Category Archives: Paint Correction

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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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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Case study graphic showing Dr. Beasley’s NSP Z1 applied during paint preparation on a Ferrari, highlighting surface decontamination and refinement for optimal coating bonding and high-gloss finish results
07
Aug
Behind the Detail, Ceramic Coatings, Paint Correction, Professional Detailing

NSP Z1 Case Study: 2003 Ferrari 360

Posted on by Victor Espeland

One step ceramic coating that removes swirls and scratches? That’s NSP Z1 in a nutshell — it corrects defects while laying down a 1+ year ceramic nanocoating. We’ve been talking for awhile now about the advances in shine and efficiency Z1 brings to the table, and now it’s time to show how that works in […]

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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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Safely removing stubborn contamination from car paint using chemical decontamination
09
Oct
Guides & Tips, Paint Correction, Professional Detailing

Why Chemistry Should Come Before Scrubbing Your Paint

Posted on by Jim Lafeber

When something is stuck to your paint, most people have the same instinct: scrub harder. I understand why. You wash the car, the contamination is still there, so the natural reaction is to apply more pressure, grab something more aggressive or start scraping. In detailing, that is often exactly the wrong direction to go. One […]

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Water spots and mineral deposits on car paint after summer
25
Sep
Ceramic Coatings, Exterior Detailing, Guides & Tips, Paint Correction, Professional Detailing

Why Your Car Is Covered in Water Spots After Summer

Posted on by Jim Lafeber

Summer Leaves Evidence Behind Every September, we see the same thing at the shop. A customer brings in a car they have washed faithfully all summer. It looks clean from ten feet away, but under proper lighting we see rings across the hood, cloudy patches on the roof and a roughness on the trunk lid […]

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