Paintwork correction
Paintwork correction is a very time consuming process using an electric rotary power polisher and a wide variety of polishing compounds in different stages to remove scratches and contaminated paintwork. Swirl marks, fine scratches, oxidisation, and bird lime are just some of the imperfections which are commonly found on every day cars. These defects are mainly caused by automatic car washes or poor wash techniques, most commonly people still use the standard sponges and chamois purchased from their local car accessory store. I stopped using such products many years ago as they can trap dirt and inflict light scratches that build up over time, this is also the reason why many new cars are less than perfect.
Pictured below is another problem I seem to come across very frequently, buffer trails. These are caused by inexperienced rotary operatives that unfortunately lack the skills and experience needed to carry out paintwork correction.
Before
This is the result after I had power polished the bonnet of this Mercedes 320 and removed all traces of those unsightly buffer trails and holograms. Amazing reflectivity can once again be seen in the paintwork.
After
These results are achieved by removing a thin layer of paint and re-levelling the paintwork so that light will reflect perfectly. Before paint correction can be begin a thorough inspection of the paintwork is carried out using paint depth gauges, this is to ensure that there is a sufficient amount of paint to safely remove the defects and can also reveal if the car has ever had any repair work. Only 1 or 2 microns are removed to achieve this, an average paint depth reading would be approximately 120-140 microns. Paint correction requires skill and patients, the process involves highly intense two or three stages of power polishing to completely remove these defects and refine the paint finish.
Pictured below are some 50/50 shots after removing half of the defects to illustrate the astounding contrast this procedure can have.
50/50
Pictured below are some before and after shots again revealing the contrast paint correction can have.
Before
After
