with a 3D appearance, and they’re caused by improper use of […]

How to polish in hard-to-reach areas

How to Polish in Hard-to-Reach Areas

Polishing the paint on a car’s hood and door panels is easy — but what about those hard-to-reach areas and tight spaces? In this condensed reel from one of my recent livestreamed detailing classes, I show several methods for polishing out the nooks and crannies using a rare 1964 Amphicar as my test subject. Watch […]