Platinum Detailing | Paint Correction & Ceramic Coating in Paignton
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Paignton, Devon — Est. 2014

Paint corrected properly. Then protected for years.

Paint correction, ceramic coating and maintenance detailing from a dedicated studio in Paignton. A coating only ever locks in the paint beneath it — so we correct first.

Pro-Valets Accredited · Gtechniq Approved · 5.0 on Google Scroll
Marques through the unit
Lamborghini Porsche Ferrari Land Rover BMW Jeep Honda Fiat
Pro-Valets Accredited

One of two or three in the South West.

Anyone can call themselves a detailer. The word is not protected, and standards vary widely. Pro-Valets accreditation is different: it requires a proven track record, the right insurance and work inspected against a set standard. Across the South West, only two or three detailers hold it. We are one of them.

Harry and Chris have run the business since late 2014 from Yelberton Trading Estate in Paignton, with mobile cover across Torbay, Devon and the wider South West.

A Lamborghini Aventador SV and a 2009 Civic have both been detailed here. We cover everything from a Fiat to Ferrari, lorry to Lamborghini. The badge changes the quote, not the process — every owner gets the same honest assessment of their paint.

Or judge it on the work — recent cars and what their owners said.

Read the full story→
Process imagery — machine polishing under inspection light Check out our Youtube
How the work is ordered

Correct. Protect. Maintain.

Machine polisher pad meeting a dark car panel, compound haze on the paint
Stage One

Correction

Swirl marks are thousands of fine scratches catching light at once. We take paint depth readings, test a panel, then machine polish each panel until the defects are gone rather than filled. On a large vehicle in poor condition this alone can take thirty or forty hours.

How correction works→
Stage Two

Protection

Only once the paint is right does anything go on top of it. Gtechniq Crystal Serum Light bonds at a molecular level and holds for two years. Layered with EXO V4 it reaches five, adding the water behaviour that makes a car easy to keep clean.

What a coating does→
Ceramic coating applicator laying a wet band of coating across black paint
Microfibre wash mitt drawing a band of shampoo foam down a wet car flank
Stage Three

Maintenance

Most damage we correct was caused by washing. A maintenance detail running 90–150 minutes uses two buckets, grit guards and pH-neutral shampoo to keep a coated car clean without putting the swirls back. Mobile across Torbay and the South West.

Washing without undoing it→

A coating locks in whatever is underneath it.

So we correct first.

The rule the studio works to
Five packages

Where your car is now decides which one.

New off the forecourt, five years into daily use, or already coated and due a wash that will not undo it — the honest answer is different in each case. Tell us which one you are and we will tell you what the car actually needs.

A coating applicator laying the first wet band of ceramic coating across delivery-fresh paint A polisher pad lifted clear of a door, corrected paint meeting swirled paint at a soft boundary Two wash buckets with grit guards and a soaked microfibre mitt on a wet workshop floor A freshly decontaminated alloy wheel face and tyre sidewall Water beading tightly on freshly coated black paint
01

New Car Protection

What’s included → Coat it before the first wash puts marks in it. Delivery-condition paint is rarely as clean as it looks. From collection day
02

Used Car Protection

What’s included → Swirls, wash marks and dulled paint machined out first, then sealed so the finish holds. Correction-led
03

Maintenance Detail

What’s included → The wash that keeps corrected paint corrected. Two buckets, grit guards, no new swirls. 90–150 minutes · from £60
04

Deep Clean Package

What’s included → Inside and out, taken back to clean. Tar, iron and bonded contamination removed, not washed over. 4–7 hours · from £100
05

Platinum Executive Detail

What’s included → A full day on one vehicle. Every surface, seam and shut, with correction where the paint allows it. 5–7.5 hours · from £160
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The difference is in the reflection.

Wash marks and swirls machined out of the clear coat, not filled in and hidden by a glaze.

See this on real cars→
Black bonnet under raking inspection light, dense swirl marks and haze across the clear coat
The same black bonnet after machine correction, the light bars reflecting as razor-sharp lines
AFTER BEFORE
Alloy wheel and arch heavily contaminated with brake dust and road film
The same alloy wheel and arch fully decontaminated and clean
AFTER BEFORE
The Process

Five stages, in order.

Inspect, wash, correct, coat, check. Nothing is skipped to save time, and the car is photographed before and after so you can see what changed — the full process, stage by stage.

Paint thickness gauge resting against a dark car wing A car under a full blanket of snow foam A polisher pad worked against a dark door beside a mounted inspection light bar, compound spatter around the worked area A suede applicator drawing a wet band of ceramic coating across a dark panel in overlapping passes A finished car under inspection lighting in the unit
01 Paint depth gauge readings, panel by panel
Stage 01

Inspection & Paint Readings

Before anything is cleaned, the paint is assessed under inspection lighting and depth readings are taken. Clear coat is finite — knowing how much there is to work with determines what can safely be corrected and what cannot. This is also where we tell you if a full correction is not worth the money.

Stage 02

Safe Wash & Decontamination

A citrus pre-wash lifts organic matter, then snow foam loosens what is left before anything touches the paint. Wheels, arches and shuts are cleaned separately. Tar and iron removers dissolve bonded contamination, and a clay bar takes the surface back to smooth.

