Category Archives: Exterior Detailing

10 Tips for Keeping a Black Car Clean
31
Jan
Behind the Detail, Ceramic Coatings, Exterior Detailing, Guides & Tips, How To

10 Tips for Keeping a Black Car Clean

Posted on by Victor Espeland

Keeping a black car clean can seem like a fool’s errand. Deep black paints contrast with light-colored water spots, bird droppings, dust and dirt, making stains and grime impossible to hide.  How do you maintain pristine black paint when they look so much dirtier than other paints? Ultimately it comes down to protecting the paint […]

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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