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Summer Interior Care Series Pt. II

Now that you know how to properly clean your interior, we need to address the next step in summer interior care. Conditioning, or moisturizing, is extremely important, especially in summer months. You might think interior conditioning only applies to leather surfaces, but it’s also necessary with surfaces like vinyl and plastic.   Why Condition? Conditioning […]

A ceramic coating scratch

Your Ceramic Coating Is Making Scratches Worse

When a hydrophobic ceramic coating can’t shed the beads of water it forms, all sorts of damage can arise. Beads can dry into water spots that stain or etch. Acid rain beads can etch and contaminate your coating. Static water beads can even make your ceramic coating scratch! Or get scratched, to be more specific. […]

How to Not Fix Clear Coat

How You Shouldn’t Fix Clear Coat Issues

Every time I go to YouTube something seems to catch my eye. After trolling for a few minutes this morning, I found this – a home remedy for fixing a damaged clear coat. Let’s be honest, this is not the way to go about restoring your car’s clear coat. Here’s why… Never touch a piece […]

How Water Spots Get Etched Into Paint

We’ve outlined to a great extent just how water beads resting on your finish dry into water spots that stain and etch your paint. But etching isn’t caused by water spots alone—insect remains, bird droppings and acid rain can all etch your finish as well. So how exactly does an etch occur? We’re going to […]

Cleaning a Glass Serum Pro coating to restore hydrophobicity

Ceramic Coating Not Beading? You May Just Need To Clean It

A ceramic coating not beading is frustrating, to say the least. But it doesn’t always mean you need a re-application.  Years ago we put Dr. Beasley’s Glass Serum Pro on a beater Land Cruiser’s windshield, and the coating was never properly maintained after. Unsurprisingly, we saw zero hydrophobicity when we blasted it with water. We called it a […]

Red Harley Davidson Motorcycle

How Detailing A Car Is Different Than A Motorcycle

The goal of detailing, regardless of what you’re driving (or riding), is to make your vehicle look better than it did before and keep it healthy. Tied to this is the idea that we want our hard work to pay off much longer than just a few days. This is true whether detailing motorcycles or cars, but attaining a perfect-looking bike is a much different task than that of a four-wheeled friend. Here’s what you need to know…