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Paint Correction & Reconditioning: Swirl/Scratch/Haze

Paint corrective processes are body-shop techniques utilized to remove paint imperfections such as bird stains, etch marks, hard water deposits and swirl & scratches permanently.

Whether deliberate or accidental, scratches and abrasions in your clear coat can quickly ruin your day. Damage to the exterior finish detracts from the overall appearance and value of a car. Many people want their cars to remain pristine, so an imperfection can be very upsetting.

Many surface stains, scratches and abrasions that only lightly affect the clear coat can often be removed without having to repaint the complete panel. Removing the damage is more of an aggressive process than just putting on wax.

Severe imperfections that penetrate all the way to the primer are harder, but not impossible, to repair

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There are three layers of paint on a factory-built car.

  • Top layer is the clear coat, a glossy layer that protects the paint beneath it.
  • Next is the base coat, which gives the car its color.
  • The bottom coat, painted directly onto the metal body of the car, is known as the primer.

Sometimes, shallow scratches and abrasions only penetrate the clear coat. This type of damage can be safely removed utilizing our paint free restoration techniques.

Scratches and abrasions that cut into the base coat will require a bit more effort.

Scratches and abrasions that cut so deep into the primer might require air brushing or complete panel repainting if it cannot be touched up effectively due to the damage.
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COMPOUND PAINT CORRECTION
*starts at $375 -$575 for complete car
**must be added with a machine wax detail package

the use of wax-like textured cream which will "exfoliate" the top-layer of the clear-coat to remove the lighter scratch and swirl imperfections caused by washing, paint transfers, or even lighter abrasions which have not broken the paint.
COLOR-SANDING/WET-SANDING PAINT CORRECTION
*starts at $575 -$775 for complete car
**must be added with a machine wax detail package

the use of fine sandpaper to smooth out the clear-coat to remove deeper imperfections such as bird droppings stains, hard water deposits, deeper scratches or swirls, deeper paint transfers are also recommended with this process. The use of sandpaper is much more aggressive to restore paint back to newer-like condition BUT the paint must be intact. This process will not work on paint which is missing, deeply gouged, deeply stained, or even dissolved.

Ask about our durable, permanent 9H Paint Coatings once we restore your car to new. Great for new cars and newly painted finishes.