Category Archives: Behind the Detail

Jim Lafeber At Ales And Details

Recapping Ales & Details

Last Friday, Dr. Beasley’s and Simon’s Shine Shop (in partnership with Midwest Performance Cars and Haymarket Brewery) hosted their first ever “Ales & Details” workshop. What’s Ales & Details? It’s detailing and craft beers, together at last! If you need more explanation beyond that, read our preview from last week. And if you weren’t one of the lucky […]

Matte Body Wash pouring into a five gallon bucket

How To Winterize a Matte Car

If you want to make sure your matte-finished vehicle is protected from all the snow, sleet and salt on the roads this winter, you need to know how to winterize a matte car. Thankfully, it’s a lot easier than it sounds. Whether you’ve got a brand new Challenger with a matte hood or a Benz with […]

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 […]

Auto, Car, Detailing, Tips, Tricks

9 Detailing Tips/Tricks You May Not Already Know

  Try as we might, we found it impossible to narrow the multitasking of a complete detailing down into a short list, but we were able to compile a list of Nine Detailing Tips that should help you work more efficiently! Learn new tips and tricks for everything from the interior to the exterior, and […]