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Machine Polishing

Mustang after professional machine polishing
Bentley after professional machine polishing
Orange Bentley machine polished at Sudsomatic

Services

Machine Polishing Enhancement

Restore gloss, clarity and depth to tired or lightly marked paintwork.

Our Paint Enhancement is ideal for vehicles that have lost their sharp, glossy appearance through everyday washing, light swirl marks, minor holograms and general paintwork wear.

Following a thorough preparation and paintwork assessment, 4–8 hours of dedicated machine polishing is allocated depending on the size, condition and complexity of the vehicle.

Rather than following a predetermined number of polishing stages, we select the most suitable polishing combination for your vehicle's individual paintwork. The focus is on improving the entire vehicle, reducing lighter imperfections and restoring the clarity, depth and reflection that can become lost over time.

Paint Enhancement can dramatically improve the overall appearance of a vehicle, particularly under direct sunlight and specialist lighting where swirl marks and paint haze are most noticeable.

This service is designed for enhancement rather than intensive defect removal. Deeper scratches, heavier swirl marks and more significant previous machine-polishing defects may require our Paint Correction service, where considerably more correction time is allocated.


Service Includes:

  • Safe pre-wash and contact wash

  • Wheel and tyre deep clean

  • Chemical decontamination

  • Clay bar treatment

  • Paintwork inspection and assessment

  • 4–8 hours of dedicated machine polishing

  • Polishing combination selected for the individual paintwork

  • Reduction of lighter swirl marks and wash marring

  • Reduction of light holograms and paint haze

  • Restoration of paint clarity, depth and gloss

  • Paintwork cleansing and final inspection under specialist lighting


Recommended For:

  • New vehicles

  • Well-maintained vehicles

  • Vehicles with light swirl marks and minor paint defects

  • Owners seeking improved gloss, clarity, and overall presentation


Expected Results:
✔ Noticeably enhanced gloss and reflection
✔ Improved paint clarity and colour depth
✔ Significant reduction in light swirl marks and wash marring
✔ Smooth, refined finish ready for long-term protection

Price Starts From £350

Ceramic coating packages available as an optional upgrade from 1 to 5 years of protection.

Correction

For paintwork affected by heavier swirl marks, holograms and visible defects that require a more intensive level of correction.

Our Paint Correction service is designed for vehicles where a Paint Enhancement simply isn't enough. It is ideal for paintwork showing heavier wash damage, extensive swirl marks, holograms, buffer trails, oxidation or defects left behind by previous machine polishing and poor preparation.

Following a thorough preparation and paintwork assessment, 8–16 hours of dedicated machine polishing is allocated depending on the size, condition and complexity of the vehicle.

Rather than following a predetermined number of polishing stages, the correction process is tailored to the individual vehicle. Different pads, compounds and polishing techniques can be used across the paintwork, allowing us to concentrate correction time where it is genuinely required.

The additional time allows us to target more significant defects, substantially reduce heavier swirl marks and correct holograms while progressively restoring the clarity and finish of the paintwork.

The result is a significant transformation in paint clarity, depth, gloss and reflection, producing a considerably cleaner and more refined finish than can be achieved through Paint Enhancement alone.

Paint Correction is focused on achieving a high level of defect removal while protecting the integrity of the paintwork. Deeper scratches and defects that cannot be safely removed may remain rather than compromising the clear coat.

 

Service Includes:

  • Safe pre-wash and contact wash

  • Wheel and tyre deep clean

  • Chemical decontamination

  • Clay bar treatment 

  • Comprehensive paintwork inspection and assessment

  • Paint depth measurements where applicable

  • 8–16 hours of dedicated machine polishing

  • Bespoke selection of pads, compounds and polishing techniques

  • Targeted correction of holograms and buffer trails

  • Significant reduction of heavier swirl marks and wash damage

  • Reduction of deeper paint defects where safely achievable

  • Panel-specific correction and refinement where required

  • Restoration of paint clarity, depth and gloss

  • Paintwork cleansing and final inspection under specialist lighting

 

Recommended For:
* Vehicles with visible swirl marks
* Vehicles affected by holograms or buffer trails
* Dark coloured vehicles showing paint defects
* Owners seeking a higher level of paint correction
* Vehicles being prepared for long-term ceramic coating protection

 

Expected Results:
✔ Significant reduction in swirl & paint defects
✔ Removal of holograms and buffer trails
✔ Enhanced gloss, depth and reflection
✔ Improved paint clarity and finish
✔ Ideal for ceramic coating application

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Price Starts From £650

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Ceramic coating packages available as an optional upgrade from 1 to 5 years of protection.

Perfection

Our ultimate paint correction service for those seeking the highest possible standard of finish and maximum safe improvement from their vehicle's paintwork.

Paint Perfection is our most comprehensive paintwork service, created for vehicles with significant defects and for owners who want considerably more time dedicated to achieving an exceptional finish.

Following extensive preparation and paintwork assessment, 14–24 hours of dedicated machine polishing is allocated depending on the size, condition and complexity of the vehicle.

Rather than following a predetermined number of polishing stages, every vehicle is approached individually. Different pads, compounds and polishing techniques are selected throughout the correction process, allowing considerably more time to be spent targeting individual defects and areas requiring additional attention.

Severe swirl marks, holograms, buffer trails, oxidation, previous machine-polishing defects and deeper imperfections are carefully addressed where safe to do so. Individual areas may receive repeated correction and refinement as we progressively work towards the highest standard the paintwork will safely allow.

The additional time also allows greater attention to intricate areas, individual defects and final refinement, maximising paint clarity, depth, gloss and reflection.

The objective of Paint Perfection is not to promise 100% defect removal. Some defects may be too deep to safely correct. Instead, we pursue the maximum safe level of correction while preserving the integrity of the vehicle's paintwork.

The result is an exceptionally refined finish with outstanding clarity, depth and reflection — representing the highest standard of machine polishing available at Sudsomatic.

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Service Includes:

  • Safe pre-wash and contact wash

  • Wheel and tyre deep clean

  • Chemical decontamination

  • Clay bar treatment

  • Comprehensive paintwork inspection and assessment

  • Paint depth measurements where applicable

  • 14–24 hours of dedicated machine polishing

  • Bespoke selection of pads, compounds and polishing techniques

  • Targeted correction of severe swirl marks, holograms and buffer trails

  • Reduction of deeper paint defects where safely achievable

  • Additional attention to individual defects and challenging areas

  • Panel-specific correction and refinement

  • Detailed final refinement to maximise clarity, depth and gloss

  • Paintwork cleansing and final inspection under specialist lighting

 

Recommended For:
* Prestige and performance vehicles
* Enthusiast-owned vehicles
* Vehicles with severe swirl marks and paint defects
* Dark coloured vehicles requiring extensive correction
* Owners seeking the highest possible level of finish
* Vehicles being prepared for premium ceramic coating protection

 

Expected Results:
✔ Maximum safe defect removal
✔ Significant reduction in severe swirl marks and imperfections
✔ Removal of holograms and buffer trails
✔ Exceptional gloss, depth and reflection
✔ Outstanding paint clarity and finish
✔ Ideal preparation for ceramic coating application

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Price Starts From £950

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Ceramic coating packages available as an optional upgrade from 1 to 5 years of protection.

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