Swirl marks from brush washes, holograms from a rushed polish, that dull veil the Algarve sun shows mercilessly on dark paint — machine correction removes them for real, not hides them under a glaze. At the Almancil studio every correction starts with a paint-depth gauge, because good polishing is measured, not guessed.
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There is a difference between a technical polish and the quick gloss-up sold with a wash. A one-step enhancement polish (€450) lifts light swirl marks and revives depth — a strong choice before summer or a sale. A multi-stage correction (from €1,000) works scratch by scratch towards a show-car finish: cutting, refining, finishing, panel by panel under inspection light. We'll tell you honestly which of the two your paint deserves — and what percentage of defects can safely go.
Clear coat is finite. Before any machine touches the car we measure the paint, find previous repaints and old corrections, and set a safe cutting budget. That's why we can also fix someone else's holograms without risking your lacquer. If a scratch is through the clear coat, polishing won't erase it — we'll say so, and paintless dent repair or a local respray at our Loulé side takes over.
Corrected paint is naked paint. Most Almancil clients seal the work with ceramic protection or self-healing film on the exposed zones — the gloss you paid for stays defended against the sun, salt air and brush-wash temptation. Correction, coating and film live under one roof and one responsibility here.
Published reference prices — the final quote is confirmed after inspecting the car.
