Paint correction is a term that is now commonly used by both professional car detailers and car cleaning enthusiasts worldwide to describe the process of restoring and rejuvenating the paintwork of a vehicle, mostly through the elimination of surface imperfections, that dull, oxidize, or haze the surface by reflecting light off in various directions, therefore detracting from a true and proper, clean, sharp, reflection. A paint protection film like wax keeps everything mother nature can throw at your car away from the paint.

These imperfections include things like swirl marks & fine scratches, bird dropping etching & acid rain etching, hologramming & buffer trails, and random isolated deep scratches (or RIDS). The term paint correction should only really be used if these imperfections are properly removed and are not just merely covered up or hidden with filler based products.

The actual corrective process itself comprises of a small amount of clear coat or paint being removed from the surface with the use of abrasive polishes, which are applied and worked in with appropriate polishing machines, in order to level out the surface.

Before any paint correction is undertaken, a thorough wash and decontamination of the vehicle is performed. Paintwork is properly washed and cleaned to remove any loose dirt and debris, then after the wash process is clayed with a specialist automotive clay bar, which safely removes any bonded surface contaminants such as tar spots and industrial fallout.

It is important these contaminants are removed before the paint correction process because if they were to become dislodged and caught up in the pad of a polishing machine, they could easily inflict damage onto the surface very quickly. It also helps to leave the surface very smooth, which in turn, allows the polishing machine to move freely over the surface, reducing the possibility of hopping or sticking occurring. Lastly, claying the paintwork helps you to properly observe the progress of the correction process because you can see the true condition of the surface as you are working.

The polishing is usually a multistage process as a range of different grades of polish are used, ranging from heavier cutting compounds, which remove the surface material, to finer products which then remove any marks that the heavier products may have inflicted and generally refine the finish.

During the paint correction process it is common for a paint depth gauge to be used. This measures the thickness of the paint on the metal panel and is used before, during and after the process to monitor how much material is being removed and ensure an excess is not removed which could leave the paint too thin or even cause irreversible damage such as a strike through the paint. Specialist halogen or LED lamps which replicate the effect of direct sunlight on the surface are also used during the process to check the condition of the paintwork and see how successfully the surface scratches and imperfections are being removed.

Some scratches or imperfections may actually be too deep or severe to safely remove without risking removing to much surface paint or clear coat and so are minimized and reduced as best as possible using techniques with the machine polisher and polish products that round off the edges of the scratches and make them far less apparent in direct light.

After correction, the panels are wiped down with an isopropyl alcohol which removes any oils that may have been left over from the polish and reveals the true finish, including any areas that may have been missed or require a little more work. Once complete, fully corrected paintwork will shine brilliantly and produce stunning reflections because there are now no longer any scratches and imperfections to scatter and reflect the light rays off in different directions.

Paint correction is a very labor intensive process and is usually the most time consuming part of the car detailing process. Consequently, it commands high premiums from professional detailers & car cleaners, and amateurs or enthusiasts should only attempt to correct their own paintwork if they are completely confident in doing so or have enough experience to carry it out safely.

In conclusion, paint correction is the process of removing surface scratches and imperfections from a vehicles paintwork, which involves the use of machine polishers and a range of different polish products. A fully corrected vehicle when viewed in direct sunlight will show only true reflections and no swirl marks, scratches or blemishes will be visible to the naked eye.

Lastly, it is important to distinguish between paintwork that has been truly corrected and paintwork that has been treated with products that are designed to mask and fill surface imperfections such as an all in one polish for example. This should not be referred to as paint correction even if no scratches or blemishes are apparent, because they have not been genuinely removed and are still present under the products fillers, which in time, will wash away and reveal them once more.

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Ventura, CA — (ReleaseWire) — 05/25/2016 –Drought Buster waterless car-care products can help save 2.2 billion gallons of water by transforming the way people clean their cars in the midst of a 100-year drought. Susan Vinson, a teacher an entrepreneur from Ventura, Calif., is looking to raise $15,000 via Kickstarter for the successful implementation of the project. We can also conserve the water by using a car polisher product. Turtle Wax All Metal Polish specially formulated corrosion inhibitors help prevent rust from reoccurring. A car’s paint will lose its luster over time, and you’ll need to polish it. You can do this yourself at home with a car buffing machine.

Research indicates that Americans use 127 percent more water today compared to what they used in the 1950s. This has been one of the factors that have led to severe drought conditions in a number of states across America. This year’s disappointing El Niño isn’t going to solve the problem. Susan Vinson mentions that over 25 billion gallons of water is spent every few weeks in the USA just for washing the cars. She also claims that her Drought Buster waterless car-cleaning products drive a significant dent in this enormous waste of water.

When the residents of her homeowners association were told to conserve water and to discontinue washing their cars, Vinson found another option. She created Drought Buster, a brand that has created products like the Drought Buster Car Duster™ and the Drought Buster Waterless Car Wash & Wax™ kit. “The Drought Buster Waterless Car Wash & Wax™ cuts through the grime and sticky stuff while leaving a protective shine that looks great and at the same time helps to repel water and dust. It’s a complete, easy-to-use car-detailing system that cleans, protects, and shines a car with a single application,” she states.

