Photographs of corrected paint all look the same, and any of them can be staged with a light. The readings cannot. Every job leaves here with a depth log, and these are three of them.
Repainted, solid grey
Holograms from a previous rotary polish, across every horizontal panel
A respray gives you more clear coat than the factory does, which is the only reason this one could take three stages.
Multi stage correction, three year coating. 4 days in the bay.
Factory, solid red
Wash swirls from the first eight months of ownership
Caught early. One pass was enough, and the owner kept five microns he would otherwise have spent.
Single stage correction, coating. 2 days in the bay.
Factory, midnight blue metallic
Etching on the roof and rear deck, swirls throughout
The etching on the roof went deeper than the budget allowed. We reduced it and left the rest, which is written into the report.
Two stage correction, coating. 3 days in the bay.