Machine Polishing
Single Stage Machine Polishing
Stage 1 machine polishing is a one step minor paint correction process. The goal of this stage is to remove light to moderate swirls, scratches, and defects from the paintwork whilst adding gloss and clarity to the paintwork. This process typically involves using a cutting compound with a medium or light cutting pad.
Stage 1 machine Polish will generally remove
- Light to medium wash induced marring and swirl marks.
- Light surface scratches
- Oxidisation
Two stage machine polish
Stage 2 machine polishing is a process that involves an initial heavy cut stage to remove deeper scratches and imperfections from the surface of a vehicle. This is then followed by a refinement stage to remove any marks left over by the machine polisher and adding gloss and clarity to the paintwork, this is defined as a major paint correction
Stage 2 machine Polish will generally remove
- Bird poo etching
- Deep surface scratches
- Remove texture from paintwork
- Poor previous paint jobs, including dull paintwork and runs.
Full Paint Correction
A full paint correction may involve wet or dry sanding major imperfections, very deep scratches, flat paintwork, bird poo etchings. Once the area or panel has been sanded the finish is brought back with multiple polishing stages
Frequently Asked Questions
Paint correction refers to the process of removing the imperfections in a vehicle’s finish and restoring it to a better than new finish
Paint correction is a process that removes swirls, scratches and other blemishes from your car’s paint. It’s not the same as waxing or polishing. Waxing and polishing will leave you with a good finish but they won’t remove any of the surface defects like swirl marks, scratches or oxidation
The first step is a heavy cutting compound with a heavy cutting pad to remove those deeper swirl marks and scratches, the second step is a cutting polish and polishing pad to remove further swirls marks followed by the finishing polish and finishing pad to further refine the paint work to a swirl, mar and hologram free finish
