Machine polishing a vehicle at Tempe Collision Care

Detailing · Marrickville

Paint brought back, not just washed.

Machine polishing, swirl and oxidation removal, interior deep cleaning and protective coatings, done by hand at the Marrickville workshop. For cars going to market, cars coming back from repair, and cars that simply deserve it.

Correction, not polish

A wax hides swirl marks for a fortnight. Paint correction removes them. It is a machine process using cutting compounds and graded pads to take off a microscopic layer of clear coat, and it is what turns a dull ten-year-old finish back into something with depth.

Every job starts with an assessment under proper lighting: how thick the clear coat is, how deep the defects run, and how far it is safe to go. Then it is decontaminated, corrected in stages, and sealed so the work lasts.

Packages

Six ways to have it done

Every package is quoted after a look at the car, because condition matters far more than size.

Full interior detail

Cabin, upholstery, carpets, door trims, console and interior glass. Deep cleaned and treated, not wiped over.

Full exterior detail

Wash, decontamination, clay, machine polish and a protective seal. The standard restoration for a tired finish.

Paint correction

Multi-stage machine correction removing swirls, light scratches, holograms and oxidation, assessed panel by panel.

Ceramic coating

A hard protective layer over corrected paint that resists UV, water spotting and road grime, and makes washing trivial.

Engine bay clean

Careful degreasing and dressing. Worth doing before a sale, and standard after panel work in the engine bay.

Pre-sale package

Interior, exterior and engine bay together, aimed squarely at the photos and the first sixty seconds of an inspection.

Selling the car?

A detail is the cheapest money you will spend.

Buyers price what they can see. A car photographed with corrected paint, a clean engine bay and an interior that smells right sells faster and higher than the same car straight off the driveway, and it costs a fraction of the difference. Pair it with a minor repair on the two or three marks a buyer will point at and you are well ahead.

Good to know

Detailing questions

A polish, or a wax, fills and masks defects to add gloss for a few weeks. Paint correction physically removes a microscopic layer of clear coat with a machine and cutting compound, permanently eliminating the swirls and light scratches rather than hiding them.

A full interior detail is typically three to five hours. A full interior and exterior detail is usually a full day. Multi-stage paint correction depends on the condition of the paint and can run over two days.

Just take your belongings out of the cabin so we can get at every surface. No need to wash it first; that is part of the job.

If the paint has been corrected first, yes. A coating locks in the finish you have just paid for and makes maintenance far easier. Applied over uncorrected paint it just seals in the swirls, which is why we will not do it that way.

Yes, on a schedule that works around your operation. Regular detailing on vans and utes keeps signage looking sharp and costs far less than letting them go and recovering them once a year.

Always. Every car leaving the workshop after body work is cleaned up before collection at no extra cost.

Free, no-obligation quote

Tell us about the paint.

Send a couple of photos in daylight, or bring it past for a look under the lights. We will tell you what can be brought back and what it costs.