Door dings, key scratches, paint transfer — polished out where polishing works, touched up where it doesn't.
Not every scratch needs a panel respray. A scratch you can't feel with a fingernail is in the clear coat — it polishes out completely. Deeper scratches need touch-up paint or, for severe damage, panel respraying. We assess on-site, tell you exactly what's fixable by polish vs what needs paint, and quote accordingly. Single-panel work as quick as 30 minutes. Multi-panel corrections half a day.
Honest assessment, real repair. We don't pretend touch-up paint is invisible — but we get it as close as physics allows.
Free visual + paint-depth check before quote. We tell you which scratches polish out and which need touch-up paint.
Progressive grit wet-sanding (1500–3000 grit) followed by compound + polish. Reverses anything inside the clear coat.
Color-matched touch-up applied with fine brush or applicator. Final blend with polish. Visible only on close inspection.
Paint transfer from another car (parking-lot rub) often looks like a scratch but is the other car's paint sitting on top of yours. Removes cleanly.
Fresh-corrected panels get a ceramic spray sealant to protect the work and prevent re-marring for 4–6 months.
Single-panel light scratch: 30–45 minutes. Multi-panel correction: 2–4 hours. Touch-up paint cure: 24 hours.
Three scratch situations we see most.
Door swung into your car. Shopping cart hit you. Paint-transfer streak. Most are polishable — we assess and price quickly.
Long scratches across panels. Most are inside the clear coat and polish out. Deep cuts may need touch-up.
Selling your car? Spot-correction of visible scratches dramatically improves first impression and listing photos.
Four steps. Quote to done in a single appointment.
Three tiers based on scope. Final quote after we see the damage.
Touch-up paint for base-coat scratches: +$50–$100 per panel. Deep scratches into primer require panel respraying — referred out, we don't do bodywork.
Three reasons honest scratch repair is better than DIY kits.
We measure clear coat thickness before polishing. Aggressive DIY removes too much clear coat and weakens the paint film.
For scratches that need paint, we match to your vehicle's factory color code. Better than universal off-the-shelf touch-up kits.
We tell you when polishing works and when it doesn't. Some scratches need bodywork — we refer those out instead of pretending we can fix them.
Common add-ons clients book in the same appointment.
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Tell us about your vehicle and we'll send a firm price. No pressure, no estimate drift.
We'll reply with your fixed quote within the hour during business hours. For immediate help, call (808) 556-7589.
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