Stage 03

Machine Polishing

A test panel first, to find the least aggressive combination of pad and compound that will actually remove the defect. Then panel by panel: compounding to cut the damage out, refining to bring the gloss back. On a large vehicle in poor condition this stage alone can run to thirty or forty hours.

Stage 04

Ceramic Coating

Panels are wiped down to strip polishing oils, so the coating bonds to bare paint rather than to residue that will wash away. Gtechniq Crystal Serum Light goes on first and holds for two years. EXO V4 can be layered over it, taking protection to five and adding the water behaviour that keeps the car clean between washes.

Stage 05

Final Inspection & Handover

The car goes back under inspection lighting and is checked panel by panel against the readings taken on day one. Then we walk you through what was done, what the coating will and will not resist, and how to wash it without undoing the work.

Selected Work

An Aventador SV. A 2009 Civic.

Both left the unit corrected to the same standard. The badge on the bonnet changes the quote, not the process — the same inspection, the same test panel, the same refusal to coat over defects rather than remove them.

Corrected and ceramic coated paint on the rear haunch of a rear-engined sports coupe

Porsche 911 Turbo S

Paint Correction • Ceramic Coating

Swirl marks removed rather than filled, then sealed under a ceramic coating so the corrected finish is what stays visible for years instead of months.

Deep cleaned paint and composite trim around the side intake of a mid-engined supercar

Lamborghini Aventador SV

Deep Clean Package • Paint Protection

Deep cleaned and protected without a single new mark in the paint, then waxed so the finish holds its depth rather than the dirt.

Freshly protected flat door panel and arch cladding on a boxy utility 4x4

Land Rover Defender 110

New Car Protection

The finish the owner should have been handed on collection day, and a clean starting point for coating.

Even satin paint finish across the flared rear arch of a performance saloon

BMW M3 Competition

New Car Protection

Protected with the satin texture intact and even across every panel.

Decontaminated textured arch cladding beside machine polished paint on an off-road 4x4

Jeep Rubicon

Deep Clean Package • Paint Correction

Decontaminated and scratches machine polished out, without pretending the car had never been used.

Fifteen-year-old metallic paint machine polished back to clarity on a family hatchback rear quarter

Honda Civic (2009)

Used Car Protection • Paint Correction

The owner said the results spoke for themselves. Their words: “New or old they will make it look amazing.”

See Recent Work Work in progress, on Instagram→
Reference visuals — final photography of each vehicle to follow
Coverage

A unit in Paignton. Mobile beyond it.

South West England

Correction and coating work is carried out at our unit on Yelberton Trading Estate in Paignton, where the lighting and the hours are ours to control — a multi-stage polish cannot be done properly on a driveway. Maintenance and deep cleans can come to you across Torbay and the wider South West.

Unit 1, 4 Higher Yalberton Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 7PD
The Unit
Yelberton Trading Estate, Paignton
We Travel
Torbay, Devon and throughout the UK
Private & Trade
Individual owners and dealers
Fully Insured
Public liability and goods worked on
27 Google reviews · 5.0 average

Every one of them, five stars.

“Fantastic service from Platinum. I had a full deep clean inside and out, paint restoration, and ceramic coating. They always reply quickly and professionally, and even went the extra mile by booking me in last minute on a Saturday right before a car show. The car was ready within a few hours and looked unreal. Their knowledge is outstanding. Highly recommended and I'll definitely be back.Thank you.”
Asked before booking

The four questions we get most.

Straight answers, including the ones that talk you out of spending more than you need to.

Paint correction is machine polishing that removes defects from the clear coat — swirl marks from poor washing, light scratches, water spotting and holograms — rather than filling them in. Whether your car needs it depends on what the paint reads under inspection lighting, which is why every job starts with that inspection rather than a quote over the phone. Most cars that have been through a hand car wash need at least a single stage.

It depends which coating, and on how the car is washed afterwards. Gtechniq Crystal Serum Light is rated at 2 years, and EXO V4 layered over the top of it extends that to up to 5 years layered over Crystal Serum Light. G1 Clear Vision on the glass lasts 12 months. A coating washed with a sponge and a bucket of grit will not reach those figures, which is why the maintenance wash matters as much as the coating.

Both, depending on the work. Correction and coating are done at our unit on Yelberton Trading Estate in Paignton, because a multi-stage polish needs controlled lighting and an uninterrupted day — it cannot be done properly on a driveway. Maintenance details and deep cleans can come to you across Torbay, Devon and throughout the UK.

Call 01803 362002 and describe the car, its condition and what you want from it. Harry will tell you which of the five packages fits, what it will cost and how long it needs — or tell you honestly that a cheaper option would serve you better. Deep cleans run from £100 and the Platinum Executive Detail is from £160; correction work is quoted after inspection because paint depth varies car to car.

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A finished car standing under inspection lighting inside the unit

Tell us about the car.

What it is, what condition it is in, and what you want from it. You will get an honest answer about what the paint will take, what it will cost and how long it needs — including when the cheaper option is the right one. Call 01803 362002 or send the details across.

Not convinced yet? Look at the work and what owners said afterwards.

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