What is Paint correction?
Paint Correction is a simple defect removal step that is taken before applying a long term Ceramic Coating on your cars paint. Paint correction gets rid of most of the surface level scratches and defects and ultimately brings out the highest level of gloss and clarity possible to your cars painted surfaces. Paint correction will make your cars paint look its absolute best without having to repaint it. In this picture you can see a car that had paint correction done to it, in Commerce City Colorado.
So what’s the process taken to do paint correction?
1 thoroughly clean and degrease the wheels and tires and wheel wells.
2 Next is Washing the paint with high quality car soap and agitating with a wash mitt or other wash media.
3 While the paint is still wet fully decontaminate the painted and glass surfaces.
4 Spray Iron remover the entire car to remove All Ferris metals from the vehicle.
5 Rinse the car completely to remove any chemicals or last minute dirt before drying.
6 Dry the vehicle with air and high quality plush towels.
7 Bring the vehicle into the garage, shop or shaded area
8 Thoroughly give the car an IPA wipe down
9 Compound the paint to remove 90 percent or more of swirls, scratches, bird poop etchings, oxidation or any other paint imperfections.
10 Polish the paint to remove any haze from the compounding faze and bring out the highest level of gloss and shine possible to your the cars painted surfaces!
11 Finish it off with a wax or sealant(if customer has decided they don’t want the ceramic coating) and that’s it!
What tools and products are you using?
In order to perform a full paint correction, we use a pressure washer, high quality wash mitts, High quality soap, High quality drying towels, high quality IPA mix, Adams Polishes compound and polish and Adams polishes DA polishers, Sonax perfect finish, Sonax ultimate cut.
How long does paint correction last?
There are lots of factors that will determine if your paint will get scratched really fast again. The first factor is how often do you drive your vehicle? Is it a daily driver? is your vehicle garage kept? How often do you wash it? Are you getting a ceramic coating to protect the work that was done to your car with all that paint correction or are you just settling for the wax? So as you can see there are lots of factors that can change the amount of time that your car will remain swirl and scratch free. if you don’t protect the paint correction that was done to your vehicle with a ceramic coating and take it to a tunnel wash( we do not recommend tunnel washes as they scratch your cars paint) you can expect your vehicle to need a full paint correction again in a year.
Can you fix chipped paint?
unfortunately at the moment we do not fix rock chips in the paint.
how do I know if a scratch is too deep and can’t be removed by machine polishing?
One way to know if a scratch is too deep and won’t be removed by polishing is to go over the scratch with your nail. If your nail catches the scratch that means there is paint missing and is no longer a detailing issue that is a body shop issue.
Unfortunately some scratches are too deep in the clearcoat and in order to get rid of them you might have to take your vehicle to a Body shop.
Who is this service for?
This service is for those who have some scratches, oxidation or general imperfections in their paint that would like to get rid of them. This service will not get your paint looking perfect, but it will make your car look 10 times better than before. Here in Westminster Colorado cars can get severely scratched due to people using snow brushes in the winter.
Can I get paint correction done to my car without getting a ceramic coating?
Yes you can get paint correction without getting a ceramic coating however, ceramic coatings will protect your vehicles paint better than any wax or sealant ever could.
Getting paint correction done to your vehicle without protecting it with a coating would be like taking a shower and running into a blizzard without any clothes on. You can do it we just wouldn’t recommend it.
Where do I take my vehicle?
We offer mobile service for your convenience and comfort all that we ask is that you let us connect to a nearby water and electricity outlet. DISCLAIMER if you are getting a ceramic coating with the paint correction we will need a garage or a place that has a roof over it to allow the coating to cure properly. If you would be interested in bringing your vehicle to the shop the address is 10621 irma dr unit 1, in the back left corner. Please give us a call before you take your vehicle to the shop because we might be out on a mobile job and not at the shop.
How long does Paint correction take?
On average paint correction should take around one full day for sedans and one and a half days for large trucks and SUVs.