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Paint Repair

Deep Scratch
Repair

Professional touch-ups in paint matched to your vehicle's own code, then fine sanding and machine polishing to level the repair and blend it into the panel. For the scratches polishing alone will not take out.

2 – 4 hrs From £140
Most enquiries answered within the hour · No deposit · No obligation

Why a repair rather than a touch-up pen

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Matched to your paint code

Not a high-street touch-up pen in the nearest shade. We mix to the code on your vehicle and blend into the surrounding paint, which is what stops an older car ending up with a bright patch.

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Levelled, not just filled

Touched-in paint dries proud of the surface. We flat it back with very fine wet abrasive and machine polish the marks out, so you feel nothing when you run a finger over it.

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Cheaper than a bodyshop

A panel respray starts several hundred pounds and takes your car away for days. This starts at £140, happens at your home or work, and is finished the same visit.

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We tell you when not to bother

Through to metal, spread across a panel, or a car about to be traded in cheaply — we will say so rather than take the booking. An honest no costs us one job and keeps the review.

The Process

Four steps,
in one visit

Every one of them matters. Skip the levelling and you get the blob of paint everyone recognises; skip the blending and you get an outline where the new paint meets the old.

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The panel is decontaminated and the scratch cleaned out, so the paint bonds to paint rather than to road film
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Paint mixed to your vehicle's own code is built up in thin coats and left to cure between them
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The repair is flatted back with very fine wet abrasive until it is level with the paint around it
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A machine polish removes the sanding marks and blends the repair into the panel, then it is sealed
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Deep scratch repair pricing

Priced by the damage rather than the car, and confirmed from photographs before we come out. There is no deposit.

A single scratch
From £140
Several scratches or panels
Quoted from photos
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Regular — hatchback, saloon or estate. Fiesta, Golf, A3, 3 Series, Octavia. Large — SUV, 4x4 or 7-seater. Range Rover, X5, Discovery, Kodiaq, Transporter. Vans are quoted separately. These are starting prices — a car in poor condition takes longer, and we agree the exact figure with you before we start, never after.

Scratch Repair · FAQ

Questions answered

No, and anyone who says otherwise is selling. A scratch that has gone through the paint to bare metal or primer, or one that has spread across a whole panel, is a bodyshop job and we will tell you so. What we repair is the middle ground most cars have: a scratch deep enough that polishing alone will not remove it, but local enough to fill, level and blend. Send us a photo in daylight and we will tell you honestly which yours is.
It will be a great deal less visible, and on most scratches you will have to be told where it was. It is a repair rather than a respray, so we describe the result as improved rather than erased. Metallics and pearls are harder to hide than solid colours because the flake has to lie the same way as the paint around it — we will say up front what we expect to achieve on your car.
From your vehicle's own paint code, which is on a sticker in the door shut, under the bonnet or in the boot. That gets the mix right rather than close. Paint fades over the years, so on an older car we blend the repair into the surrounding panel rather than butting fresh paint against faded paint and leaving an outline.
Once the touched-in paint has cured it sits slightly proud of the surface, which is what makes a bad touch-up look like a blob. We flat it back with very fine abrasive paper — thousands of grit, used wet — until it is level with the paint around it, then machine polish the sanding marks out. That levelling step is the whole difference between a repair and a dab of paint from a pen.
Two to four hours for a typical scratch, because the paint has to cure between coats and the levelling cannot be rushed. Several scratches or a panel with a lot going on takes longer. It is one visit — we do not need the car overnight.
Yes. We work under our vehicle gazebos, which matters more for this job than for most: fresh paint needs to be out of the wind and out of direct sun while it cures, and the gazebo gives us that on a driveway. We carry our own power and lighting too.
From £140 for a single scratch, and we confirm the figure from photographs before we come out. More than one scratch, or damage across several panels, costs more — but usually less per scratch, because most of the setup is the same. There is no deposit and nothing to pay until it is done and you have looked at it.
On a car you are keeping, a repair is almost always cheaper than the alternative: a scratch through the lacquer lets water in and will eventually lift and rust. On a car you are selling, it is the difference between a buyer knocking a few hundred off and not mentioning it. On a car you are about to trade in cheaply, we will tell you if we think it is not worth the money.
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Our detailing packages

Detailed Valet detail
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Detailed Valet
Deep Clean · No Polish

Everything in the Full Valet, plus the cabin stripped back properly and the paint chemically decontaminated.

