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Restoring antique original single stage paint

Restoring antique original single stage paint

Mike Phillips and Jason Rose Dr. Beasey's RUPES Car Detailing Class

More... Our crate of all brand new RUPES polishers for this class just arrived. Stay tuned for an unboxing video tomorrow! Mike

RUPES Tools Bigfoot 15 21 Dueto Mille rotary polisher

More... My long-time friend Ed Dedick who is the Operations Manager and also a highly skilled detailer has been getting the restoration shop set-up for the upcoming class. These two cars will be in the background as car eye candy. The cooler is getting stocked up so there's plenty of...

Mike Phillips Car Detailing Class at the American Muscle Car Museum in Melbourne Florida

Mike Phillips Car Detailing Class at the American Muscle Car Museum in Melbourne Florida

Mike Phillips Car Detailing Class at the American Muscle Car Museum in Melbourne Florida

Mike Phillips Car Detailing Class at the American Muscle Car Museum in Melbourne Florida

The normal application process for using a combination of a paint sealant in conjunction with a wax of some sort is to, Step 1: Apply the paint sealant. Step 2: Apply the wax over the sealant. If you apply the wax first, the solvents in the paint sealant will remove the wax layer. Back in...

Your description is probably fairly accurate for most people, that is we get so excited to get in so we can get out, we don't capture the most important pictures - the before pictures. That sounds about right too. Mike

Here's an example, I met this gentleman at our local AutoZone and mentioned to him that his car was a great candidate for an extreme makeover; explained the process and gave him my phone number and in our conversation, I let him know the importance of not making a shiny spot on the hood. I...

The power in the after shots is created in the before shots by Mike Phillips In the picture below, if you DIDN'T know how bad the paint was BEFORE the paint correction, you wouldn't have as much appreciation for the AFTER results. It's the before shot that gives perspective. It's the...

Car Detailing TV Show Competition Ready with Mike Phillips and Adrianne AJ Janic