Mike Phillips

🐞💥 From CHALKY to HEAD-TURNING! Check out the final results on this 1967 VW Bug!

Painted just two years ago, this little Bug sat outside in the sun until oxidation turned the finish chalky white. Our students rolled up their sleeves and brought the shine BACK using Dr. Beasley’s NSP Z1 for our 1-Step Ceramic AIO Paint Correction topic!

The plan was to finish with Bead Hero—but we went a step further and installed Dr. Beasley’s Nano-Resin 2.0 ceramic coating! 🔥

And yes… it has BUCKET SEATS. Literally. 😂🪣🪣
The interior is a work in progress as part of its restomod transformation!

This was car number FIVE of the SIX cars our students detailed on Saturday—with a seventh car waiting for Sunday’s sanding class!

By this point, they had already trained with rotary and gear-driven orbital polishers. For this topic, they could choose ANY orbital polisher—gear-driven or free-spinning—and discover for themselves which tools they liked, hated, or LOVED!

Real cars. Real paint problems. Real results.

No Chairs. ZERO Sitting. No PowerPoint. 100% Hands-On!

Want to be part of the next transformation? Join us in Stuart, Florida, for a class in February, May, or September 2027!

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More pictures coming—next up, the 2004 Ford Focus! 😎

Before the AFTER pictures, here's a couple of BEFORE pictures. I will also add a video showing the before condition in the next post.

The COOLEST Bucket Seats and the REAL DEAL!

Before I share the after pictures for the 1967 VW Bug, I thought I would share a picture of the bucket seats. For those that might be confused, this is a work-in-progress, that is the owners are FIXINT it up. Thus, after all the mechanical work is completed, next they'll tackle the interior. But funny all the same. :)

🐞 TRAINING CAR #5 — THIS POOR BUG NEEDS SOME LOVE! 😎
Next up is our 3rd MAJOR TOPIC for Saturday:

🔥 1-STEP CERAMIC AIO PAINT CORRECTION 🔥
This 1967 VW Bug was painted only about 2 years ago, but then it sat outside exposed to the sun and weather.

The result? ☀️ EXTREME OXIDATION!

The paint has lost its color, gloss and clarity and turned a dull, chalky white.

In other words... THE PERFECT TRAINING CAR! 😎

By this point in the class, everyone has already spent a LOT of hands-on time using:

💪 Rotary Polishers
⚙️ Gear-Driven Orbital Polishers

For the first four cars, I intentionally had the students use gear-driven orbital polishers so they could become accustomed to one very important characteristic:

⚙️ ZERO PAD STALLING!

Now I turn them loose.

👉 YOUR CHOICE ORBITAL POLISHER!

Want to continue using a gear-driven orbital? Go for it!

Want to try a free-spinning random orbital? Absolutely!

In fact, I ENCOURAGE them to try both. 👍

If they choose a free-spinning random orbital, I show them how to mark the buffing pad and backing plate so they can easily SEE whether the pad is rotating—or stalling. 👀

And that's when the light bulb comes on. 💡

After spending the first four cars experiencing ZERO PAD STALLING, they immediately recognize what happens when a free-spinning random orbital encounters curves, body lines, increased pressure or other conditions that cause the pad to slow down or stop rotating.

🧠❌ BRAIN DRAIN!

Instead of simply taking my word for it, THEY EXPERIENCE THE DIFFERENCE FOR THEMSELVES.

That's the whole point.

REAL-WORLD, HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE! 💪😎

For this Bug we're keeping the process simple:

🧪 Dr. Beasley’s NSP Z1
⚙️ Your Choice Orbital Polisher
🧽 Foam Polishing Pad
🛡️ Bead Hero Ceramic Topper

One correction step to restore the neglected paint, followed by a ceramic topper—and the students get to choose the orbital polisher they want to use.

And something interesting happens...

Most of them KEEP REACHING FOR THE GEAR-DRIVEN POLISHERS! 😎⚙️

Not because I told them to.
Because now they understand the difference.

