Paint Correction Services
Paint Correction is more than a simple polish: It requires the precision and knowledge of a highly-skilled detailer.
What exactly is Paint Correction?
When the paint on a vehicle requires improvement, some car owners assume they need to find the cost to paint a car. However, paint correction can often be a more efficient and cost-effective option. Paint correction treatment is more intricate than a simple polish that only fills or hides imperfections. Paint correction removes any swirls, blemishes, or scratches on the paintwork to create a mirror-like shine. Some professional detailers refer to the craft as “paint refinement”, it involves delicately buffing away the fine topmost layer of clear coat on a vehicle’s paintwork, leaving it flawless. This is the best your car will ever look as it will have the flattest paint and the more mirror-like shine.
Basic Paint Correction
up to 75% correction factor
- Pre-Treat For Bugs
- Foam Bath Pre-Soak
- Deep Clean Wheels
- Gentle Hand Wash
- De-Ionized Water Rinse
- Detail Door Jambs
- Pneumatic Air Dry
- Exterior & Interior Glass
- No Sling Tire Dressing
- Polish Exhaust Tips
- 2 Step Clay Treatment
- Paint Iron Remover Exfoliation
- Digital Paint Inspection
- Trim Masking
- Paint Sanitation
- Stage 2 Hybrid Refinement Polish (50% Defect Removal)
Pro Paint Correction
up to 90% correction factor
- Pre-Treat For Bugs
- Foam Bath Pre-Soak
- Deep Clean Wheels
- Gentle Hand Wash
- De-Ionized Water Rinse
- Detail Door Jambs
- Pneumatic Air Dry
- Exterior & Interior Glass
- No Sling Tire Dressing
- Polish Exhaust Tips
- 2 Step Clay Treatment
- Paint Iron Remover Exfoliation
- Digital Paint Inspection
- Trim Masking
- Paint Sanitation
- Stage 3 Cut & Refinement Polish (97% Defect Removal)
Benefits of Paint Correction
Whether you have a Ford or a Ferrari, the first thing anyone who sees your car will notice is the paint.
Paint correction is the process of removing the imperfections in a vehicle’s finish and restoring it to an, often times, better than new state.
For some, a clean car isn’t enough. It needs to be closer to perfection. While it’s generally assumed that paint correction is simply a visual enhancement, paint correction is fixing the damage to your car’s protective layer, known as a clear coat. When this layer is damaged, eventually, dirt and debris will penetrate the surface. This penetration leads to paint chipping, sun damage, and premature fading.
Imperfections such as swirl marks, spiderwebbing, or an “orange peel” finish are caused by circular washing, automated carwashes, or inexperienced detailers. These imperfections in your vehicle’s paint are only truly removed through paint correction. Leveling the protective clear coat will result in a more crisp, clear, un-muddled reflection.
add years to the paint
the shiny, wet appearance
restores exterior vinyl and accents
add years to the paint
Scratches and oxidation leave the clear coat exposed. Over time, water, chemicals, dirt, and other pollutants collect in these cuts and scrapes, eating away at the paint. Ultimately, this can cause corrosion and rust, a costly problem to reverse. Paint correction removes these small scratches and protects them.
the shiny, wet appearance
Paint correction restores the clear coat. When buffed, the shiny, wet appearance will return to the paint. Your car will look years younger and the paint will look newer, brighter, and more vibrant.
restores exterior vinyl and accents
Outside the key benefit of a new shine of the paint, paint correction service restores exterior vinyl and accents. Vinyl and rubber bumpers are rejuvenated with specialized products, as are the tires and rubber accents.
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Proper paint correction isn’t an hour-long endeavor. Depending on the condition of the paint, it could take anywhere from a morning to a lifetime; that shine is addictive. Midnight Madness Detailing takes the time, uses the proper equipment, and has the experience so your vehicle can sit in the sun and never reflect paint swirls, hazing, or scratches.
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“Midnight madness did a phenomenal job as always. Can’t wait to do my exterior. My Beast looks better than the first day it was bought!”
“Received an exterior detail on my truck. Top-notch quality and very professional. Would definitely recommend!”
“The owner really takes the time out to detail your care, he provides excellent attention to detail. He will make sure you are 100% satisfied before you leave, and if not he will correct it all. The owner makes sure that customer notices the changes made to their car with before and after pictures ensure the correct service was done. If you really want a great deal and someone who actually does what they say when detailing your car then check out Midnight Madness!!!!”
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Frequently Asked Questions About
Paint Correction
What causes swirls?
Swirls are actually fine thin scratches all over the paint that reflect back with light. They make cars look dull by diffusing the light and dulling the reflections. Swirls are caused by dirt or other contaminants rubbing against the paint. Low quality towels, dirty towels, and dirty wash sponges can cause very serious swirling. Automated car washes are at the top of the list for causing swirls. Their goal is speed and efficiency. Not quality and effectiveness. How many times have you seen dozens of cars waiting on line for the automated wash. How many cars is that in a year? 100’s? 1000’s? Now think of all of the dirt, rocks, and even road salt stuck on the car heading in before you. That gets all over the automated brushes and towels about to slap themselves up against your car. Then the low-grade towels being reused over and over again outside. Now you understand why they are commonly called, “Swirl-O-Matics.”
Is paint correction permanent?
Paint Correction as defined above is the process of eliminating swirls and scratches through mechanical polishing. This process will remove all visible defects for as long as you maintain the vehicle correctly. Improper washing and automated car washes will greatly improve your chances of scratching the surface again.
How much time does paint correction take?
On average you can expect to see new car prep coming in around 4-8 hours of polishing time, for a vehicle that is a few years old with mild neglect we expect 6-20 hours for paint correction. These are just averages and an actual time estimate will be provided in person under the proper lighting conditions.
Does paint correction help resale value?
Why should your car just be another average, swirled up car on the road? Did you know studies show that a swirl-free and smooth paint job is worth over 25% more! That is thousands of dollars in your pocket if you choose to resell. Why wouldn’t you maximize the value of your investment or pride and joy?
What is Paint Clay Bar decontamination?
The process of using multiple grades of clay bar to decontaminate the exterior paint work and embedded contaminants.
What is a multi-stage paint correction?
Multi-stage paint correction can be defined as re-leveling, rejuvenation, and renovation. Here at Midnight Madness Detailing, it is the usage of high-tech tools and materials coupled with knowledge and experience to permanently remove any swirl marks, spider webbing, fine to deep scratches, water spots, bird dropping etchings, and other paint defects. Our expertise lies in restoring your cars paint to a better-than-new condition, revealing an optically clear and smooth finish.
Does my vehicle need a paint correction?
It is a common misconception that a brand new vehicle requires no paint correction and that the paint is fresh from the factory. It is the dealerships usual practice to do a new car prep before delivering to the customer. Dealerships will always use the fastest and cost effective way to prep the car, which inevitably creates these imperfections. In addition to that, the dealership detailers uses a body shop glaze and a combination of high speed machines with dirty wool pads to create that show car shine under the showroom lights. This merely helps to create extra gloss, hiding all the imperfections remaining.
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