Tag Archives: matte

Matte Wheels, Cleaners, Powder Coating, Protecting

The 3 Things to Consider with Matte Wheels

Matte black wheels on a pearl white Mercedes AMG with blacked out windows…ya that sounds pretty good. Now before you go out and buy one, let’s make sure that you’ve thought it through. There are a few things to consider when it comes to matte wheels. Mind you, “consider” does not mean concerned about. Matte […]

Detailing Business, Improvement, Matte Vehicles

Improve your Detailing Business by Offering Matte Services

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 […]

Matte Paint, Matte Paint Protection, Matte Sealant

Are YOU Doing it Wrong? Proper Matte Paint Protection

Here at Behind the Detail, we like to help people with their matte paint questions. There are some things you DEFINITELY should do, and some things that aren’t a good idea.  When it comes to things you definitely should do, protecting it is number 1. Protection is an easy thing to do when all it […]

Wash, Clean, Protect Matte Viper and Hellcat

Chrysler Recommends Dr. Beasley’s for Matte Dodge Viper SRT and Challenger SRT Hellcat

Joining the ranks of several other OEMs, Dodge of Chrysler has released the Viper SRT and Challenger SRT Hellcat in matte finishes. In their service bulletin they’ve recommended Dr. Beasley’s matte finish products to safely clean and protect these matte finishes. Over time these surfaces like the matte black Challenger hood can spot and fade […]

Matte Paint, Manufacturers, OEM,

The Detail: The Matte Surge in the World Today

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. […]

Red BMW with Frozen Paint

BMW Frozen Paint Guidelines

BMW released a recent video on caring for BMW’s matte Frozen paint on the M performance line. They missed a few things, but they got a lot right. Here’s what they missed and what every matte car owner needs to know about their matte paint finish.

Mercedes, AMG, Black Series Coupe, Matte, Designo

SLS AMG Black Series Coupe: Photo Blog

  Here is a simple gallery of the Mercedes SLS AMG Black Series Coupe. We received it last winter immediately after it arrived from oversees. We cleaned it and then protected it with Matte Paint Coating. Afterwards we absolutely needed to get a a few photos to show it off. So here it is.

Matte Mercedes C63 AMG Emblem

How to Detail a Matte Car

How to detail a matte car using matte paint prescription to keep matte and flat finishes clean and protected.