Category Archives: Matte Car Care

Lovebug residue covering a car's front end during Florida lovebug season
18
Sep
Guides & Tips, Matte Car Detailing Basics, Matte Car Washing, Professional Detailing

Lovebug Season in Florida: What Bugs Actually Do to Your Paint

Posted on by Jim Lafeber

If you’ve driven through Florida during lovebug season, you already know the drill. A few miles on the highway and the front of a clean car turns into a mess of black insect remains across the bumper, mirrors, hood, grille and windshield. During a heavy season it can feel pointless to even bother, because they’re […]

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Cleaning and maintaining a matte wheel without changing its finish
04
Sep
Exterior Detailing, Matte Car Care, Matte Wheels

How to Safely Maintain Matte Wheels Between Washes

Posted on by Jim Lafeber

Matte wheels need a different maintenance strategy than gloss wheels. The reason is simple: if you scratch a gloss wheel, polishing may reduce or remove the defect. On a matte or satin finish, polishing changes the surface texture itself — instead of restoring the original appearance, it can create a smoother, glossier patch that stands […]

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Microfiber towel wiping a car wheel during waterless wheel cleaning
03
Sep
Exterior Detailing, Guides & Tips, Matte Wheels

How to Clean Lightly Soiled Wheels Without a Hose

Posted on by Jim Lafeber

Your wheels don’t always need a full wash. If you’re dealing with a light layer of brake dust, fresh road film, environmental dust, or minor water spotting, setting up a hose, buckets, wheel brushes, and a complete wash process can be more than the job requires. That’s where waterless wheel maintenance makes sense. The key […]

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Mike Phillips demonstrating Dr. Beasley’s Wheel Detailer on a car wheel using the Spray & Wipe and Spray & Rinse methods
01
Sep
Exterior Detailing, Guides & Tips, How To, Matte Wheels, Tips

How to Use Wheel Detailer: Spray & Wipe or Spray & Rinse

Posted on by Victor Espeland

Keeping your wheels looking freshly cleaned doesn’t always require a full wheel-cleaning process. Sometimes, all you’re dealing with is a light layer of brake dust, environmental dust, fresh road film, or minor water spotting. That’s where Dr. Beasley’s new Wheel Detailer and Matte Wheel Detailer come in. Designed for maintenance between deeper wheel cleanings, these […]

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01
Sep
Dr. Beasley's News, Exterior Detailing, Matte Wheels, Press Releases

Dr. Beasley’s Launches Wheel Detailer and Matte Wheel Detailer for Between-Wash Wheel Care

Posted on by Victor Espeland

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New maintenance sprays remove light brake dust and road grime while adding hydrophobic protection to gloss and matte wheels CHICAGO, IL (Sep 1, 2026) — Dr. Beasley’s, a Chicago-based manufacturer of premium automotive detailing products, today announced the September 3rd launch of Wheel Detailer and Matte Wheel Detailer, two maintenance sprays designed […]

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cleaning car wheel with flagged tip brush
28
Aug
Exterior Detailing, Featured, Guides & Tips, Matte Wheels, Tips

Wheel Detailer vs. Wheel Cleaner vs. Brake Dust Remover: Which Does Your Wheel Need?

Posted on by Jim Lafeber

If Dr. Beasley’s already makes a wheel cleaner, why would you need a Wheel Detailer too? Because not every dirty wheel needs the same type of cleaning — and the science behind why wheels get dirty explains why one product was never going to cover every stage. Why Wheels Get Dirty So Fast (and Why […]

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Matte Grey, Mercedes, SLS, AMG, Black Series
28
Jan
Behind the Detail, Featured, Matte Car Care, Videos & Media

Detailing a Matte 2014 Mercedes SLS AMG Black Series

Posted on by Andrew Donovan

We deal with high end cars all the time. But sometimes a car comes in that we have to step back and admire because it is truly special. Such was the case a couple weeks ago when a customer of ours stopped by with his brand new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series. Now, I’ve never […]

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Icon, 4x4, Thriftmaster, Matte,
28
Mar
Behind the Detail, Dr. Beasley's News, Featured, Matte Car Care, Videos & Media

ICON 4X4 and Dr. Beasley’s Partner up to Clean and Protect Matte Finishes

Posted on by Will MacNeil

  ICON 4×4 matte finishes, as of 2014, are being officially cleaned and protected by Dr. Beasley’s Matte Paint Prescription. This partnership formed after extensive testing by ICON to ensure that the best possible products are being used on the best vehicles on the road. It is nothing short of humbling to be able to say […]

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