Category Archives: Paint Correction

How to Lubricate Felt Ring on Harbor Freight Hercules Forced Rotation DA
13
Mar
Behind the Detail, Exterior Detailing, Garage & Equipment, Guides & Tips, How To, Paint Correction, Videos & Media

How to Lubricate Felt Ring on Harbor Freight Hercules Forced Rotation DA Polisher

Posted on by Mike Phillips

The Harbor Freight Hercules Forced Rotation DA Polisher is an almost exact copy of the Flex XC 3401 VRG Dual Action Polisher, AKA the BEAST — all the way down to the felt ring that lines the inside of the aluminum housing behind the backing plate. I noted this when I first reviewed the Hercules […]

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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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Classic red car concours detailing with best show ribbon
11
Jul
Behind the Detail, Exterior Detailing, Guides & Tips, Paint Correction, Professional Detailing, Videos & Media

How to Detail a Car for a Concours d’Elegance

Posted on by Mike Phillips

Detailing a car bound for a Concours d’Elegance like Pebble Beach or Amelia Island is no easy task. How do you best preserve the original appearance? How do you handle washing? How should you approach paintwork correction on old school, single stage paint? I answer all these questions and MORE in this condensed reel from […]

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How to clean wool buffing pads
23
Mar
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How to Clean Wool Buffing Pads

Posted on by Mike Phillips

Wool pads are round buffing pads made from long fibers (typically lambswool) designed to remove deep scratches, heavy oxidation, severe water spots and sanding marks on automotive paints like single stage paints, basecoat/clearcoat paints and marine boat gelcoats. While they’re great for quickly removing heavy paint defects, their long fibers easily trap spent product and […]

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Red classic car hood with detailing class promotion
02
Jan
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Showcar & Concours Detailing | Live Online Detailing Class with Mike Phillips

Posted on by Victor Espeland

Detailing cars for shows and Concours d’Elegance events can be intimidating — after all, you’re literallly being judged on your work. Thankfully, Mike Phillips is here to make it all accessible to even the beginner detailer. Watch this recording of a live detailing class Mike hosted covering showcar detailing on a unique 1960 Plymouth Valiant […]

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1970 Plymouth Superbird Paint Correction by Mike Phillips
14
Jul
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1970 Plymouth Superbird – Paint Correction with Dr. Beasley’s by Mike Phillips

Posted on by Mike Phillips

When it comes to buffing out cool cars, so cool that you might only get to work on one of these cars in your lifetime, I call these Bucket List Cars. This is such an instance. This is a 1970 Plymouth Superbird but not just any Superbird, this is one of 58 built that came […]

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1965 Ferrari GTB 275 - Paint Correction Case Study from Mike Phillips
05
Aug
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1965 Ferrari GTB 275 — Hologram & Deep Scratch Correction with NSPs by Mike Phillips

Posted on by Mike Phillips

“The most difficult paint correction job for any detailer is taking a finish that already looks good to an even higher level.” Abrasive Technology – the MOST important factor In the car detailing world, it’s both common and easy to take a severely neglected finish, do the necessary paint correction and show DRAMATIC before/after pictures […]

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Detailing team with red sports car at Future of Detailing advanced paint correction clinic May 2023 class recap and photos
18
May
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Future of Detailing Advanced Paint Correction Clinic — May 2023 Class Photos & Recap

Posted on by Victor Espeland

Earlier this month Dr. Beasley’s hosted the Future of Detailing Advanced Paint Correction Clinic at the Rag Company’s Training Center in Boise, Idaho for the first time! This is the second “APC” Clinic we’ve held, with the previous being hosted at Lake Country Manufacturing’s Oconomowoc, Wisconsin headquarters. We had a lot of awesome guest instructors […]

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The Future of Detailing Advanced Paint Correction Clinic Students & Instructors
07
Oct
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Future of Detailing Advanced Paint Correction Clinic — September 2022 Class Photos

Posted on by Victor Espeland

Last week we at Dr. Beasley’s held our first-ever “Advanced Paint Correction Clinic” as part of our “Future of Detailing” clinic series in partnership with Lake Country Manufacturing, Griot’s Garage and FLEX Tools. The event was a huge success, with professional detailers from all over the country (some even coming for their second or third […]

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