Calgary's Trusted Paint Correction Specialists

Your Calgary Paint Looks Better Than New

All Shine removes swirl marks, scratches, and oxidation from your vehicle's paint using machine polishing. Most vehicles are done in a single day.

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Why Calgary Drivers Are Getting Paint Correction Done Now

Calgary roads are rough on paint. Gravel on Deerfoot, road salts from October through April, and UV exposure in the summer all leave their mark. By the time you notice the swirls and haze, the damage is already sitting in your clear coat.

Paint correction removes that damage at the source. A machine polisher with the right compound cuts through the defects and leaves a flat, reflective surface behind. The result is paint that holds more gloss, shows less contamination, and holds up better under a ceramic coating or wax.

If you plan to sell, trade in, or ceramic coat your vehicle, paint correction is the step that makes everything else worth doing. A ceramic coating over damaged paint just locks the swirls in. Correction first means your paint is protected and looks the part for years, not weeks.

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What a Proper Paint Correction Looks Like

Before-and-after examples of the standard we work to on every job.

Before Paint Correction BEFORE
After Paint Correction AFTER

Paint Correction Packages

Choose the level of protection that's right for your vehicle.

Single Stage

  • ✓ Full exterior wash and decontamination
  • ✓ Clay bar treatment to remove bonded surface contamination
  • ✓ One-stage machine polish to reduce light swirl marks and haze
  • ✓ Panel wipe-down with IPA solution before final inspection
  • ✓ Hand application of finishing sealant or wax
  • ✓ Best for lightly swirled paint or pre-sale prep
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Two Stage

  • ✓ Full exterior wash, iron decontamination, and clay bar
  • ✓ Stage one: cutting compound to remove deeper scratches and oxidation
  • ✓ Stage two: finishing polish to refine and maximise gloss
  • ✓ Panel IPA wipe-down between stages for accurate inspection
  • ✓ Hand finishing sealant or ceramic spray coating applied
  • ✓ Suited to vehicles with moderate to heavy swirl damage or faded paint
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Multi-Stage

  • ✓ Full wash, chemical decontamination, iron fallout removal, and clay bar
  • ✓ Paint depth gauge readings before any machine work begins
  • ✓ Multiple cutting and refining stages tailored to each panel
  • ✓ Wet sanding where required for deep scratches or severe oxidation
  • ✓ Final finishing polish across the entire vehicle for maximum clarity
  • ✓ IPA panel wipe and full defect inspection under high-intensity lighting
  • ✓ Designed for show-level results or pre-ceramic coating prep
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The Paint Correction Process

1

Wash and Decontamination

The vehicle gets a full two-bucket wash followed by iron fallout remover and clay bar treatment. Every spec of embedded contamination is pulled from the paint before any machine touches it. Polishing over contamination causes new scratches, so this step is not skipped.

60 to 90 minutes
2

Paint Inspection Under Lighting

The vehicle moves under high-intensity inspection lights. Every panel is checked for swirl marks, buffer trails, water etching, oxidation, and scratch depth. This tells us which tier of correction is needed and which panels need extra attention before we pick up a machine.

20 to 30 minutes
3

Machine Polishing

Starting with the most affected panels, a dual-action or rotary polisher is worked across the paint with the appropriate compound and pad combination. Each pass is checked under lighting before moving on. For two-stage and multi-stage corrections, this step repeats with progressively finer products until the surface reads clean.

2 to 6 hours depending on tier and vehicle size
4

IPA Wipe-Down and Final Inspection

Once polishing is complete, every panel gets wiped down with an isopropyl alcohol solution. This removes all polish residue and oils so the true paint finish is visible. The vehicle is inspected again under lighting to confirm all targeted defects have been corrected to the agreed standard.

30 to 45 minutes
5

Protection Application

With the paint corrected and clean, a finishing sealant, ceramic spray, or full ceramic coating is applied depending on what was agreed. This locks in the gloss and gives the paint a sacrificial layer to protect the work done. You drive away with corrected paint that is sealed and ready to hold up.

30 to 60 minutes
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Paint Correction FAQ

The cost depends on the size of the vehicle, the severity of the paint defects, and which tier of correction is needed. A single-stage correction on a small car will cost significantly less than a multi-stage correction on a full-size truck or RV. All Shine provides a free quote after inspecting your vehicle so you know exactly what is involved before any work begins.
Most single-stage corrections on a sedan or SUV are completed in four to six hours. A two-stage correction typically takes a full day. Multi-stage corrections, especially on larger vehicles or severely damaged paint, can take one to two full days. Your quote will include an estimated timeframe specific to your vehicle.
Paint correction permanently removes the defects that were polished out. Those specific scratches and swirl marks are gone. How long the paint stays looking that way depends on how the vehicle is maintained afterward. Paired with a ceramic coating, correctly maintained paint can stay defect-free for several years. Without protection, regular washing with the wrong technique will reintroduce swirl marks over time.
After correction, the most important thing is washing technique. Door-to-door automatic car washes and drive-throughs with spinning brushes are the main cause of swirl marks and should be avoided entirely. A two-bucket hand wash or touchless wash is the right call. If a sealant or ceramic coating was applied at All Shine, they will walk you through the specific maintenance steps for your finish.
All Shine stands behind the quality of their work. If the correction does not meet the agreed standard, they will address it before the vehicle leaves. Warranty terms for any ceramic coating applied on top of the correction are covered separately in your quote. Contact All Shine directly for details specific to your service.
A standard buff or polish at most detail shops uses an all-in-one product that fills scratches temporarily with fillers and wax. The paint looks better for a few weeks, then the defects reappear as the filler washes away. Paint correction uses abrasive compounds to physically cut the clear coat and level the surface. The defects are removed, not hidden. The result is permanent.
Yes, always. A ceramic coating bonds to the surface of the clear coat and locks in whatever condition the paint is in at that moment. Coating over swirl marks and scratches makes them permanent and much harder to remove later. Correcting the paint first means the coating is protecting a clean, flat, gloss surface, which is what gives you that deep reflective look people are after.
Paint correction removes scratches that sit within the clear coat layer. If a scratch is deep enough to go through the clear coat and into the base coat or primer, polishing alone will not fully remove it. Those deeper scratches may be improved but not eliminated. During the inspection step, All Shine will identify which scratches can be fully corrected and which ones have limitations, so there are no surprises.

Get Your Calgary Paint Corrected Before Winter Locks In the Damage

The longer swirl marks and oxidation sit in your clear coat, the more stages of correction it takes to fix them. Get a free quote now and find out exactly what your paint needs.

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