Our services
Paint Correction.
Machine polishing that removes swirl marks, light scratches, water spot etching and oxidation from your clear coat — restoring paint to better than showroom condition.
What is paint correction?
Removing defects, not hiding them.
Paint correction uses machine polishing to eliminate swirl marks, scratches, water spots and oxidation from your vehicle's clear coat. We inspect under corrected lighting, decontaminate the paint, measure paint depth, machine polish in stages, then do a final inspection before handover.
Polishing can't fix everything — scratches that go through the clear coat, stone chips, deep etching into the base coat, or dents need a different repair. We'll always tell you honestly what correction can and can't achieve on your car.
Most vehicles pair correction with ceramic coating straight after — locking in the corrected finish rather than leaving it exposed. See how the two fit together below.
What's included
The process, start to finish.
Every correction job at our Fyshwick studio follows the same sequence, regardless of stage count:
Pricing
Indicative pricing.
Pairing
Why pair correction with ceramic coating.
Ceramic coating locks in the condition of your paint at the time of application. Correcting first means those swirl marks and scratches are gone before they get sealed in for years — not preserved underneath a fresh coating.
Common questions
Paint correction FAQs.
Single-stage polishing starts from $400, two-stage from $650, full multi-stage from $950. Correction plus ceramic coating together starts from $1,900. Exact pricing depends on paint condition, confirmed after inspection.
Correction removes defects within the clear coat — swirl marks, light scratches, water spot etching, oxidation. Scratches that go through to the base coat won't come out with polishing; we'll tell you honestly if that's what we find.
A single-stage polish is usually a one-day job. Two-stage and full multi-stage correction typically take 2–3 days depending on the vehicle's size and paint condition.
Most customers do — it locks in the corrected finish rather than leaving newly-polished paint exposed. See our ceramic coating page for pricing and what's included.
Single-stage uses one cutting/polishing pass — good for light swirl marks and adding gloss. Multi-stage adds a finishing pass (or more) to remove deeper defects and maximise clarity, which is what most prestige and older vehicles need.