Category Archives: Garage & Equipment

Classic car covered with a silver protective cover in an indoor parking garage during winter storage.
06
Nov
Exterior Detailing, Garage & Equipment, Guides & Tips, Interior Detailing

Winter Car Storage Mistakes That Can Leave You With Problems in Spring

Posted on by Jim Lafeber

After over 22 years of owning a detail shop, I’ve seen what can happen when a car isn’t properly prepared for winter storage. Every April and May, prized Porsches, Ferraris, Corvettes and classic muscle cars come out of the garage needing more work than their owners expected. One car I still think about is a […]

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FLEX Part Number: FX3361 - FLEX Name: PXCE-18 3-in-1 - aka the Mini BEAST!
03
Nov
Behind the Detail, Dr. Beasley's News, Exterior Detailing, Garage & Equipment, Paint Correction, Videos & Media

FLEX FX3361 Mini BEAST Review by Mike Phillips — Gear-Driven Mini Polisher

Posted on by Mike Phillips

The new FLEX FX3361 Mini BEAST is a cordless mini polisher with interchangeable adapters for rotary, free-spinning random orbital, and gear-driven orbital polishing. Its 6mm gear-driven adapter provides positive pad rotation for correcting tight, intricate areas where a free-spinning pad can stall. For this hands-on review, I tested the Mini BEAST on a heavily oxidized […]

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24
Oct
Behind the Detail, Exterior Detailing, Garage & Equipment, Paint Correction, Videos & Media

REVIEW: Renny Doyle Series Dynabrade DB8 Gear-Driven Orbital Polisher

Posted on by Mike Phillips

Table of Contents Video Review In the video below, we’ll take a look at what’s in the box, go over all the unique features and then I’ll share my thoughts after torture testing this polisher on a barn find 1971 Buick Skylark Custom Convertible. What’s in the Box? Inside the box you get the DB8 […]

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Wheel Woolies, wheel brushes,
04
Sep
Behind the Detail, Featured, Garage & Equipment

Braun Brush – An Interview With The CEO of a 140 Year Old Company, Lance Cheney

Posted on by Jim Lafeber

Current Braun Brush CEO and successful sculptor, Lance Cheney, says his company has thrived for 140 years because every generation has brought their own spin to the company. His great-grandfather brought the art of brush making from Germany to America. His grandfather brought an entrepreneurial spirit that built the business during the vulnerable start-up years […]

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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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The Three Detailing Packages Every Detailer Should Offer
30
Jan
Behind the Detail, Exterior Detailing, Garage & Equipment, Guides & Tips, How To, Paint Correction, Professional Detailing

The 3 Basic Paint Correction & Ceramic Coating Packages Every Detailer Should Offer

Posted on by Mike Phillips

Starting and running a successful detailing business has a lot of moving parts and it can become overwhelming without a plan.  In this article, we will take a look at one of the most important aspects of any detailing business that far too many newbies fail to implement at the very start: figuring out their […]

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How to Clean Tires Faster
09
Sep
Behind the Detail, Exterior Detailing, Garage & Equipment, Guides & Tips, How To, Live Detailing Classes, Videos & Media

The Fastest Way to Clean Tires

Posted on by Mike Phillips

When it comes to getting severely neglected and dirty tires factory clean again, there’s the old-school way of doing it working by hand using a tire scrub brush and the modern way of doing it, and that’s machine scrubbing using cordless rotary polishers.   SAFETY WARNING: Because washing a car and cleaning wheel and tires falls […]

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Man surrounded by car polishers beneath “Best Polishers?” text
28
May
Behind the Detail, Exterior Detailing, Garage & Equipment, Guides & Tips, Paint Correction, Videos & Media

Which Polisher Should You Use On A Car’s Paint?

Posted on by Mike Phillips

Choosing the right machine to polish a car’s paint is essential to getting the best results. Yet there are so many different machines on the market — random orbital, forced rotation, rotary — it can be hard to know what to use and when. Our Chief Education Officer Mike Phillips recently covered this topic in […]

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