🔥 LEARN IT. USE IT. COMPARE IT. MAKE UP YOUR OWN MIND.

That's what REAL hands-on training is all about.

And wait until you see what happens to this chalky old Bug! 🐞✨😎

Dr. Beasley's

15 Students. Two Iconic Cars. And a Whole Lot of TRUST! 💎✈️

Here’s the class behind the transformations of the 1963 Split Window Corvette and 2007 Ford Shelby GT500 Mustang! That’s 15 students plus me—and every student helped make the magic happen! 💪😎

And these are just TWO of the SEVEN cars they trained on over the weekend! With this pair completed, the class has already tackled FOUR cars on Saturday—with TWO MORE still to go! Sunday’s seventh training car brings another round of skills and challenges.

13 students flew in from other states, joining two Florida locals. Students traveled from Virginia, Minnesota, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio, New York, and Illinois—including a two-person team from Statesboro, Georgia!

They traveled serious distances for a class built around one simple idea:

You learn detailing by DOING detailing!

No chairs. ZERO sitting. No PowerPoint presentation. Real cars, real tools, and hands-on training through every step—from correcting and perfecting the paint to installing ceramic protection.

And we know their investment goes well beyond the price of the class. Airfare, hotels, rental cars, and meals on the road add up, along with time away from work, family, and business.

Dr. Beasley’s and I sincerely appreciate your trust, your time, and your investment. I give every class my all because I know what it takes for you to be here.

Look at these two cars. Look at those smiles.

You did the work. You earned the results. And you’re taking those skills home with you! 🏁

Shelby Muscle. Show-Stopping SHINE! 🐍💎

Here are the final results for the 2007 Ford Shelby GT500 Mustang Convertible!

The class transformed tired, swirled paint into a finish that looks dripping wet! 🔥

They picked the tools. They perfected the paint. They made the magic happen! 💪😎

Dr. Beasley's

Modern Muscle. Shelby Pedigree. Time to Bring Back the SHINE! 🐍🔥

Next up: this 2007 Ford Shelby GT500 Mustang Convertible! A collectible muscle car with a legendary name—and factory paint ready for some serious attention!

The class is putting 2-Step Paint Correction into practice, learning how to restore gloss and clarity while respecting the clearcoat they’re working on.

Our Test Spot showed this paint is on the soft side of medium. We let the paint tell us what it needs!

🔬 Step 1 — Correct:
Dr. Beasley’s NSP 150 with Buff and Shine yellow foam polishing pads to tackle the swirls, scratches, and defects dulling the finish.

🔬 Step 2 — Perfect:
Dr. Beasley’s NSP 45 with Buff and Shine EdgeGuard soft, black foam finishing pads to refine the paint and turn up the gloss!

💪 Pick your gear-driven orbital!

FLEX, Dynabrade, RUPES, Harbor Freight, or Makita—students get to experience different tools and discover their favorites.

These are skills you can use on your own car—or turn into a profitable detailing service!

No chairs. ZERO sitting. Real students doing real paint correction on seriously cool cars! 😎🏁

RUPES USA, Inc.
FLEX Power Tools - North America
Harbor Freight
Dr. Beasley's
Dr. ColorChip Automotive Paint Chip Repair
Buff and Shine Mfg
Lake Country Manufacturing
Detailometer Paint-Correction Tool
Grit Guard
Autogeek

1963 Split Window Corvette — Check Out That SHINE! 💎🔥

Two-step paint correction followed by Dr. Beasley’s Nano-Resin 2.0 Ceramic Coating—and this iconic Corvette looks dripping wet!

The class did the work. These are THEIR results! 💪😎

Next up: the 2007 Ford Shelby GT500 Mustang! 🏁
Dr. Beasley's
FLEX Power Tools - North America
RUPES USA, Inc.
Buff and Shine Mfg
Lake Country Manufacturing
Harbor Freight
Detailometer Paint-Correction Tool
Dr. ColorChip Automotive Paint Chip Repair
Grit Guard