Pictures & Videos - February 2026 2-Day Car Detailing Class - No Chairs - Zero Sitting - Mike Phillips

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Next up, we go over the tools and techniques to do a 2-step paint correction and ceramic coating. Here's the PowerPoint side for this 2nd topic on the first day.

2022 Camaro RS LT
While one half of the class is doing the SAME 2-step process to the Chevelle, the other half of the class is doing this 2-step process to this Camaro. Not a lot of acton pictures for this car, but the results speak for themselves.

Step 1: Our Test Spot showed us the factory paint on this Camaro to be a tick on the soft side. We were able to remove a majority of all defects using only a Buff and Shine white foam polishing/finishing pad with Dr. Beasley's NSP 150.

Step 2: After using the NSP 150 with white foam polishing pads on gear-driven orbital to remove the swirls and scratches, next up the class switches over to NSP 95 with the Buff and Shine black foam finishing pads.

Step 3: Install the Ceramic Coating

Here's Josh tackling the roof

Here's Julia following Josh and getting the verticle panels.

Here's the final results!

Both cars came out freaking amazing!

And here's the team that made the magic happen!

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Saturday Night Meet & Greet
After the first day, everyone is tired and also HUNGRY! So Dr. Beasley's treats the class to some amazing food at one of my favorite local restaurants - Fresh Catch

Topic 3 - 1-Step Ceramic AIO
Next up, the class is going to learn how to do a 1-Step Ceramic AIO and for this portion of the class, we have two cars, a 2024 Lotus Emira and a 1962 Chevy Impala with the original single stage paint. This is also the same 1962 Impala that the class removed all the ACID ETCHING from the glass on Friday.


Bath time
Before the class started, someone has to wash all the cars. I don't like taking up class time for washing cars, so I do it myself and honestly, it's very relaxing washing a Lotus Emira!

Here's Yancy moving the car into place for the class.

He's been helping me to move cars around for 17 years now and I truly appreciate it as I cannot drive a manual shift car due to my artificial leg.

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Our Classes Start Early! And the Start ON TIME!
I don't know about other classes in the world, most of them that I've been a part of, (not in charge of), tend to start around the crack-of-noon. We cover too many tool, topics and techniques and the ONLY way to get it all done is to start early. I request each student get here at 7:00am to enjoy some hot coffee and fresh donuts and at 7:30am it's GO TIME!

How to install a ceramic coating to PPF
The front clip on this Lotus, plus the roof, A-pillars and B-pillars are all protected with PPF. Here's Cam, an Instructor for Dr. Beasley's teaching the students how to first prep the PPF and then apply a protective ceramic coating. His assistant for this topic is my good friend, and alumni class member, Corey Richland at Right Choice Auto Spa.

Step 1: Wipe all PPF using Film Cleanser to clean it and prep it for the coating.
Always pre-inspect anything that will touch the PPF to avoid accidental marring.

Step 2: Install the ceramic coating

As Cam works around the car, Corey follows to level the coating and then give the PPF a final buff.

The entire roof is protected with PPF

Nice work guys!

Next up - How to correctly do a 1-Step Ceramic AIO Paint Correction.

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1-Step Ceramic AIO Paint Correction
The class has covered a LOT of different topics so far and each topic covers a different approach if you're a Do-it-Yourselfer and if you detail cars for a business, then this would be a detailing menu package. The goal of a 1-Step Ceramic AIO Paint Correction process is to restore the shine and gloss while adding protection. The goal is NOT to go after 100% defect removal. If a person wants to remove all or the majority of paint defects then that would be the first topic we cover, Show Car Detailing, or the second topic we cover, 2-Step Paint Correction & Ceramic Coating.

Which approach you use on your own cars, (do-it-yourselfers), or which package you offer your customers, (detail business), simply depends on the goal and the budget.

Here's the ONLY PowerPoint slide for this topic and these two cars. Students can simply take a picture of the slide to help them remember the tools, pads and products.

It's now 8:20am and it's GO TIME!

Something Old and Something New!
Both cars are getting the 1-Step Ceramic AIO Paint Correction process. For the 2024 Lotus Emira, it's only for the pained body panels, not anything with PPF. For the 1962 Impala the class is carefully machine polishing the original, single stage paint, which is so thin in places you can see primer. Thus the reason to be careful and thus the reason to only do ONE STEP.

Here's Mark putting some Z1 onto the face of a Buff and Shine EdgeGuard white foam polishing pad.

Then back to work on the painted body panels of the Lotus.

Here's Julia testing out the new BRUSHLESS and corded FLEX BEAST

Here's Taggert using the NEW FLEX brushless, corded 24v polisher.

Here's Rich using the RUPES BigFoot Mark V 15

Below is Josh using my original PROTOTYPE of the FLEX Finisher.
(I never use this tool but love seeing others use it and make up their own mind)

Installing the Dr. Beasley's Nano-Resin 2.0 Ceramic Coating
This is a 2-step process where you apply the Paint Coating Builder first, followed by the actual coating.

Next up, installing the Nano-Resin 2.0 Ceramic Coating

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Here's the final results!

My Guess
I'm just going to guess that Dr. Beasley's is the FIRST car detailing class to bring in a super cool 2024 Lotus Emira for students t train on. Just a guess.



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1962 Chevy Impala - All Original Car including the Original Single Stage Paint
While part of the class is tackling the 2024 Lotus Emira doing a 1-Step Ceramic AIO Paint Correction, the rest of the class is tackling the Impala.

As you can see, there are super thin areas where you can actually see the primer starting to show through. There are also raised body lines and edges where the paint is completely missing. And there are at least two spots on the passenger side of the hood where there's bare metal exposed and this bare steel is rusting.

While some people might think this will not make a great training car, I think the exact opposite. The people in the class are learning how to tackle cars in such condition and they are also LEARNING that we as detailers, cannot fix everything. BUT we can take what we have to work with to its highest potential.

Wait until you see the final results.


Mike