Paint correction in Denver, from $399
Paint correction in Denver: swirls, light scratches, water spots, and haze machine-polished out of the clear coat. Single stage, at your address.
Starting price for a coupe or sedan. Midsize and large vehicles cost more.
What the paint correction includes
Paint Correction from $399 includes the following 10 steps.
- Full decontamination wash first
- Clay bar paint decontamination
- Paint inspected panel by panel
- Single-stage machine cut
- Refining pass for clarity
- Overlapping passes, checked as they clear
- Trim and edges masked
- Panel wipe to verify the finish
- Sealant to protect the correction
- Honest assessment of what cannot be removed
2-Step Paint Correction, from $699. Heavier defects: compounding then polishing, most of the clear coat marks gone.
What to know before you book
The questions customers ask most about paint correction, answered before you book.
What actually is paint correction?
Machine polishing that levels the clear coat until the defects disappear. A swirl mark is a groove; polishing takes the surface down to the bottom of the groove, which is why it is skilled labor rather than a product you spray on.
Our single-stage correction removes the majority of light defects in one polishing pass. Deep scratches that catch a fingernail are beyond any polish, that is paint repair, and we will tell you so before starting rather than after.
Is it worth it on my car?
If the paint looks hazy in sunlight, shows spiderweb swirls around reflections, or has lost the depth it had new, yes, correction is the single biggest visual change any detail can make. On a lease you are returning next year, probably not, and we will say that too.
How long does it take?
A day, typically four to eight hours depending on vehicle size and paint condition. It is slow because it has to be: every panel is worked in overlapping passes and checked as it clears.
Should I coat the paint afterwards?
Usually, yes. Correction removes clear coat to remove defects, and a ceramic coating protects what remains and keeps the corrected finish looking corrected. Doing them together is the standard play and saves a second visit.
Paint Correction questions
Answers on paint correction: what it costs, how long it takes, and what to expect on the day.
How much does paint correction cost?
1-step paint correction starts at $399 for a coupe or sedan. That figure covers a full decontamination, a machine polish stage, and a panel-by-panel inspection. Heavier defects need a multi-stage approach, which is quoted after we measure the paint rather than guessed from a photo.
What is the difference between paint correction and polishing?
Correction removes defects; polishing hides them. A correction cuts a measured amount of clear coat away so the swirls are physically gone, then refines the surface back to gloss. A glaze or filler polish fills the same swirls with oils that wash out in a month or two.
How much clear coat does correction remove?
Very little, because a 1-step takes off only the top of the clear coat, which is why factory paint can usually take correction two or three times over its life and a cheap repaint often takes it once. If the paint looks too thin to work on safely, we say so and stop rather than push it.
Will paint correction remove deep scratches?
Only if the scratch is inside the clear coat. Run a fingernail across it: if it catches, the scratch is through to primer or base and correction will improve how it looks but not erase it. We tell you which category each mark falls into before the polisher comes out.
Can you correct a car that already has a ceramic coating?
Not without removing the coating first. The polisher would cut straight through it, so the coating has to come off, the paint gets corrected, and a fresh coating goes back on. That is why we push people to correct before coating rather than after.
More on paint correction
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Swirl marks: what they are and what actually removes them
Swirl marks are fine scratches cut into the clear coat, which is why no wash, polish-in-a-bottle or wax removes them: they can only be leveled out by machine.
Other services
- Standard Exterior Detail from $99
- Interior Detail from $169
- Full Detail from $249
- Standard Enhancement Ceramic Coating from $599
- Monthly Maintenance from $130
Book paint correction, or get a price first
Full details from $249, at your home or office. We bring the water and the power.
Monday to Saturday, 8am to 5pm
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