Paint Correction

[sundaydriver]

Not sure if i should have put this topic in the detailing section but here goes.

Got a Golf GTI which is a month old and noticed loads of swirl marks on it, to cut a long story short paid £200 to get them removed by a pro detailer but got back in from work today and straight away noticed swirls/light scratches on my bonnet.

I noticed them on the bonnet cos we have a security light at the top of the drive and it shines on this area. I only checked a small part of the bonnet so god only knows what the rest of the paintwork is like.

I got the impression a paint correction detail removes around 95% of swirls/scratches. Im going to get him back out but afraid of him cutting into more of the paintwork.

Any advice from anyone who's had this done or general comments would be appreciated!

[Steve_PD]

swirls happen when you wash the car, read the detailing section for info on how to minimalism swirls when washing, two bucket method, use a drying cloth etc

[sundaydriver]

Yep ive got two buckets, grit guard, mitt etc (i didnt put the swirls on it) but am curious to know if someone has had a paint correction done on their car due to the dealer washing it before collection and if it removed 95% of marks

[p3asa]

If you specifically asked for paint correction and the car came back with swirls / scratches, then you haven't got what you paid for. Have a look over in http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/index.php for guys that do this as a living and will give you an honest answer.

If your detailer had problems with paint thickness or such like, he should have at least said to you before he started the work.

[sundaydriver]

Thanks, thought so much.

He didnt really spend much time on the car, arrived at 9.00am ish, spend about half an hour in his van and left about 2.00pm.It was raining some of the time as well

[p3asa]

I doubt that's anywhere near the time needed.
Some of the pro's in detailingworld take a full 2 days to do correction and thats doing 12 hours a day!!!
Have a look in the studio section http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=129
Plus I've never seen it done in the rain!!!

[sundaydriver]

Had a reply from the detailer tonight which said he removed as much swirls/scratches as possible to a safe level to the clearcoat, he could use a more aggresive compound but would damage the clearcoat further.Its up to me but really i didnt think the swirls were too bad (its only 1 month old!)

[p3asa]

4.5 hours work, £200 and the job hasn't been done to your satisfaction!!
I doubt I would trust him to finish it now.
He really should have said to you at the time he couldn't remove the swirls (which I don't believe) and adjusted the invoice accordingly. The fact he never mentioned it speaks volumes.

Could you see what he was doing? Was he using an electrical polisher? I'm baffled to what he was doing while it was raining when it was correction work he was meant to be doing.

[sundaydriver]

Ive got a CCTV camera next to the security light, im gonna see what he's done today but when i emailed him to complain he said the bonnet was the worse and he went over it 5 times to a SAFE level(will check that on the camera).

Ive asked him to come back out to spend more time on the car and do it again.Lets hope i dont regret it.

[simonpolly]

Any pictures of the paint problems ?,why did you not take it back to the dealer ?