Paint Correction
in Vancouver

Single-Stage Correction

• check_circleFull wash & chemical decontamination
• check_circleClay bar treatment
• check_circleOne-step machine polish, every panel
• check_circleRemoves light swirls & wash marring
• check_circleDeep gloss restored
• check_circleSpray sealant protection

The right choice for most daily drivers with light-to-moderate swirls and water spots.

Multi-Stage Correction

Everything in the Single Stage package.

• check_circleWet sanding where needed
• check_circleMultiple compound & polish stages
• check_circleShow-car level finish

For heavily damaged paint, show cars, and paint requiring the deepest level of correction.

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Our paint correction starts at $600 for single-stage and $900 for multi-stage correction. Final pricing depends on vehicle size, paint condition, and the level of defect removal required. A compact with light swirls costs less than a heavily swirled SUV. We assess your paint and confirm the price before any work begins.

The defects we remove are permanently gone. Correction levels the clear coat to physically remove swirls and scratches, not hide them. But your paint can absolutely be damaged again: automatic brush washes, dirty wash mitts, and improper drying will put new swirls into corrected paint. That's why we recommend protecting corrected paint with a ceramic coating and switching to safe hand-wash habits.

Single-stage correction removes roughly 60–80% of swirls and light defects in one polishing pass — the right choice for most daily drivers. Multi-stage correction uses multiple compound and polish passes, including wet sanding where needed, and targets maximum safe correction for heavily damaged or neglected paint. We'll tell you honestly which level your paint actually needs.

Single-stage correction typically takes 4–6 hours, and multi-stage work 8–16 hours. Vehicle size and paint condition drive the range. The same service on a compact and a full-size SUV can differ by several hours. We give you an accurate time window with your quote.

Wax fills and masks light imperfections temporarily: the swirls are still there and reappear as soon as the wax washes away in a few weeks. Paint correction removes the damaged layer of clear coat with machine polishing, so the defects are actually gone. Wax is a cosmetic touch-up; correction is a repair.

Yes, when it's done with measurement, not guesswork. Clear coat is finite, and over-polishing can burn through it. We measure paint thickness with a gauge before and during correction so we always know how much clear coat we're working with and how much can safely be removed. That's the difference between professional correction and a heavy hand with a polisher.

No, and anyone who says otherwise is overselling. Correction removes defects in the clear coat. If a scratch catches your fingernail, it has likely gone through the clear coat into the paint below and needs touch-up paint or repainting, not polishing. We'll tell you honestly what's correctable and what isn't during the inspection.

Yes. In most cases correction is the essential prep step. A ceramic coating locks in whatever finish is underneath it, swirls included, for years. Correcting the paint first means the coating seals in a flawless, glossy surface. It's why our Standard and Premium ceramic packages include correction, and why we polish before every coating we apply.