Machine polishing done correctly — from assessment to final inspection.
For detailers who want to take on correction work professionally, or enthusiasts who want to correct their own paint to a professional standard.
What You'll Learn
The Paint Correction Masterclass covers the complete machine polishing workflow: paint inspection and defect assessment, compound and polish selection, DA and rotary operation, pad selection and maintenance, working panel sections, and inspection under lighting to verify the correction result. Certificate issued on completion.
Module 1: Paint inspection and defect assessment
- Reading paint defects under an inspection light
- Paint thickness measurement and interpretation
- Determining the correct correction tier (1-stage / 2-stage / multi-stage)
- Documenting the job before starting
Module 2: Tools and products
- DA vs rotary polisher — when to use each
- Pad selection by defect level and paint hardness
- Compound selection by correction stage
- Machine maintenance and pad cleaning
Module 3: Decontamination for correction
- Why thorough decontamination is non-optional before correction
- Safe decontamination sequence before machine polishing
Module 4: Machine polishing technique
- Priming a pad correctly
- Working section sizes
- Speed, pressure, and overlap technique
- Managing heat in the paint
- Rotary polisher control and finishing technique
Module 5: Inspection, IPA wipe-down, and handoff
- Inspecting correction results under inspection light
- IPA wipe-down — why and how
- Identifying high spots or remaining defects
- Client handoff documentation
Is this course right for you?
If you care about your own car
You maintain your own vehicle and want to do it correctly. You've watched videos, read forums, and still aren't fully confident. This course gives you the structured foundation that self-research never quite delivers — the why behind every step, not just the how.
- Stop second-guessing every product purchase
- Build a safe, documented wash and maintenance system
- Know when a job needs a professional and when you can do it yourself
If you want to detailing as a profession
You want to take on clients or already do. The gap is the documented knowledge — knowing why the process works and being able to explain it to clients. This course gives you the curriculum structure to move from doing it by feel to doing it professionally.
- Close the knowledge gap between hobbyist and professional
- Earn a verifiable certificate to show clients
- Learn from a working studio, not a product manufacturer
If you're already in the industry
You have experience. You're here for refinement, business methodology, or to add a specific skill (coatings, PPF consultancy). The studio-based curriculum is grounded in real-job practice — not training-centre theory.
- Refine specific techniques with direct instructor feedback
- Add a documented certification to your credentials
- Learn coating or PPF consultancy as a business service
Everything in the enrolment.
- 5 video modules with real vehicle demonstrations from the Dalmine studio
- PDF polish compound and pad reference chart
- Certificate of completion
- Lifetime access
- Community Q&A access
Included in the Full Academy Bundle — save when you buy all four.
Marco Ferretti
Lead Detailer & Academy Instructor
Marco Ferretti founded freshcardetail in Dalmine to close the gap between Italian detailing practice and accessible professional education. Every course in the Academy is built from the same methods used on client vehicles at the Dalmine studio — not from product manufacturer guides or theoretical frameworks.
He works on client vehicles and teaches at the studio simultaneously, which means the Academy curriculum reflects current, real-world practice. Students working with Marco receive instruction from someone who does the work every day.
Specialisms:
- Paint correction (DA and rotary)
- Ceramic coating application
- PPF specification and consultancy
- Detailing business methodology
Start whenever you're ready.
Self-paced — Lifetime access
Enrol today, start today. Work through the modules at your own pace. Your access never expires — revisit any module anytime.
Enrol Now — €149Enrol in Paint Correction Masterclass
Included in the Full Academy Bundle — save when you buy all four.
- 5 video modules with real vehicle demonstrations from the Dalmine studio
- PDF polish compound and pad reference chart
- Certificate of completion
- Lifetime access
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