Swirl marks, holograms and marring — gone before the next coat goes on.
Paint correction is the difference between a car that looks shiny under a service-station roof and a car whose colour reads true under noon daylight. Done right, it's a one-time fix that the next protection layer locks in.
RUPES BigFoot polishers, calibrated to the paint hardness on the day.
Every polish starts with a wash, decontamination and a clay-bar pass — there is no point polishing dirt into the clearcoat. Once the panel is chemically clean we test-spot with three pad-and-compound combinations to find the lightest cut that resolves the defects.
- Paint-thickness gauge readings logged before and after each panel.
- Daylight-balanced LED bars overhead so swirls cannot hide.
- Random-orbital polishers — never rotary buffers on customer paint.
- Pads retired after a single car so build-up never burns the clearcoat.
- Honest reporting: if a scratch is below the clearcoat, we say so.
From RM 540 for a single-stage saloon · RM 1,180 for a two-stage with chip touch-up.
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Most defects we see fall into one of four buckets.
If you are not sure which bucket applies to your car, send a phone photo under direct sun and we will tell you honestly. Some cars only need a hand polish; some need two machine passes.
- Swirl marksCaused by sponges, drive-through brushes and dirty wash mitts. Single-stage polish removes most.
- HologramsRotary buffer marks left by previous shops. Need a two-stage polish to resolve cleanly.
- EtchingBird droppings, sap, water spots. Spot polishing if shallow, two-stage if widespread.
- MarringThe cloudy haze on a dark car after a careless wash. Single pass at low cut.
Polishing without protection wastes the work.
Once we have brought the paint back, lock it in with a ceramic coating or at least a hybrid sealant. Otherwise swirl marks return within a couple of washes.
See ceramic options