Category Archives: The Detail

Bid Poop, Paint Etching,
28
May
Behind the Detail, Featured, How To, The Detail

Cleaning Bird Poop From Your Car: The Acidic Nightmare

Posted on by Jim Lafeber

It looks harmless enough, if not rather disgusting, driving along when a big splat of bird poop splatters all over the hood of your car. It looks terrible but you just drive through it not knowing how aggressive that powerful organic acid is when reacting chemically with your automotive paint. If you did, you would […]

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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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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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Car Wash, Waterless, How to
23
Oct
Behind the Detail, Featured, Guides & Tips, How To, The Detail

Waterless Car Wash Techniques – What to Look For?

Posted on by Will MacNeil

There’s been a severe lack of rainfall and water shortages going on in California and other parts of the west coast. It’s become very apparent how much that’s impacting our industry. People are getting fined for washing their cars in their driveways and are urged to not wash their cars at all, even in recycled […]

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Beading, Sheeting, Water Spots
06
Dec
Behind the Detail, Featured, Guides & Tips, Professional Detailing, The Detail

Beading vs Sheeting: Pros and Cons

Posted on by Will MacNeil

Having good beads on a car after a rain storm may look great, but what about it’s equally talented and misunderstood younger brother? Sheeting. Beading and sheeting both have their merits and downsides. However, what’s best for your car and what do you prefer? Let’s outline a few of the pros and cons of each: […]

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14
Sep
Behind the Detail, Featured, Matte Car Care, Professional Detailing, The Detail, Videos & Media

Restomod Carporn

Posted on by Celine Witherell

ICON 4×4 is the ultimate restomod producer. Based in LA, they take old, beat up former beauties and bring them back to life. All hand crafted, all custom, and always cared for with Dr. Beasley’s. If you’ve got an easy $100K to spare, get yourself an ICON. If not, you can look at the photos […]

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20
Mar
Behind the Detail, Ceramic Coatings, Featured, Paint Correction, The Detail, The Future of Detailing

The Science of Smooth: Nano Surface Primers and the Perfect Coating Shine

Posted on by Victor Espeland

This article is part of a series on the new Dr. Beasley’s Nano Surface Primer line, available now. Click here to buy the system now. Perfect smoothness is something of a “white whale” in the detailing industry. Enthusiasts and professionals alike will go to great lengths to achieve the most impossibly pristine paintwork possible. Oftentimes, […]

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Glass Serum Repels Water
18
May
Behind the Detail, Ceramic Coatings, Featured, The Detail, The Future of Detailing, Tips

Why You Need A Ceramic Coating For Your Car’s Glass

Posted on by Victor Espeland

Now that we’re in the thick of spring storm season and summer showers are coming up, it’s important to remember just how essential having a ceramic coating for vehicle glass is.  A quick refresher on this technology: ceramic coatings are nanostructured barriers with protective properties, ranging from hydrophobicity to UV resistance. One example would be Dr. Beasley’s […]

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18
Mar
Behind the Detail, Featured, Guides & Tips, How To, Interior Detailing, The Detail

Keeping Your Car (Or Your Customer’s) Virus-Free

Posted on by Victor Espeland

The CDC says washing your hands and disinfecting high-traffic surfaces are the best way to keep COVID-19 out of your car’s interior. But you don’t want to run in blind and panic wipe everything. There are specific precautions and practices to use when keeping a vehicle germ-free. So how can you know you’re cleaning the […]

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