Get Rid of Swirls and Scrapes While Fully Restoring Surface Shine!

Professional-Grade Paint Correction Services Located in Dekalb, IL

Apex Auto Restoration - Paint Correction Package

Paint Correction 

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CHOOSE YOUR PREFERRED LEVEL OF CORRECTION:

  • Paint decontamination 
  • 1-step (or stage) polishing
  • 2-step (or stage) compound and polish
  • 3-step (or stage) cutting, polishing, and jeweling
  • 2+3 wet sanding or color sanding 
  • We aim for 50%+ defect removal
  • We aim for 75%+ defect removal 
  • We aim for 90%+ defect removal

Phase Out the Paint Discrepancies Holding Your Ride Back

Marks, marring, etching, and scratches are not uncommon in vehicle clear coats and more importantly, they are nothing to be ashamed of. However, they do minimize the fullest potential your car, truck, or SUV can achieve both aesthetically and physically. Maximum vehicle value and pristine paint shine can be unlocked on your ride’s finish, all you need to do is take charge and call on us here at Apex Auto Restoration for our pro auto paint correction services!


We do not need to have an endless list of auto paint correction packages to help our customers - We just need one all-inclusive and high-end paint correction service that successfully revitalizes a clarity in your clear coat and richness in your paint color like never before. With our multi-step paint correction package, we accomplish that and then some, using buffing, cutting, polishing, jeweling, and even wet sanding all to heal your vehicle’s exterior from abrasive swirling, scrapes, nicks, and even oxidation.


Apex Auto Restoration is Dekalb, Illinois’s premier paint correction studio and mobile auto detailing unit. With over 15 years of car restoration experience coupled with the high-end equipment available to us, we are sure to revitalize your finish clarity, gloss, depth, and detail by way of removing any number of defects today! For more information, click below and call us directly OR ask for a FREE quick quote. We will supply you with the most accurate estimate possible prior to your appointment.

CALL (815) 995-0968

Above Average Paint Correction and Enhancement Services

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Full Surface Decontamination

Every great artist starts with a blank canvas and a vision. Automotive artists professing in auto paint correction actually start with a FULL canvas that NEEDS to be blank! But the path to that paint perfection must start with a CLEAN canvas, so we perform a full exterior auto detailing service to get rid of any contamination that may detract from harsh defects.

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Meticulous Paint Inspection Process

Now that the roadmap is clear, we need to really understand what the condition of your finish is exactly. All paint defects are notably different from one another, and were caused by notably different hazards and debris here in Dekalb, Illinois. Therefore, how they are handled will ALSO differ, so taking note as to how many areas are swirled, scratched, or stained will make the process efficient and highly effective at restoring paint shine!

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Abrasion to Eliminate Defects

Paint correction is a process of abrasion, and a good portion of that abrasion takes place during the cutting process. We at Apex Auto Restoration use industry-grade compounds and equipment to remove a fine amount of clear coat to level all defects that plague your paint. The level of abrasion utilized is determined during your inspection, as some defects run a bit deeper than others.

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Bringing It to Shine

The hard part is done! Everything that follows is a process of increasing gloss, creating depth, embellishing clarity, and showcasing richness of your vehicle’s paint color. This is all accomplished by buffing and polishing to clear any haze left behind cutting compounds and remaining defects that didn’t get cleared up by our cutting process. Jeweling will improve on paint detail and depth as an added benefit.

Paint Correction - Frequently Asked Questions and Answers by Apex Auto Restoration

  • How often do newer vehicles require paint correction?

    All the time! New automobiles are quite flawless and pretty, though they are riddled with paint defects on a much more microscopic level. You may not notice them immediately, but once light paint correction has been performed on a new car, truck, or SUV, you can really tell the difference in visible depth, clarity, and smoothness. Do not sleep on paint correction just because you have a brand new ride!

  • Is the abrasion process of paint correction safe for my ride?

    As long as a pro paint correction specialist has extensive training in all aspects OF paint correction, your vehicle will be completely safe during this process. For instance, our paint correction service here at Apex Auto Restoration has multiple steps implemented depending on the condition of the vehicle at the time of inspection. If your automobile only needs so much effort, that is what we will do.

  • What is the common cause of paint defects that you correct?

    The environment is a common culprit of paint defects and discrepancies, especially here in the Midwest. Acid rain, road spray, tree sap, and bird droppings can all cause stains or a variety of etching, and the grit from dirt and dust floating about in summer months here in Dekalb, Illinois will ultimately create micro-scratches and micro-marring in a clear coat, especially if proper washing techniques have not been implemented.

  • Can paint correction fix surface oxidation?

    If you are noticing your paintwork is oxidized, auto paint correction can definitely help with this issue! Light oxidation lives in your clear coat just as much as swirl marks, scratches, and other stains, so the cutting process of our paint correction package will easily eliminate it before it becomes a problem. Bear in mind that if your vehicle has begun to rust in any fashion, this will require more labor intensive body work.

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