This package was developed to bring your vehicle back to life!. Imagine a full reconditioning of your exterior without repainting. This service restores a neglected and / or damaged paint finish to a smooth, durable, brilliant gloss. The single most important aspect of detailing is paint correction. In fact,
about eighty to ninety percent of gloss is a result of this process.
Paint Correction will remove unsightly swirl scratches, bird etchings, water marks, oxidation, cobwebbing, machine buffer trails, hologram effects and micro-marring. The colour of the car can also be restored back to its original depth and warmth. Will remove paint flaws that a can not.
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Swirl marks Also known as "spider-webbing,"This is the most common paint defect. Swirl marks very fine scratches in the clear coat of paint finishes that appears to look like spider webs in circular patterns. Swirl marks are highly visible under direct sunlight. Swirls usually occur due to improper washing techniques and/or using abrasive materials when touching the paint. In order to remove swirls polishing is necessary to level the clear coat safely to where swirls are no longer visible. |
Holograms are another often found paint defect consisting of micro marring in the paints surface. The micro marring produces a stereoscopic image producing an almost 3d effect on the paints surface. These holograms often resemble cloud like formations that appear to 'float' just above the paint surface. These can be removed by careful polishing of the affected areas. |
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Scratches in the paintwork can be reduced or removed by careful machine polishing. As a general rule of thumb if you can catch a fingernail in a scratch then it cannot be fully removed by machine polishing alone. As can be seen by the photo to the left the appearance of these scratches can however be reduced to good effect. Full removal would require filling the scratch with paint, wet sanding and then re polishing the area to restore the shine. |
Oxidation happens to paintwork over a period of time. Caused by the loss of pigmentation through bleaching by the sun, this is most common in red paint. Depending on paint depth, the top layer can be removed to expose a new layer of paint underneath. Through the use of specific sealant and waxes, this effect can be slowed down.
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Orange Peel occurs due to excessive build up of wet layers of paint in the application process. As the paint surface is uneven it will not offer great reflectivity. Through a wet sanding process utilising various grades of grit, this effect can be reduced or removed depending on paint depth. Once sanded, the compounding and polishing can then take place to refine the finish. This is often found on resprayed vehicles. |
Buffer trails are evidence of a poor machine polish - usually by an inexperienced rotary operator. Typicaly seen after cars have been polished by bodyshops or dealerships where too harsh a compound has been used. These can be removed by repolishing with a finer compound and/or polish. |