From
£139
3 – 4 hrsat home or work
At a glance
Time on site
3 – 4 hrs
Regular
£139
Large
£169
Included
  • Everything in the Full Valet
  • Interior deep clean throughout
  • Seat and carpet shampoo and extraction
  • Leather seat clean and condition
  • Air vents & trim detailed
  • Iron fallout removal — paint & wheels
  • Tar removal from sills & lower panels
  • Sealant protection
Not included
  • Clay bar — this is a chemical decontamination
  • Machine polishing — that is on the machine polishing page
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Gloss Enhancement detail
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Gloss Enhancement
Refresh Polish

Exactly what the name says — a quick polish to enhance the gloss. Shine and depth back, not scratch or swirl removal.

From
£165
3 – 5 hrsat home or work
At a glance
Time on site
3 – 5 hrs
Regular
£165
Large
£199
Included
  • Pre-wash & safe contact wash
  • Iron fallout & tar removal
  • Quick machine polish to restore gloss
  • Depth and reflection brought back
  • Sealant protection
Not included
  • Scratches and swirls — removing those is a Stage 1, 2 or 3 machine polish
  • Interior work — add the Interior Reset

Need the scratches out, not just the shine back? See machine polishing packages

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Interior Reset detail
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Interior Reset
Cabin Restoration

A standalone deep clean of the cabin, for when the outside is fine and the inside is not.

From
£100
2 – 4 hrsat home or work
At a glance
Time on site
2 – 4 hrs
Regular
£100
Large
£120
Included
  • Full interior vacuum
  • Seat and carpet shampoo and extraction
  • Leather seat clean and condition
  • Dashboard, centre console and trim cleaned
  • Door cards cleaned and dressed
  • Air vents thoroughly cleaned
  • Cup holders and storage compartments cleaned
  • Interior glass cleaned streak-free
  • Plastic and vinyl surfaces protected
  • Light stain removal
  • Light pet hair removal
  • Boot area vacuumed and cleaned
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Trusted across
Staffordshire

5
Google Rating
Based on 24 reviews — view on Google
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Alek Locock
3 months ago

“I’ve never had my car looking so spotless. Absolutely immaculate service, couldn’t be happier if you were to pay me and tell me to be. Genuine outstanding performance and lovely bloke who did it, walked me through the processes and broke it all down in great detail.”

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Daniel Hodges
3 months ago

““I recently had my car professionally valeted and I’m extremely impressed with the results. Jack did a fantastic job inside and out – the paintwork was spotless, the interior looked and smelled fresh, and even the hard-to-reach areas were cleaned thoroughly. He was punctual, friendly, and paid great attention to detail. My vans looks almost brand new again. Great value for money and I would definitely recommend his service to anyone looking for a high-quality valet.””

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Pete g Mcwilliams
4 months ago

“Was recommended through a FB page really polite young man did an amazing job on my car that was in quite a bad way..real attention to detail worked really hard never stopped for 3.5 hours you will not regret using MVH for your cars”

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William Vaughan
3 months ago

“Punctual , polite and friendly and did a great job, very satisfied and would certainly use again, would recommend Jack wholeheartedly, top quality at a reasonable price.”

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Lee Dent
2 months ago

“Jack turned upon time and did a first class cleaning job on my vehicle. Would definitely use MVH Mobile Detailing again”

Our guarantee

We will always leave you satisfied with our services

Enhance · Protect · Maintain

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A picture taken in daylight tells us more than any description — we will tell you whether it is a repair, a polish, or a bodyshop job.

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