ADVANCED MARINE CORRECTION TRAINING
ADVANCED MARINE CORRECTION TRAINING
Advanced Marine Correction Training
Learn how to properly inspect, test, correct, polish, and finish marine gel coat with a professional, repeatable process.
Advanced Marine Correction Training is an in-person hands-on course built for marine detailers, shop owners, experienced technicians, and auto detailers moving into serious marine restoration work. This course focuses on the real-world correction process used to restore oxidized, faded, stained, and neglected marine surfaces.
Marine correction is not just grabbing a buffer and compounding until the boat looks better. Poor correction creates swirl marks, holograms, uneven gloss, burned edges, wasted labor, and unhappy clients. This training teaches how to evaluate condition, build test spots, choose the right process, control your tools, and finish the surface properly.
This course is built for detailers who want to stop guessing and start correcting boats with more confidence, consistency, and profitability.
Course Details
Format: In-person training
Location: MAD Soaps, 2830 Solomons Island Road, Edgewater, MD 21037
Investment: $2,450 per attendee
Seats: Limited enrollment
What You’ll Learn
How to inspect gel coat and marine surfaces before correction
How to identify oxidation levels, staining, fading, chalkiness, water spots, sanding marks, swirls, and holograms
How to determine whether correction is realistic, profitable, and safe
How to document condition before starting work
How to build a proper test spot
How to choose between sanding, compounding, polishing, and finishing steps
How to understand rotary, dual-action, and forced-rotation tool behavior
How to choose pads, compounds, polishes, and abrasives based on surface condition
How to manage heat, pressure, arm speed, and working time
How to correct gel coat without overworking or damaging the surface
How to reduce haze, trails, holograms, and uneven gloss
How to handle edges, curves, tight areas, decals, hardware, and sensitive surfaces
How to create a repeatable correction workflow for larger boats
How to estimate labor more accurately on restoration jobs
How to explain correction limitations and expectations to clients
How to prepare corrected surfaces for ceramic coating, wax, sealant, or other protection
What’s Included
In-person instruction
Hands-on marine correction training
Gel coat inspection walkthrough
Test spot development process
Tool, pad, compound, and polish guidance
Oxidation and defect evaluation
Sanding and correction discussion
Finishing and refinement process
Correction expectation and client communication framework
Certificate of completion
Training materials and worksheets
Best For
This course is best for marine detailers, shop owners, experienced technicians, auto detailers moving into marine correction, and businesses that want to improve restoration quality, quoting accuracy, and correction efficiency.
This Is Not For
Beginners who have never detailed a boat
People looking for a quick buff-and-shine shortcut
Detailers who do not understand the risk of aggressive correction
Anyone who thinks every oxidized boat can be restored perfectly
Anyone unwilling to slow down, test, document, and follow a controlled process
Important Registration Terms
Payment is required to reserve your seat.
Course dates are selected at checkout or through the available product options.
Seats are limited and sold on a first-come, first-served basis.
Because this is a limited-seat in-person training, registrations are non-refundable within 14 days of the selected course date.
MAD Soaps may reschedule the course due to weather, safety, instructor availability, or operational needs.
Attendees may be photographed or filmed during training for educational and marketing purposes.
Reserve your seat and learn how to correct marine surfaces with a professional, repeatable process.