Category Archives: Ceramic Coatings

Inspecting car paint scratches under a detailing light before polishing
30
Oct
Ceramic Coatings, Exterior Detailing, Guides & Tips, Matte Car Detailing Basics, Matte Ceramic Coating, Paint Correction, Professional Detailing

Car Paint Scratches? Don’t Be Scared. Here’s What to Do.

Posted on by Jim Lafeber

It’s a dark, stormy night. You walk into the garage to check on your car, but it’s pitch black. The light switch is on the other side of the room.  You stumble around, looking for your inspection light. You feel it on a shelf, grab it, and turn it on.  Then you see it.  A […]

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Ceramic coating product displayed in front of a car
03
Apr
Behind the Detail, Ceramic Coatings, Exterior Detailing, Guides & Tips, Paint Correction, Professional Detailing

Why Ceramic Coatings Fail (And What Actually Makes Them Last)

Posted on by Jim Lafeber

A lot of people are skeptical of ceramic coatings, and I understand why. They’ve been burned before.  Marketing makes ceramic coatings sound impervious. You hear it over and over: “Years of protection!” “9H Hardness!” “Extreme water beading!” And yet six months later, the gloss is gone, the finish is swirled and there’s no water beading […]

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Using a leaf blower to remove water from car paint without touching the surface
23
Oct
Ceramic Coatings, Exterior Detailing, Guides & Tips, Professional Detailing

How to Dry Your Car With a Leaf Blower

Posted on by Jim Lafeber

It’s fall, which means a lot of people are pulling their leaf blowers out of the garage. If you already have one for clearing leaves off your driveway, there’s another job I’d encourage you to try it on. Here’s how to dry your car with a leaf blower, and why it might be a better […]

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Nano Resin Ceramic Coating Paint Protection with Seat in background
22
Jul
Behind the Detail, Ceramic Coatings, Featured, Professional Detailing

Nano Resin Ceramic Coating on a SEAT Leon FR

Posted on by Celine Witherell

We have international distribution, which means that professional detailers all over the world use and love Dr. Beasley’s products. Heroic Detailing in Istanbul took some great photos of a SEAT Leon FR with our Nano Resin on it! So much gloss. Nano Resin protects glossy paint from staining, fading, and etching for up to 3 […]

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Detailing a car
24
Mar
Behind the Detail, Ceramic Coatings, Exterior Detailing, Garage & Equipment, Guides & Tips, Interior Detailing, Paint Correction, Tips

Top 50 Best Detailing Tips for Professional Results

Posted on by Victor Espeland

When it comes to keeping your car looking good, there are an endless number of different tips and tricks you should know. In this article I’ve written out 50 of the most useful tips I rely on when detailing my own cars or a friend’s. Take some time to read through them and educate yourself […]

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Case study graphic showing Dr. Beasley’s NSP Z1 applied during paint preparation on a Ferrari, highlighting surface decontamination and refinement for optimal coating bonding and high-gloss finish results
07
Aug
Behind the Detail, Ceramic Coatings, Paint Correction, Professional Detailing

NSP Z1 Case Study: 2003 Ferrari 360

Posted on by Victor Espeland

One step ceramic coating that removes swirls and scratches? That’s NSP Z1 in a nutshell — it corrects defects while laying down a 1+ year ceramic nanocoating. We’ve been talking for awhile now about the advances in shine and efficiency Z1 brings to the table, and now it’s time to show how that works in […]

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Car detailing products next to black 2019 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye in NSP graphene coating case study
28
Aug
Behind the Detail, Ceramic Coatings, Exterior Detailing, Paint Correction, Professional Detailing

NSP Case Study – Graphene Coating a 2019 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye

Posted on by Victor Espeland

This NSP case study was submitted by Dr. Beasley’s Authorized Detailer Mike Lambert of The Shine Shop Auto Detailing. Want to submit your own case study? E-mail myteam@drbeasleys.com with pictures and as much detail as you can provide! THE CAR: 2019 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat RedeyeTHE NSPs: NSP 45, NSP 95THE PADS: Meguiar’s microfiber pad; white Rupes […]

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Cloudy streaky windshield winter that needs windshield ceramic coating
16
Oct
Behind the Detail, Ceramic Coatings, Guides & Tips, Professional Detailing

Why Windshield Ceramic Coatings Matter More in Winter

Posted on by Jim Lafeber

Think of the last time you drove behind a truck on a wet winter road. A burst of dirty road spray hit your windshield, so you turned up the wipers and used more washer fluid. That makes sense. You needed a clear view, and that’s what the wipers are for. But how well they clear […]

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Comparison of 1-year, 3-year, 5-year and lifetime ceramic coating durability
02
Oct
Ceramic Coatings, Exterior Detailing, Guides & Tips, Matte Car Care, Matte Ceramic Coating, Professional Detailing

1-Year vs. 3-Year vs. 5-Year vs. Lifetime Ceramic Coatings: What’s the Real Difference?

Posted on by Jim Lafeber

Shop for a ceramic coating and you’ll quickly run into a confusing set of choices: 1 year, 3 years, 5 years, 10 years, lifetime. It’s easy to assume a 5-year coating must be five times better than a 1-year coating, or that “lifetime” means your paint will stay protected forever. It isn’t that simple. The […]

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Water spots and mineral deposits on car paint after summer
25
Sep
Ceramic Coatings, Exterior Detailing, Guides & Tips, Paint Correction, Professional Detailing

Why Your Car Is Covered in Water Spots After Summer

Posted on by Jim Lafeber

Summer Leaves Evidence Behind Every September, we see the same thing at the shop. A customer brings in a car they have washed faithfully all summer. It looks clean from ten feet away, but under proper lighting we see rings across the hood, cloudy patches on the roof and a roughness on the trunk lid […]

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