Category Archives: Tips

Tips for everything car care.

glossy paint, polishing car paint, how to polish by hand
20
Oct
Behind the Detail, Featured, Guides & Tips, How To, Paint Correction, Tips

Hand Polishing vs. Machine Polishing

Posted on by Celine Witherell

Let’s talk about polishing. Sometimes hand polishing is appropriate, sometimes a machine buffer is needed, and other times there should be no polishing done at all. We wanted to break down what polishing methods were appropriate for which scenarios in the simplest way possible. Hand polishing: Small areas Door handles that are riddled with key […]

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Carbon Fiber, Detailing, Polishing, Hazing, Swirls
25
Feb
Behind the Detail, Featured, How To, Tips

Carbon Fiber Detailing

Posted on by Will MacNeil

Carbon fiber detailing is not extremely hard. It doesn’t require a professional and you can actually get very good results…if you know what you’re doing. Many times you’ll see the trim, a hood, a spoiler, and sometimes even panels of the car decked out in carbon fiber. The carbon fiber, beyond adding a sense of […]

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08
Jul
Behind the Detail, Featured, How To, Tips

DIY Detailing With Home Products

Posted on by Celine Witherell

If you’re a DIY detailer, chances are you’ve heard about using some products from your home to detail your car. The Dr. Beasley’s team is here to tell you which products are safe for your car, and which to avoid. We’ll start by looking at some things that might appear to be logical for detailing, […]

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Polish being applied to a pad
15
Nov
Behind the Detail, Guides & Tips, Tips

Beginner’s Guide To Detailing: Polishing (Part 1)

Posted on by James Detmer

The latest edition of our Beginner’s Guide to Detailing segment, on polishing. We also cover the difference between paintwork correction and paintwork preservation, as well as which is best for your paint long-term.

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Looks pretty nice... for now!
05
Jan
Behind the Detail, Featured, Guides & Tips, How To, Matte Car Care, Tips

Combating The Salt Assault: What You Need To Know

Posted on by Victor Espeland

Road salt has long been the bane of car owners in areas with snowy winters. No matter what you do, it has a way of covering your entire vehicle, making your pride and joy look like utter trash. Why do we even use the stuff? Simple chemistry. Salt lowers the melting point of water, allowing snow to dissipate […]

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Elastomers compress rather than breaking when lightly abraded
28
Sep
Behind the Detail, Ceramic Coatings, Featured, Tips

Your Ceramic Coating Should Be Flexible, Not Hard

Posted on by Victor Espeland

9H, 10H – these numbers are thrown around constantly in the ceramic coating world. You might assume they’re numbers on the Mohs hardness scale. Actually, they correspond to ratings on the Pencil Hardness scale. So if a ceramic coating advertises a 9H hardness, it would (supposedly) resist scratching from a 9H pencil.  It makes sense that this metric is the most talked-about when comparing coatings. People looking for […]

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