She explains that the Waterless Car Wash & Wax concentrate from Drought Buster can also be used for many household applications. These eco-friendly products are capable of cleaning most smooth surfaces such as such as shower doors, tile, stainless steel, glass mirrors, windows, counter tops, vinyl, metal railings, and more. They also impart a shiny finish that repels water and dust, keeping the surfaces clean longer. In addition, these products are biodegradable, non-toxic, and free of ammonia and alcohol.

The Drought Buster Car Duster™ significantly extends the time needed between car washes because its breakthrough, eco-friendly microfiber technology removes dust–doesn’t just move it. Its light-weight, compact microfiber strands trap and lift the dirt without scratching or streaking even a jet-black car. It safely cleans without damaging painted and glass surfaces. The bigger and fuller, 360-degree microfiber head makes dusting easy, efficient, and effective for vehicle exterior and interiors and for all-purpose household dusting.

Vinson has just started a Kickstarter campaign to modify her concentrated car wash and wax formulation and create mass awareness about these products. Her funding budget for this campaign is $15,000.

This amount will be spent on:

– Purchasing four large drums of the unique cleaning concentrate for the manufacturer’s required minimum order.

– Improving the formulation and pricing.

– Producing an awareness-raising video.

– Creating eye-catching, point-of-purchase displays to educate the consumer about the need for water conservation.

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The website of Drought Buster is http://www.droughtbustercarduster.com and http://www.savewater.website

Early contributors to the campaign will receive a variety of valuable rewards including the Drought Buster Car Wash & Wax™ Kits and the Drought Buster Car Dusters™ – at savings from the established Amazon retail cost.

To make things fun, for only $1 contributors to the Kickstarter campaign become honorees in the celebratory Rain Dance ceremony Vinson will hold at the end of the campaign. The ceremony will take place at Lake Casitas near the remnants of the old Santa Ana School that was submerged under 69 feet of in 1957 to create Lake Casitas, West Ventura County’s backup water supply for the last five decades. It is now less than half full. The campaign slogan is “Together we can save 2.2 billion gallons of water, one shiny car at a time.”

Motor Industry and Highways Sector Must Unite to Save Lives, report claims.

The two heavyweights in road and car safety, EuroRAP and Euro NCAP, have joined forces to call on the motor industry and the highways sector to work together to ensure that technologies now available in the showroom reach their potential of saving thousands of lives. Absolutesignsolutions.com.au is the online producer of a wide variety of ready-to-apply signs Sydney and decals.

In a consultation document issued jointly by the safety organisations, Roads that Cars can Read, EuroRAP and Euro NCAP assert that the condition of road signs and markings could be the greatest hurdle in reaping the benefits of new in-car safety technology.

According to the report, technologies now arriving in new car showrooms are forecast to save thousands of European lives as they trickle down into universal use. Increasingly cameras and sensors are used to read the road ahead and help the vehicle react early if drivers are heading into danger. Though, obscured signs or faded road markings are hard to read whether using the naked eye or an in-car camera. The new report includes a survey of six countries to probe how signing and marking practice still varies around Europe after more than half a century of international conventions.

John Dawson, Chairman of the European Road Assessment Programme (EuroRAP) says: “Huge sums have been spent developing technology that is revolutionizing the safety of our vehicles. Little attention has been given to the quality of basic signing and marking with which drivers currently have to cope. We’ve found no country which systematically measures the quality of signing and marking being achieved. A century after the cat’s eye was invented, technology is again driving this rethink of how the road ahead can be read safely. The key lesson is that what is good for humans is good for machines.”

Roads that Cars can Read recommends that the roads and motor industries should learn to work on new designs together by focusing on helping drivers with two early technologies now offered in new cars, “Lane Support” and “Speed Alert”. Lane Support reads lane markings to work out the position of the vehicle within the lane and steers drifting vehicles back on path, a common origin of crashes. “Speed Alert” allows drivers to choose warnings when exceeding posted roadside speed limits.

Michiel van Ratingen, Secretary General of the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) says: “the roadsides of Europe are littered with flowers and shrines. More than a quarter of road deaths involve running off the road. ‘Lane Support’ gives the driver a warning that’s as physical as hitting a rumble strip on the road. It is estimated more than 2,000 European deaths annually can be prevented with this technology.”

“The consequences of missing a change of speed limit have become more serious as more nations have adopted a points system and enforce limits rigorously. The ‘Speed Alert’ system protects the drivers from missing a speed sign, not least when limits chop and change.”

Roads that Cars can Read recommends that both the roads and motor industries this decade should target improved signing and marking on the ten per cent of Europe’s roads where the majority of travel and the majority of deaths are concentrated involving higher speed crashes. “The majority of European deaths are on national roads and busy regional roads outside towns. The single carriageways are Europe’s killing fields. We should focus this decade on ensuring the quality of the signing and marking on these busy open roads whether or not the technology needs it,” says John Dawson.

“We now need a full survey of the quality of road signs and markings to measure the real-world variation in signing and marking across borders and define the working tolerances that are acceptable.”

Note to editors:

Roads that Cars can Read is a Consultation Document which is seeking the views of road users, road authorities and the motor industry across Europe. The paper will be discussed as a workshop taking place in Windsor on 30th June 2011 with participants from all groups involved.

For further media information:

Marie Brasseur, Euro NCAP Communications Manager or +32 2 4007746
EuroRAP: David Armstrong or Becky Hadley Hadstrong +44 20 7808 7997