Paint Detailing

What is paint detailing?


Also known as paint correction, it is a multi step process that will eliminate or “correct” any paint defects without painting it. Defects can be anything from a scratch, a scuff, dirt on the paintwork, hazy/dull paintwork, and other things that can reduce the shine or make the paint lacklustre. After correcting the defect, the shine of the vehicle is brought forward by a series of sanding and compounding processes, before being fine polished. The idea is to make the paint as straight as possible, i.e. no distortions, so the paintwork can properly reflect back the light. The process normally involves sanding the top layer of the clear coat with specialist sanding discs, starting from 1200 grit working all the way up to 6000 grit. Polishing compound is then used, getting finer as the polishing progresses.

After paint detailing, the customer would want to seal or protect the now ideal condition of the paintwork. This is now known as paint protection.