Last week some of the Dr. Beasley’s team flew 2000 miles to make a series of meetings and events in sunny California. The first of these trips included heading up to Chatsworth, CA to visit and work at ICON 4×4. The goal of the trip to ICON was to detail some of their matte trucks […]
Tag Archives: matte paint
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Jun
Jun
Many of our customers buy our Matte Paint Prescription so that they have everything they need to take care of their matte car. But once it arrives on their doorstep the question usually arises – “Now what?” While we tend to think that detailing a matte finished vehicle is easier than a glossy one, it’s still […]
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Apr
Apr
The average person isn’t going to put a Rupes polisher to the hood of their matte Mercedes. However, we think it’s important to show you what happens when you do buff matte paint. https://drbeasleys.wistia.com/medias/odvt3yw88b?embedType=seo&videoWidth=800 From time to time we get panicked calls because someone had a scratch or chips in their matte finish and without […]
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Apr
Apr
Maybe it’s because I work in the industry of cars and automotive paint, but I thought that matte finished vehicles were more popular than they are. I’ve spent the past few weeks in conversations with lots of different groups of people and the question of, ‘what do you do for work?’ comes around quite often. […]
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Feb
Feb
This isn’t going to be a blog on how to operate a detailing business, but it will tell you how to step up your game and rise above your competition. You got it, matte finishes is the trade to know to improve your detailing business. This is the part where you say, “Why? Hardly anyone […]
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Jan
Jan
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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Dec
Dec
Rumors are far too common in the automobile world in regards to matte paint. People love it. People hate it. But like we’ve been saying all along, matte paint is not as difficult as you may have heard! Our office frequently gets calls, e-mails, tweets, and comments in regards to matte paint. We enjoy talking […]
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Oct
Oct
We here at Behind the Detail and Dr. Beasley’s get a lot of comments, questions, and concerns regarding taking care of Matte Paint between washes. There shouldn’t be, but there still seems to be a lot of fear floating around regarding matte paint care. While we get a lot of questions regarding matte paint […]
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Sep
Sep
In this day in age matte paint isn’t a secret. Chances are you’ve heard of it, or better yet seen it. But getting a matte car ready for a show like SEMA? That’s merely just knowing the steps and being prepared. You can do it yourself in just a few steps. Step 1: Before the […]
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Apr
Apr
When asked why matte paint looks flat, I usually just forward people to the article we wrote detailing the science behind matte’s unique ability to absorb light. Rather than beating a dead horse, I thought I’d take a stab at defining what it is we see when looking at a matte painted vehicle rather than why…