Category Archives: Featured

Dr. Beasley's Nano Surface Primer
31
Jan
Behind the Detail, Featured

Why Polishes Are Stuck In The Past

Posted on by Victor Espeland

Paintwork protection tech is outpacing correction tech in 2020. If you take a look at today’s ceramic nanocoatings and stack them up against most polishes, it’s hard not to come away with that impression. But there is a new priming technology coming this month that’s set to bring surface correction into the ceramic nano age. […]

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07
Aug
Behind the Detail, Featured, Guides & Tips, How To, Tips

Summer Interior Care Series Pt. II

Posted on by Celine Witherell

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 […]

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A ceramic coating scratch
15
Mar
Behind the Detail, Ceramic Coatings, Featured, Tips

Your Ceramic Coating Is Making Scratches Worse

Posted on by Victor Espeland

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. […]

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2015 Camry SE With Custom Lights on At Night
08
Aug
Behind the Detail, Featured

Kendal’s 2015 Camry SE

Posted on by Celine Witherell

This Camry SE is tricked out! It’s owned by our customer Kendal and it’s adorned with undercarriage lights, interior lights, custom painted headlights, and halos. Every chrome piece on the car has been wrapped by Kendal in black. He’ll be installing a full custom sound system as well as new wheels in the near future. […]

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02
Jan
Behind the Detail, Dr. Beasley's News, Featured

Dr. Beasley’s 2019 Year In Review

Posted on by Victor Espeland

It’s been a jam-packed year of growth, fun and detailing for the Dr. Beasley’s crew and 2020 is shaping up to be no different. But before we move ahead into the new decade, let’s take a look back at what happened in 2019! January We launched the first in our series of articles on hydrophobicity. […]

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Dodge Challenger Hellcat SRT in Go Mango, profile view
29
Jul
Behind the Detail, Featured, Matte Car Care

Ryan’s Challenger SRT Hellcat in Go Mango!

Posted on by Celine Witherell

Customer Ryan has been a fan of the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat since its genesis. He had specific aesthetic and engineering options in mind and he went to a dealership ready to buy. He saw a Go Mango colored Challenger SRT Hellcat with and a 6 speed manual transmission that just happened to be exactly […]

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matte products on glossy paint
23
Mar
Featured, Matte Car Care, Matte Car Detailing Basics, Matte Car Washing, Matte Ceramic Coating, Matte PPF & Vinyl Wraps

Can I Use Matte Products On Glossy Paint?

Posted on by Victor Espeland

People routinely ask us whether you can use Dr. Beasley’s matte paint care products on glossy paint. Which isn’t surprising; most would assume that if glossy products make matte shine, then matte products would make gloss dull.

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Leather Coating
28
Jul
Behind the Detail, Ceramic Coatings, Featured, Interior Detailing

Leather Lock Pro Is the Ultimate Leather Coating

Posted on by Celine Witherell

Dr. Beasley’s already has a leather coating: Leather Lock. It’s a protectant for leather surfaces that beads liquids, prevents stains, and protects from UV damage. It works well. It works great, in fact. But it takes 24 – 48 hours to fully cure. That’s fine for some enthusiasts who have more than one car. They can […]

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07
Mar
Behind the Detail, Featured, Guides & Tips, Tips

How Water Spots Get Etched Into Paint

Posted on by Victor Espeland

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 […]

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Cleaning a Glass Serum Pro coating to restore hydrophobicity
04
Oct
Behind the Detail, Ceramic Coatings, Featured, How To, Tips

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

Posted on by Victor Espeland

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 […]

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