What is a 1 Step Paint Correction?
A 1 step paint correction is polishing with a lightly aggressive compound to remove swirl marks, holograms, light scratches and oxidation.
Why is a 1 Step Paint Correction better than a multiple step correction?
It’s not necessarily better, but we understand that not everybody has $500-1000 to spend to detail their vehicle. Most newer vehicles tend to have very light scratches and swirl marks from such things as normal use, sitting or placing things on the painted surfaces and being washed/dried improperly. A 1 Step Paint Correction will return most vehicles to 90-95% of their original condition at a fraction of the price of a multi-step correction.
Why should I do a 1 Step Paint Correction?
You may have a newer vehicle that has suffered some kind of minor damage, such as light etching of the paint from bird droppings, swirl marks and scratches due to drying your vehicle with “beach towels” or some other type of material that is not designed for use on your vehicle’s paint or light oxidation caused by parking the vehicle in the hot sun all day.
Many of our customers opt for this service for another reason: resale value. Before selling a vehicle, many people go for a “detail” to try and get top dollar. Nothing improves your vehicle’s resale value than paint that looks close to “factory.” It gives the impression to potential buyers that the vehicle was well cared for.
What's the process?
We start by hand washing your vehicle with soap specifically designed to remove all sealants, waxes, glazes and iron deposits, leaving your paint ready for correction. The next step is claying the paint to remove any large surface contaminants and rinsing the vehicle with spot free water. We then machine polish the paint to remove the majority of the light imperfections and oxidation. The product that we use is a
one step paint correction product that compounds out the imperfections, polishes to a mirror like finish and leaves a coat of protective silicon oxide (SiO2). We would recommend putting a coat of SiO2 wax on top of this but it is not necessary. The vehicle will then be finished per the wash package that was selected unless no additional detailing is to be performed.
That sounds good. How much?
While not inexpensive, our 1 Step Paint Correction is not nearly as much as a multi-step correction. Our Ultimate One Step Detail starts at $239.95 for a small/mid-size sedan (larger vehicle are priced accordingly).
I found somebody on Craigslist/Yelp/Facebook that will do it for $100?
Yeah, I guess there’s a chance you won’t get one of these job by shopping for the job with price as your only deciding factor.
Hired the cheapest detailer to remove the swirl marks. You can see that not only are the swirls marks still there, holograms were put in the entire paint job.
They hired a cheap detailer from Craigslist to fix some defects in the paint. This is what they were left with.
Check out the holograms by above the sun in the picture. Brand new paint job.
These are the holograms and scratches left by the previous detailer.
These are the holograms and buffer trails left by the previous detailer.
I'm ready to get 'er done! What's next?
Give us a call at 951.523.SUDS to schedule an inspection. We will normally schedule your inspection within 24 hours. The inspection and quote takes about 15-20 minutes. We’re mobile so we can come and inspect your vehicle anywhere. After we provide you the quote, you can schedule your 1 Step Paint Correction appointment any time within the next 7 days. These types of jobs generally require the better part of a half day for a two man crew to complete, so we ask that the vehicle be made available to us to work on until completion.
You can also book online and we can inspect your vehicle before the work starts.
