My long search for adequate body care after contact with industrial emissions near the port led me to understand that most car washes and detailing studios do not understand the physics of the materials they work with at all. Applying wax to damaged paint is the same as trying to treat a fracture with a Band-Aid, because under the film, the processes of destruction of bonds between polymer molecules continue. I found specialists who approached the restoration of my gloss through optical microscopy of the coating structure, measuring the exact depth of penetration of the aggressive environment. They completely removed the affected microns using delicate waterless cleaning technology, without affecting the main enamel base, and re-stabilized the surface. All the technical details of this procedure, methods for assessing the condition of paint layers and examples of protecting vulnerable elements can be studied at https://autobodylab.com/, where practical cases of body restoration are collected. After the treatment was completed, the mirror shine returned completely, and the applied quartz insulator now works as a chemical shield. It was especially pleasing that the craftsmen treated even the hidden seals under the moldings, completely washing out the remains of salts and alkalis, which usually provoke the appearance of hidden foci of corrosion.