Enhance Paint Gloss By Correcting Surface Defects

#1 Automotive Paint Correction Packages Located In San Diego, CA

Paint correction helps bring dull, swirled, and scratched paint back to a cleaner, glossier finish. Official California Detailing uses a careful correction process to refine your vehicle’s paint and help it look sharper under real San Diego light.

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Swirls Don’t Stand a Chance

Let Us Fix and Enhance Your Vehicle’s Paintwork In Exponential Ways!

There is no telling when a surface defect may afflict your exterior paintwork. Light scratches can happen in a crowded parking lot, swirl marks start to accumulate after a few bad hand washes, and even if you safely store your ride in a garage, it is still prone to discrepancies caused by falling rakes or bicycle handlebars. Whether your defects have been inflicted by something abrasive or caused by environmental effects that stain your paint, OCD can remove these issues!


When something unfortunate and unpredictable happens to your paintwork, our paint correction packages are designed to undo these aggravating occurrences to get you back on the road with a flawless vehicle finish. Even if you think your surfaces are completely clear, a LED shop light often reveals this not to be true whatsoever.


Spending years training on the safest and most effective paint correction efforts, our auto restoration team at OCD can remove even the toughest defects while adding a tremendously deep gloss to your finish via buffing and polishing. We appreciate that no two vehicles are the same, so the time it takes to correct and enhance your paintwork always varies, unique to what you drive.

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Official California Detailing

Paint Correction Packages

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Gloss Enhancement Polish

Starting At $500

Designed for vehicles that are already in good condition but need a boost in gloss, clarity, and protection. This service focuses on refining the paint and bringing back that deep, freshly detailed shine without the more extensive correction of a full paint correction service.

  • Includes:

    • Demineralized Water Swirl-Free Hand Wash
    • Iron Oxide Remover Chemical Decontamination
    • Clay Towel Mechanical Decontamination
    • Mineral Deposit Remover Chemical Decontamination
    • Spot-Free Dry with Plush Microfiber Towels
    • Drip-Free Compressed Air Blowout of All Seams, Cracks & Crevices
    • Wheels, Tires & Wheel Wells Degreased, Cleaned & Dressed
    • Fine Machine Polish on All Exterior Painted Surfaces Using a D.A. Polisher to Enhance Gloss & Add Depth
    • Minimal Correction Process
    • SiO₂ Sealant Applied for 6–12 Months of Protection

The Gloss Enhancement Polish is ideal for vehicles that don’t require heavy paint correction but could use a noticeable improvement in shine and overall appearance. The polishing process helps refine the finish and minimize very light imperfections while enhancing gloss and depth, followed by a durable SiO₂ sealant to help protect the freshly polished finish for 6–12 months.

1-Stage Paint Correction

Starting At $700+

Designed for vehicles with light to moderate swirl marks, wash-induced marring, and minor paint imperfections. This service goes beyond enhancing gloss by actually correcting the paint to improve clarity, depth, and overall appearance.

  • Includes:

    • Demineralized Water Swirl-Free Hand Wash
    • Iron Oxide Remover Chemical Decontamination
    • Clay Towel Mechanical Decontamination
    • Mineral Deposit Remover Chemical Decontamination
    • Spot-Free Dry with Plush Microfiber Towels
    • Drip-Free Compressed Air Blowout of All Seams, Cracks & Crevices
    • Wheels, Tires & Wheel Wells Degreased, Cleaned & Dressed
    • Single-Stage Machine Polish on All Exterior Painted Surfaces Using a D.A. Polisher to Enhance Gloss & Clarity
    • 50%+ Paint Correction*
    • SiO₂ Sealant Applied for 12 Months of Protection

The 1-Stage Paint Correction is ideal for vehicles that need more than a simple gloss enhancement but don’t require an extensive multi-stage correction. This process targets swirl marks, light scratches, and other paint imperfections while significantly improving gloss, clarity, and depth. The freshly corrected finish is then protected with a durable SiO₂ sealant for 12 months.


*Correction results will vary based on the vehicle’s paint type, condition, defect severity, and available paint depth.

