PAINT CORRECTION and PROTECTION

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Clear coat is meant to protect the paint and allow for the surface of the vehicle to be refined to remove light scratches and swirls.  Embedded in clear coat are iron particulates and what is called fallout.  Fallout consists of microscopic debris picked up from the roads and environment over time.  After you wash your car, lightly run your hand over any section of the paint.  Feel the rough particles?  That is fallout and it must be removed before polishing can occur.  

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The first step is to apply an iron remover.  This is a chemical that dissolves any iron particulates embedded in the clear coat.  The iron particulates turn an orange, red, or even a purple color.  This step will be done after washing the car but prior to the final rinse.  Following the iron remover, I then clay bar the entire surface including the windows.  This removes the gritty texture (discussed above) sometimes felt on the clear coat and windows after a wash.

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With the clear coat clean and decontaminated, one of two actions can occur:  perform a polish of the clear coat (Single Step Paint Correction) removing fine scratches and swirls then add a wax OR simply apply a wax if the clear coat is free of swirls.  Whether you choose a polish and wax or just a wax, your vehicle will be protected from the elements and dirt will spray off much easier.

 

A quick note about scratches:  If, when you run a fingernail over the scratch, the fingernail catches in the crack, it is likely too deep to completely polish away.  A Single Step Correction can improve these deeper scratches.  If your fingernail moves freely over a scratch, it can most likely be polished out.