Paint Correction

Single-stage versus two-stage

The first decision is whether your clear-coat can take a cut. We use a digital paint thickness gauge on every panel. Cars with healthy clear (around 100 microns or more) are candidates for a two-stage correction: compound first to remove defects, then a refinement polish to bring back the gloss. Cars with thin or compromised clear get a single-stage, finishing polish only — we will not cut paint that cannot afford to lose any.

This is not a sales decision. We tell you on the gauge readout which is safe for your car.

Two-stage correction

• Compound cut with a medium foam pad. Defects measured before and after with a torch and a gloss meter.
• Refinement polish with a softer foam pad. Brings the gloss back, removes any haze from the compound stage.
• Inspection wipe under LED bar. Panels reviewed one at a time; anything that needs another pass gets one.

Single-stage finishing

• Light cut with a fine polish. Removes shallow swirl marks, restores reflectivity.
• Suitable for cars with thinner clear-coat, or owners who are happy with a "much better" rather than "as new" result.
• Often the right call for daily drivers that will be back in twelve months for another round.

What is documented

For every correction job, we save:

• Paint thickness readings on every panel, before and after.
• A before-and-after panel photo taken under the same LED.
• The product, pad and polish speed used on each panel — useful if you ever need to repeat the work.

Files land on your phone before pickup. You keep the record; we keep a copy for our service log on you.

After the correction

A polished surface is also a vulnerable surface. We strongly recommend a sealant or ceramic on top — otherwise the swirls come back faster than they should. The Reset package finishes a single-stage correction with a six-month sealant; the Armour package finishes a two-stage with two layers of 9H. Either is the right way to lock the gloss in.