Paint Enhancement
A one-step polish for newer or well-kept paint. Removes light swirls and haze and brings back the gloss. The usual prep before a ceramic coating.
Swirls Out, Gloss Back
Paint Correction in Sacramento, CA
Machine polishing that removes the swirls, haze and light scratches dulling your paint.
What It Fixes
Paint Correction, Explained
Automatic car washes, dirty towels and years of sun leave fine scratches in the clear coat. In daylight they show up as swirls, haze and a finish that never quite looks clean.
Paint correction levels the clear coat with machine polishers and compounds until those defects are gone, so the paint reflects light the way it did new.
Two Levels
Enhancement or Full Correction
Full Paint Correction
A two-step compound and polish for paint with heavier swirls, haze and scratches. More time on the car, and a bigger change in how it looks.
Pricing
Paint Correction Prices
Priced by vehicle size and paint condition. We inspect the paint and confirm the price before we start.
One-Step Paint Correction
Paint Enhancement
From $350
$350 to $550
One machine polish for newer or well-kept paint. Takes out light swirls and haze and brings back the gloss.
- Hand wash and decontamination
- Paint inspected under light
- Single-stage machine polish
- The usual prep before a ceramic coating
Final price depends on vehicle size and paint condition.
Two-Step Paint Correction
Full Correction
From $700
$700 to $900
A compound, then a polish, for heavier swirls, haze and scratches that one step will not move.
- Hand wash and decontamination
- Paint inspected under light
- Compounding stage for heavier defects
- Polishing stage to restore clarity and gloss
Final price depends on vehicle size and paint condition.
The Process
How We Correct Paint
Wash & Decontaminate
Hand wash, then iron and tar removal so the polisher only touches clean paint.
Inspect
Every panel checked under light to see what the paint needs.
Compound & Polish
Machine work panel by panel, cutting out defects and refining the finish.
Protect
Finished with a sealant, or best of all a ceramic coating.
Make It Last
Lock It In With a Coating
Corrected paint is the best your car will look, and a ceramic coating is how you keep it there. Pair the two and the gloss lasts for years, not weeks.
FAQs
Paint Correction FAQs
What is the difference between paint enhancement and paint correction?
A paint enhancement is a one-step polish that removes light swirls and restores gloss. A full correction uses more steps and more time to take out heavier defects. We look at your paint and tell you which one it needs.
Can paint correction remove every scratch?
It removes defects that sit in the clear coat, like swirls, haze and light scratches. A scratch that has gone through the clear coat to the color or primer cannot be polished out safely. We will point those out before we start.
Should I coat my car after paint correction?
We recommend it. Without protection, corrected paint picks up new swirls from washing. A ceramic coating keeps the finish you paid for.
Where is paint correction done?
At our shop on 52nd Ave in South Sacramento, by appointment. Correction needs steady light and no sun or rain on the paint.
Bring Back the Gloss
Book a correction, or call and we will look at your paint first.