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2-Stage Paint Correction

Starting At $1,200+

Designed for vehicles with moderate to heavier swirl marks, scratches, oxidation, and paint imperfections that require a more intensive correction process. This service combines a dedicated cutting stage with a refining polish to dramatically improve paint clarity, depth, gloss, and overall appearance.

  • Includes:

    • Demineralized Water Swirl-Free Hand Wash
    • Iron Oxide Remover Chemical Decontamination
    • Clay Towel Mechanical Decontamination
    • Mineral Deposit Remover Chemical Decontamination
    • Spot-Free Dry with Plush Microfiber Towels
    • Drip-Free Compressed Air Blowout of All Seams, Cracks & Crevices
    • Wheels, Tires & Wheel Wells Degreased, Cleaned & Dressed
    • 2-Stage Machine Paint Correction on All Exterior Painted Surfaces Using a D.A. Polisher
    • Cutting Stage to Target Heavier Swirls, Scratches & Paint Defects
    • Refining Polish to Restore Clarity, Depth & Gloss
    • Approximately 70–90% Paint Correction*
    • SiO₂ Sealant Applied for 12 Months of Protection

The 2-Stage Paint Correction is our most intensive correction process for vehicles that need significant paint refinement. By combining a dedicated cutting stage with a finishing polish, we can dramatically reduce years of swirl marks, scratches, oxidation, and other correctable imperfections while restoring a deeper, clearer, and more refined finish. The freshly corrected paint is then protected with a durable SiO₂ sealant for 6–8 months.


*Correction results will vary based on the vehicle’s paint type, condition, defect severity, and available paint depth. Some deeper scratches and defects may not be safely removable.

San Diego Paint Correction Services by OCD

Built Around Your Paint

San Diego California Paint Correction & Polishing Packages

If you're looking to add gloss, depth, and clarity to your paint and reverse years of oxidation, swirls, and defects, we have three polishing packages to deliver results for any expectations and budget.

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New Doesn’t Mean Flawless

We Can Correct Your Brand New Car

Perhaps you have heard of paint correcting a brand new car before, or maybe this sounds completely preposterous to you. Either way, know that our paint correction crew here at OCD of San Diego cut, compound, and polish brand new vehicles every week at our shop! If you are of the variety that believes a brand new car is absolutely flawless from the inside out, please read on:


A dealership wants you to buy a car, so they make it look as clean as possible. To the untrained eye, it certainly looks perfect to some degree. However, after further close inspection by a professional auto detailing team like ours, you will see a mountain of swirl marks from abrasive hand washing at the dealership, or even light scratches that have happened in transit.


When you hire our team to correct the paint on your brand new car, truck, SUV, or motorcycle, you are directly investing in the revelation of true, perfect paintwork and value that even the dealership does not know about! No automobile coming off an assembly line is without imperfections, but OCD can certainly help you with this effort!

What Drivers Usually Ask

Paint Correction Questions and Answers

  • Does paint correction noticeably enhance my finish?

    If you have noticeable defects, this question may answer itself. But what if you glance at your paint and feel that it is completely flawless; can paint correction make it look noticeably different? Yes, absolutely! Paint correction actually enhances your finish via buffing and polishing, which develops a deep gloss that does not commonly exist with your factory clear coat.

  • What is the difference between cutting and polishing?

    Cutting has two varying steps: Heavy cutting and medium cutting. This part of the paint correction process here at OCD is where defect removal happens by way of safely leveling the areas around a defect down to even everything off. Polishing is a finish stage where your finish is enhanced by way of clearing any residue from cutting and compounds.

  • Should I coat my corrected paint with a ceramic coating or a paint protection film?

    Both can help! A ceramic coating by our installation team here at OCD is highly hydrophobic, further helping your finish look better than ever before, while a paint protection film - also known as a clear bra - is a self-healing film that resists future defects. Both provide a sacrificial layer between future defects and your pristine paintwork.

  • When can a defect be too deep?

    There are certain defects that call for a repaint of an automobile, as opposed to paint correction packages that are offered here at OCD. We determine prior to paint correction what can be corrected and what are actual issues that must be repainted.

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