Category Archives: Matte Car Care

XPEL Stealth, dodge challenger, matte red

XPEL Stealth & Dr. Beasley’s

XPEL is one of the best known and most reputable brands of PPF. Their products are reliable, protective, and invisible to the naked eye, which is everything you want from a paint protection film. Their newest venture deals with our area of expertise; the matte look. XPEL Stealth A matte paint protection film, this product can protect […]

Matte Surfaces, Matte Paint, Matte Vinyl, Matte PPF, Plasti Dip, Patina, Rhino Liner

Differences Between the 3 Types of Matte Surfaces

When matte paint finishes first became popular there were two ways to do it. You could rattle can the heck out of your car for $30 and live with the results of your craftiness, or spend a fortune for a specialized professional.  However, now there are quite a few different ways to get that same […]

Hood of Dodge Durango being paint corrected

Photos from “Future of Detailing” Clinic — May 2022

matte mercedes

Matte Mercedes & The Mystery Shine

A beautiful 2015 Mercedes Benz E63 AMG in magno alanite gray came to see us in need of a clean up. It was cleaned with Matte Body Wash and all of the road salt and other Chicago winter contaminants came off easily. Often times during winter, a car is so caked with dirt/snow/salt that it’s hard […]

Are Matte Cars Just A Fad?

We’ve been wondering, as matte paint care experts, are matte cars here to stay? As few as 10 years ago, a matte paint job could also be called a trailer park paint job. The flat finish looked like primer. To many, it meant that the owner of the car was financially incapable of giving their vehicle […]

Hyundai, Veloster, Matte Blue, Matte Paint Prescription

Matte Blue Hyundai Veloster is Sponsored by Dr. Beasley’s

We here at Dr. Beasley’s are proud to announce another year of a great partnership with Hyundai! Just last week at the Chicago Auto Show, Hyundai unveiled their newest factory matte finish, Matte Blue. Hyundai now has two matte finish options for the Veloster, grey and blue. Each vehicle painted in one of these finishes […]