Paint correction in Lenexa
Lenexa runs on highway miles, and highway miles leave a specific and very consistent set of marks.
About 8 miles from home base, inside the free 30-mile radius. No travel charge.
- Distance
- 8 miles
- Travel charge
- None
- County
- Johnson County
- Priced
- Online, before you book
Why here specifically
What correction is up against in Lenexa.
Sitting where I-35 and K-10 meet, a lot of cars here are commuters first. That means road film, a flat gray layer of traffic grime that dulls paint without scratching it, plus bug and tar on the front third and chip damage along the lower doors. Road film comes off in decon rather than polishing, which is worth knowing because it is often what people are actually unhappy about when they ask for correction.
The second thing Lenexa has more of than anywhere else I work is automatic car washes on a schedule. Commuters wash often and wash fast, and the brush and the recycled water are the single most reliable way to put swirl marks into clear coat. If your car goes through a tunnel wash weekly, the correction is not a one time fix, it is undoing an ongoing process.
There is a business park side to the city too, and those vehicles show up differently. Company cars and light fleet tend to be neglected uniformly rather than damaged in one spot, so they respond well to a single stage across the whole car rather than spot work.
Paint correction, priced
Every number before you commit.
- $100
Iron decon package
Chemical iron removal and strip wash. Required before any paint correction.
- $50
Prep and taping
Trim, badges, and edges masked before the machine touches the panel.
- $200
Paint correction, 1 stage
One cutting stage. Removes most swirls and light scratches.
- $400
Paint correction, 2 stage
Cut and refine. For heavier defects and dark paint.
Machine polishing that removes swirls, wash marks and light scratches instead of filling them in. Priced per stage, quoted before I start. Build it on the correction and ceramic page, or start from the full menu if the car needs the inside doing too.
If I keep using the automatic wash, will the swirls come back?
Yes, and fairly quickly. That is not a reason to skip correction, but it is a reason to change what happens afterwards. Either move to a touchless wash, or plan on the finish being a season rather than a permanent state. I will say which applies to your car before you book.
Is correction the right fix for a dull commuter car?
Not always. Road film and bonded contamination make paint look dead, and both come off in the decon stage without any polishing. I check that first, because if decon alone brings the gloss back, correction is money you did not need to spend.
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