The structured detailing foundation. Stop guessing.
For car owners and enthusiasts who want a correct, documented system — not trial and error.
What You'll Learn
The Detailing Fundamentals course gives you a complete, ordered workflow for maintaining your vehicle's paint correctly. You will learn why each step comes in the sequence it does, what products to use and why, and how to avoid the common errors — automatic car washes, incorrect wash technique, wrong product application — that cause permanent paint damage.
Module 1: Understanding paint
- How vehicle paint is structured (primer, base coat, clear coat)
- What swirl marks are and what causes them
- How to inspect paint under a light source
Module 2: Safe wash technique
- Two-bucket wash method — why and how
- Correct wash media selection
- Snow foam pre-wash
- Drying technique without marring
Module 3: Decontamination
- Iron fallout remover — application and indicators
- Tar remover
- Clay bar — what it does and how to use it safely
Module 4: Paint protection basics
- Wax vs sealant vs ceramic coating — understanding the categories
- How to apply a paint sealant correctly
- Maintenance wash for protected paint
Module 5: The complete workflow
- Putting it all together in sequence
- Product kit recommendations for each budget level
- When to call a professional (correction, coating, PPF)
Is this course right for you?
If you care about your own car
You maintain your own vehicle and want to do it correctly. You've watched videos, read forums, and still aren't fully confident. This course gives you the structured foundation that self-research never quite delivers — the why behind every step, not just the how.
- Stop second-guessing every product purchase
- Build a safe, documented wash and maintenance system
- Know when a job needs a professional and when you can do it yourself
If you want to detailing as a profession
You want to take on clients or already do. The gap is the documented knowledge — knowing why the process works and being able to explain it to clients. This course gives you the curriculum structure to move from doing it by feel to doing it professionally.
- Close the knowledge gap between hobbyist and professional
- Earn a verifiable certificate to show clients
- Learn from a working studio, not a product manufacturer
If you're already in the industry
You have experience. You're here for refinement, business methodology, or to add a specific skill (coatings, PPF consultancy). The studio-based curriculum is grounded in real-job practice — not training-centre theory.
- Refine specific techniques with direct instructor feedback
- Add a documented certification to your credentials
- Learn coating or PPF consultancy as a business service
Everything in the enrolment.
- 5 video modules with step-by-step demonstrations
- Downloadable product reference guide
- Lifetime access — no subscription
- Access on any device
- Community Q&A access
Included in the Full Academy Bundle — save when you buy all four.
Marco Ferretti
Lead Detailer & Academy Instructor
Marco Ferretti founded freshcardetail in Dalmine to close the gap between Italian detailing practice and accessible professional education. Every course in the Academy is built from the same methods used on client vehicles at the Dalmine studio — not from product manufacturer guides or theoretical frameworks.
He works on client vehicles and teaches at the studio simultaneously, which means the Academy curriculum reflects current, real-world practice. Students working with Marco receive instruction from someone who does the work every day.
Specialisms:
- Paint correction (DA and rotary)
- Ceramic coating application
- PPF specification and consultancy
- Detailing business methodology
Start whenever you're ready.
Self-paced — Lifetime access
Enrol today, start today. Work through the modules at your own pace. Your access never expires — revisit any module anytime.
Enrol Now — €79Enrol in Detailing Fundamentals
Included in the Full Academy Bundle — save when you buy all four.
- 5 video modules with step-by-step demonstrations
- Downloadable product reference guide
- Lifetime access — no subscription
- Access on any device
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