02 Inspection scope
Each vehicle is mapped onto the same 12-zone body plan. Coating thickness is read at 24 points with an ultrasonic gauge, gloss at 60 degrees, and every mark is numbered on a hotsheet so the quotation can cite it by position.
03 / Defect map
Every panel is logged against the same plan, so a 2016 estate and a 2021 crossover are read in identical terms. Select a zone to see the defect types keyed to it.
Where remaining clear coat measures below 80 µm, the panel is recorded and left unpolished. The figure goes into the dossier, not into a negotiation at the machine.
Keyed defects
04 Finish dossier
The dossier is built from the same measurements that set the quotation. It records raw micrometre and gloss-unit readings per panel, the numbered defect map, and every stage we declined to quote.
Three readings per panel in µm, printed beside the panel name with the average. Panels under the threshold are flagged, not smoothed over.
A paired GU figure tied to the vehicle and the date of measurement. Identical models can produce different numbers, and the dossier says so.
Each swirl mark, etch spot and scratch line is numbered on the diagram and repeated in the notes with its position and depth reading.
Passes, hours and expected removal up to 3 µm or up to 6 µm, confirmed after inspection. No stage is quoted before the panel readings exist.
Where correction was refused, the dossier records the reading that stopped it. Those panels are not polished and the point is documented, not negotiated later.
04 / Refusal policy
Thickness is read before any stage is quoted. Where a panel cannot take a pass without breaching the safety margin, correction stops there and the reading is written into the finish dossier.
| Reading | Decision |
|---|---|
| Below 90 µm | No polishing. The reading is recorded and the owner is notified before collection. |
| 90 to 110 µm | One finishing pass only, expected removal up to 3 µm, confirmed after inspection. |
| Above 110 µm | Multi-stage correction may be quoted, expected removal up to 6 µm, confirmed after inspection. |
| Repainted panel | Excluded from machine polishing until thickness is verified at three points. |
Expected removal is stated per stage and never as an exact promise.
06 Booking
A single session records clear-coat depth in µm, defect count, and gloss in GU. Quotation starts only once those readings exist.
Scope note: expected removal up to 3 µm or up to 6 µm per stage, confirmed after inspection. Panels sitting below the safe threshold are not polished, and the decision is written into the finish dossier instead of being negotiated. Kyiv studio, 12 Shevchenka St.