Paint Correction FAQs

Paint correction involves multiple stages of machine polishing to remove defects, scratches, stains in a vehicle’s clearcoat. Paint correction does not use “fillers” that can hide defects but will soon reveal themselves after the car is washed. We start by removing heavy defects with a heavy cutting compound, this however leaves a very swirly and less desirable finish. In order to get the highest quality and glossiest finish we actually fully polish the car two more times, a medium cut polish and a finishing polish. This process is what get the paint to the best condition possible. After paint correction, it’s ready for paint protection. We recommend any of our ceramic coating options for maximum durability and the easiest to clean and maintain finish.

 No. Paint correction is used to optimize the paint that is on the car, it does not add any paint. Touch up paint can be performed at an additional charge.

Not always, but it’s quite common. New cars have been handled by many different people, from the manufacturer, to transporters including boats, trains, and highway transporters. Once it arrives at the dealership, a technician has performed their pre purchase inspection, including test drive and it has possibly been washed by a few lot attendants on duty. Once this car has possibly traveled half way around the world, been driving around and also washed without any protection, it’s quite possible that wash swirls and unwanted defects in the paint could happen. We also find that during the manufacturing process, defects are left in the paint that are many times fixable via paint correction, but the manufacturer doesn’t have the time to make their vehicles as perfect as we sometimes expect.

This is actually quite typical. Low volume car manufacturers tend to have more human involvement during the manufacturing and painting process, thus leading to more defects than conventional car manufacturers. Not to worry, it is expected of low volume vehicles to need some tidying up.  

False. Any tool used without proper training and products can produce inadequate results. A rotary polisher can actually produce a deeper shine than a random orbital polisher, but it takes time and skill to accomplish this. A rotary polisher is also much more accurate than a clumsy dual action polisher so we can get into all of the nooks and crannies much better. Thankfully, our paint correction training is extremely comprehensive.

This is absolutely critical to achieving the best results possible. When we lift your vehicle into the air, we are able to better clean road tar and grime from the lower sections of your vehicle. It is also much easier for us to see and correct defects when they are at eye level. Our employees’ backs also thank us, and happy employees will perform higher quality work. Tired employees who are bending over for hours on end to correct paint will never perform the same quality on the lower sections of the cars as they do on the upper sections. We think all areas of your car need to look their very best!

Typically, yes. There are odd situations where the paint may be faded under the clearcoat and is not fixable. If your car has lacquer paint, this is single stage paint without clearcoat, it can almost always be repaired. Paint correction will be necessary as a light polish on oxidized paint will just end up looking like a blotchy mess.