Machine polishing that removes defects instead of hiding them. Swirls, water spots, and oxidation cut away to bring back the deep, wet gloss your paint had when it was new.
Paint correction is the machine-polishing process that removes the defects sitting in your clear coat — swirl marks, spider-webbing, water spots, light scratches, and oxidation — instead of just hiding them. The result is the deep, wet, reflective gloss the paint had when it was new.
It's also the foundation for protection: correct first, then coat, and you lock in a flawless finish instead of trapping damage under a ceramic layer.
Priced from the coupe rate; larger vehicles are priced in the booking form.
We don't hide the damage. We remove it.
Primer, then the color (base coat), then a transparent layer of clear coat on top — the whole stack is thinner than a credit card. Every swirl, water spot, and light scratch you see lives in that clear layer. The color underneath is usually untouched.
Machine correction polishes away an extremely thin slice of clear coat — measured in microns — until the surface is level again. A level surface bounces light back instead of scattering it, and that's the deep, wet gloss. It's removal, not filler: nothing washes off in two weeks.
Mostly washing: brush tunnels, dirty sponges, wiping dust off dry paint. The defects we remove are gone for good — and we hand off safe-wash guidance with every job so the damage doesn't come back.
| Gloss Cut · One-Step | Swirl Killer · Two-Step | |
|---|---|---|
| What it removes | The majority of light swirls, water spots, and oxidation in a single polishing stage | A cutting stage for deeper swirls, scratches, and etching, then a refining stage to a high gloss |
| Built for | Well-kept daily drivers that need their pop back | Dark paint, neglected finishes, and anything getting coated after |
| Time on site | Most of a day | A full day — sometimes more for big or rough vehicles |
| From | $349 | $599 |
Not sure which one your paint needs? Book either — we inspect in person first and tell you straight if the cheaper option will get you there.
The fingernail test: if your nail catches in the scratch, it's through the clear coat and too deep to polish out safely. We'll flag it honestly and improve its appearance where we can — not chase it and burn through your paint.
Chips are missing paint, not surface texture. Polishing can't replace what's gone — touch-up is the right play there, and we'll tell you so before you spend correction money on it.
Peeling, flaking, or burned-through clear is past the point of correction — that's a repaint conversation. We'd rather tell you that up front than take your money for a result that won't hold.
Correction is permanent — but new swirls aren't off the table if the car goes straight back through brush tunnels. Safe-wash guidance comes with every job so the finish stays fixed.
Fully mobile across Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs — Bucks, Montgomery, and Delaware County. If you're in the neighborhood, we pull up.