Show-Quality Paint FinishSanded flat. Polished to a mirror.
Starting at $2,500
The clear coat is sanded to take out orange peel, the fine texture nearly every painted panel carries, then polished back to a flat, mirror finish. This is the level for freshly painted cars and for cars that will be judged.
Show-Quality Paint Finish
Starting at$2,500
In addition to the Full Exterior Detail every correction starts with.
- Time in the shop (estimate)
- 10 to 20 hours
- Comes first
- Full Exterior Detail, starting at $300
- What sets your price
- Your car, its condition and the exact product you choose
Starting prices are the lowest a service costs. Your price depends on your car, its condition and the exact product you choose, and is confirmed in a written quote before any work begins.
- Held to the standard of our own showroom cars
- By appointment only, never a drive-up line
- A written quote for your car alone, before any work
- Starting prices posted on every service
What we do.
- Paint decontamination
- Trim taped off and protected
- Sanding to remove orange peel from the clear coat
- Machine polishing back to full gloss
Starting at $2,500
Sanded flat. Polished to a mirror.
What we'd do with it
Best on cars that have been freshly painted, where there is a full layer of clear to work with. We recommend paint protection film afterward to protect the finish.
What moves the number.
Starting at $2,500. From there, every job is quoted for the car in front of us, and these are the things that decide the figure.
What changes the price
- Size of the vehicle and the number of panels sanded
- How heavy the orange peel, oxidation or scratching is
- How much clear coat the car has to work with
- Body shape: edges, creases and vents are sanded slowly, by hand
Good to know before you book
- Sanding thins the clear coat slightly. That is how the texture is removed, and it cannot be put back.
- There is a very low risk of sanding through the clear coat. The risk is higher on thin, aged or factory finishes than on fresh paint, and we go over it with you before any sanding starts.
- Sanding may also be required on cars with extreme oxidation or scratches.
Add to the visit.
Booked together, it's priced as one job.
Pairs well with
More paint correction
A starting price is where it starts.
These are exotic, luxury and vintage cars, and no two of them are the same job. Here is exactly how a starting price becomes your price.
Starting prices are the lowest a service costs. Your price depends on your car, its condition and the exact product you choose, and is confirmed in a written quote before any work begins.
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A starting price, then a quote for your car
Every starting price is for a smaller car, in good condition, with our entry product. From there, we quote the car in front of us.
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The car sets the price
A long-nose V12, a wide-body with vents and aero, a 60-year-old car on its original lacquer: none of them price like a daily sedan. Size, the complexity of the body, the materials and how much has to come apart all go into the quote.
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So does the product you choose
Films, coatings, tints and vinyls come in very different grades, finishes and thicknesses, and the difference in cost between them is large. Tell us the exact product you want, or let us recommend one; the quote is written for that product and no other.
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Condition decides the work
Two identical cars can need very different hours. Oxidation, deep scratches, old film or tint, earlier repaint work and heavy soiling are only clear once the car is in front of us, which is why we look before we price.
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You approve a written quote first
After we see the car you get a written quote for the work and the product agreed. Nothing starts until you approve it, and if we find something that changes the job, we stop and call you before going further.
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Honest about results
Some marks can't be removed safely, and old, thin or repainted finishes behave differently from new ones. Where there is a limit or a risk we tell you before we start. Times are estimates, and prices don't include sales tax where it applies.
Your car. Your price.
Two minutes here gets you a real number for your car, not a guess off a menu.
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Tell us the car
What it is, what you want done, and the product you have in mind if you have one.
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We look it over
In person, in good light. Condition is half the price and it can't be judged from a form.
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You get it in writing
A quote for the exact work and product. Nothing starts until you say yes.
Rather talk it through? (385) 437-1523