Machine polishing · 2725 N Nevada Ave
Swirl marks, oxidation, water spotting and light scratches, taken out of the clear coat by machine polishing under inspection light. Done in-shop, in controlled light, on paint that has been measured first.
Gtechniq Accredited Installer
Professional coatings, not retail
CARFAX-verified service shop
Gtechniq accredited
3M Scotchgard Pro Series
Paint protection film · from $695
17+ years, owner-operated
Licensed, insured & bonded
Short answer
At our North Nevada shop a 1-step correction is $399, a 2-step is $599 and an advanced multi-step correction is $899. The level is set by what the paint needs, which we show you under the light before any work starts — not by which number you walked in with.
Three levels of correction
Each level is a real step up in time and in how many passes the paint gets. Removal rates are typical figures for each level; deep scratches that go through the clear coat cannot be polished out at any level.
Stage 1 · 1-step
$399starting
A single machine polish that takes out light spider-web swirling and haze and brings the gloss back. The right choice for newer or well-kept paint.
Best for: New or well-maintained vehicles.
Get a quote →Stage 2 · 2-step
$599starting
A cutting stage followed by a finishing polish. Takes out moderate swirling, light scratches and the dullness that makes a colour look flat.
Best for: Daily drivers with years of wash marring.
Get a quote →Stage 3 · Multi-step
$899starting
Heavy compounding, an intermediate polish and a fine finishing stage for maximum clarity. A multi-day job, done in the shop.
Best for: Dark colours, show cars and neglected paint.
Get a quote →Ceramic coating at ST6 already includes full paint correction in the coating price — if you are coating the car, you do not book correction separately.
What paint correction is
Most swirl marks live in the top of the clear coat. Correction removes a controlled, microscopic layer of that clear coat until the scratches are gone, instead of filling them with wax or glaze that washes out.
Mostly washing. An automatic car wash, a dirty mitt, a towel dragged across a dry panel — each one leaves fine circular scratches in the clear coat. Under a single light source, like the sun or a garage bulb, those scratches catch the light and show up as the spider-web pattern people call swirls.
Colorado adds its own: dust on dry paint, magnesium chloride residue in winter, and hard water spotting that etches into the surface if it is left to dry.
A dual-action polisher with an abrasive compound or polish levels the clear coat down to the bottom of the scratches. Coarser pads and compounds cut faster; finer ones refine the finish afterwards. A 2-step is a cutting stage followed by a finishing stage; a multi-step adds more refinement in between.
Paint is inspected under dedicated lights between passes, because the clear coat is only so thick and the goal is to take out the defects while leaving as much of it as possible.
A ceramic coating is clear and hard. Whatever is on the paint when it goes on is locked under it for years — swirls included. That is why every Gtechniq coating we install starts with correction, and why correction is built into the coating price rather than sold as an extra.
If you are not coating, correction on its own still lasts as long as the paint is washed properly afterwards. Most of the damage we remove was put there by washing.
On the bench
Correction is judged under a single hard light, the one that shows every flaw. These are from the shop.
What customers say
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“The best service I’ve recieved in years!”
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“Honest, hard working, experienced, and priced right.”
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Gtechniq Accredited Installer
17+ years · professionally trained · Gtechniq accredited
Gtechniq accredits installers because a coating is only as good as the surface under it. The correction standard that accreditation demands is the one we apply to every correction job, coated or not.
Paint correction is where a coating job is won or lost, and it is the same crew doing both.
Verified by CARFAX · accredited by Gtechniq
17+
Seventeen-plus years of professional detailing. Reading a surface before touching it is the part of the job that experience buys, and it decides every step after it.
Paint is inspected under dedicated lights before a level is recommended, and between every pass. The aim is to remove the defect while keeping as much clear coat as possible.
Correction is in-shop work at 2725 N Nevada Ave. Sun and wind are the enemies of polishing; a bay with overhead lighting is not.
A local, family-run shop — Dana Starr, his two sons and a crew he has worked with for years. Licensed, insured and bonded. The same people quote the job and do the job.
Protect it once it is right
Correction puts the gloss back. Coating and film are how you keep it.
Gtechniq · from $899
Three terms, three to nine years, and every one includes full paint correction in the price. If you are correcting, ask what the coating would add.
3M film · from $695
Correction removes scratches; it cannot stop a rock. 3M film on the front end takes the impacts from I-25 so the paint underneath does not.
Where we work
Correction is in-shop work at 2725 N Nevada Ave. Customers bring cars in from across the county for it.
Paint correction, swirl removal, scratch removal and machine polishing all describe the same job: taking defects out of the clear coat rather than hiding them. We do 1-step, 2-step and multi-step correction in the shop, in controlled light.
At 6,035 feet the sun is harder on paint than at sea level, and Colorado winters leave magnesium chloride and sand on everything. Both show up as dull, hazy paint that a wash will not fix.
Most single-stage and 2-step jobs are done in a day. Multi-step correction on dark or neglected paint can run longer, and we tell you before you book.
ST6 Detailers — North Nevada
2725 N Nevada Ave
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
El Paso County, Colorado
Paint correction questions
Answered straight. If yours is not here, call the shop and ask.
At ST6 North Nevada a 1-step correction is $399, a 2-step is $599 and an advanced multi-step correction is $899. The paint is inspected first and you are told which level it needs before any work starts.
A 1-step is a single polishing stage that typically removes 50–60% of visible defects. A 2-step adds a cutting stage before the finishing polish and typically removes 80–85%. Multi-step correction adds further refinement for 95% or more.
No. If a scratch catches your fingernail it has usually gone through the clear coat, and polishing cannot put clear coat back. Correction removes swirls, haze, oxidation, water spotting and light scratches that sit in the clear coat.
Most 1-step and 2-step jobs are done in a day. Multi-step correction is a multi-day job, done in the shop.
It removes a microscopic layer of it — that is how the scratches come out. That is why paint is inspected between passes and why the least aggressive method that gets the result is always used.
Yes, and at ST6 it is already included. A coating locks in whatever is under it, so every Gtechniq coating we install starts with correction and the price includes it.
The defects that were removed do not come back. New ones come from washing, so the result lasts as long as the car is washed properly — or much longer with a coating on top.
Ready when you are
Swirls, haze, water spots or a scratch you keep looking at.
Tell us the year, make and model and what bothers you. We will tell you which level of correction it needs and what it costs before you book anything.
ST6 Detailers — North Nevada · 2725 N Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80907 · (719) 517-7220
Open 7 days · Mon–Sat 6am–8pm · Sun 8am–6pm
5.0★★★★★17 Google reviews
Licensed, insured & bonded
No deposit to book. You pay after the work is finished and you have looked at it.
Dana Starr has been detailing in Colorado Springs for 17+ years. He runs this shop with his two sons and a crew he trusts. Every job gets looked at before it goes back to you.
Gtechniq AccreditedAccredited installer in El Paso County