Paint Correction

Why paint looks dull

Almost all "faded" paint is not faded at all — it is covered in thousands of fine scratches from automatic car washes and dirty wash mitts. Each one scatters light, and the result reads as haze.

Correction removes a measured amount of clear coat to level the surface back to flat. Done properly it is transformative; done badly it burns through the clear coat, which is why we measure thickness on every panel before touching it.

Stages explained

• Single stage — one cutting-and-finishing pass. Removes roughly 60–70% of defects. Right for newer cars and light swirls.
• Two stage — a dedicated cutting pass followed by a refining pass. Removes 85–95%. Our most common choice.
• Three stage — for neglected or heavily marred paint where the extra pass genuinely earns its place.

We check paint depth with a gauge at every stage and stop when the remaining clear coat says stop, not when the schedule says so.