Professional paint correction in Melbourne. Multi-stage machine polishing removes up to 97% of swirl marks, scratches & paint defects. From $450. Certified technicians at Tullamarine.
Paint correction is the process of permanently removing swirl marks, scratches, holograms, water spots, and oxidation from your vehicle's paintwork using machine polishers, specialist compounds, and expert technique.
Unlike a basic car wash or hand polish that only temporarily hides defects, professional paint correction physically removes the damaged layer of clear coat to reveal the perfect paint beneath. The result is a dramatic improvement in gloss, clarity, and paint depth.
Paint correction is an essential prerequisite before any ceramic coating or paint protection film application — the coating seals in whatever condition exists at application, so correcting first ensures you're locking in perfection.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Paint correction at Adex Detailing starts from $450 for a single-stage correction, $750 for a two-stage correction and $1,200 for a multi-stage correction. The final price depends on your vehicle's size, paint condition and how much defect removal you want. Every quote is prepared for your specific vehicle at our Tullamarine workshop and sent back within 1 business hour.
Pricing varies because paint correction is charged on the stages and hours your paint actually needs. A larger vehicle has more panel area, harder paint takes longer to cut, and deeper swirls or oxidation need extra stages to remove safely. Send through your vehicle details and a few photos and we will come back to you with competitive pricing for your car.
Yes, for most vehicles it is. Paint correction permanently removes swirl marks, scratches and oxidation instead of temporarily hiding them under filler-heavy polishes. It restores gloss and paint depth, helps protect resale value, and it decides how good a ceramic coating or paint protection film will look once applied over the top.
Not always. A multi-stage correction removes 90–97% of defects and a single-stage correction removes roughly 50–60%, so the deepest damage may still be faintly visible. Scratches deep enough to catch a fingernail have usually gone through the clear coat and need paint repair rather than polishing. We gauge paint depth on every panel first so nothing is cut past a safe level.
It is strongly recommended. Correction leaves bare, unprotected clear coat, so a ceramic coating or paint protection film locks in the corrected finish and slows the return of wash-induced swirls. Most of our Melbourne clients book correction and coating together so the paint only needs preparing once.
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