Ceramic Coating Moonee Ponds
Ceramic Coating near Moonee Ponds
Moonee Ponds drivers come to Liquid R in Mitcham for ceramic coating. The workshop is about 30.5 km from Moonee Ponds, roughly 40 minutes by car outside peak hour. Ceramic coating starts at $980 on bare paint, including decontamination and machine polish, and new car packages start at $1090.
A coating keeps paint glossy and easy to wash for two to five years in normal Melbourne use. It will not stop stone chips, so plenty of owners pair it with film on the front, which we can fit in the same booking.
Every quote is a fixed figure before the car is booked, and it is the same whichever suburb you come from. Call 1800 985 880 or text 0483 930 888 to book.
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Give us a call or drop by anytime:
P: 1800 985 880
E: info@liquidr.com.au
A: 12/23A Cook Road Mitcham VIC 3132
Opening hours:
Monday to Friday 8:30am-5:00pm
Saturday 8:30am-12:30pm
Enquiry & Booking
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m² Workshop
Years of Combined Experience
Dedicated Bays
PPF on the panels that get hit, ceramic coating over the rest, window tint if you want it, bundled at a sharper price for a brand new car. See the packages.
Explore Our Services
Paint Protection Film: self-healing film for the panels stone chips hit first.
Colour Transformation: a full colour change in Spectra Colour PPF, no vinyl, no respray.
Window Tinting: 3M and Defcon Films Australia films fitted to Victorian legal limits.
Detailing: paint correction, interior deep cleans and PPF refresh.
Moonee Ponds to Mitcham
The run from Moonee Ponds to Cook Road in Mitcham is about 30.5 km via Eastern Freeway. Outside peak hour that is around 40 minutes, and you park on site when you arrive. Directions and opening hours are on our contact page.
Coating Versus Wax
Wax sits on top of the paint and gives up within weeks to sun and shampoo. A ceramic coating bonds and stays for years. Most of our coating customers are former regular waxers who did the sums. More in our ceramic coating myths article.
Preparation Decides the Result
Foam pre-wash, two bucket contact wash, iron and tar removal, clay, then machine polishing under inspection lights. Skip any step and you seal dirt and swirls under glass. This preparation, the same work as a cut and polish, is most of the labour and most of the price.
Road Grime From the Commute
Freeway driving on roads like Eastern Freeway coats a car in road film, bugs and brake dust. A ceramic coating lets most of it rinse off, so the car stays clean longer between washes.
How Long It Lasts
A professionally applied coating protects for two to five years in normal Melbourne use, and well maintained cars have stretched ours toward nine. The wash routine makes most of the difference, and our list of mistakes to avoid after a coating covers the rest.
What a Coating Does Not Do
A coating is microns thick. It will not stop a stone chip and it will not fill existing scratches. Chips need paint protection film, and scratches need correction before the coating locks them in.
Why Customers Come to Us
Let us be straight: Mitcham is not around the corner from Moonee Ponds. What you get for the drive is indoor bays, inspection lighting and our own team on your car, rather than a van in a car park. More about who we are, and if you are comparing shops, our guide to the best ceramic coating in Melbourne lists what to check.
Planning the Visit
Coatings need curing time, so most cars stay with us for a couple of days. Coming from Moonee Ponds, it makes sense to combine jobs, such as film and coating, or a detail with tint, into one booking so the drive happens once. We confirm the timing when you book.
Water Spots and Bore Water
Sprinklers and bore water leave mineral rings that etch bare paint in the sun. Graphene chemistry in particular resists those spots, and a coated panel releases them with a normal wash.
Nearby Areas
Our ceramic coating page has the full range and prices. Nearby, we have also written up Ceramic Coating in Essendon, Ceramic Coating in Brunswick, Ceramic Coating in Footscray, Ceramic Coating in Coburg and Ceramic Coating in Carlton, and the local area guides cover the rest of Melbourne.
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Customer Reviews
Real reviews from Liquid R customers, verified and published by hand.
Rated 5 out of 5 from 89 verified customer reviews.
Liquid R did an amazing job detailing and ceramic coating my car. Service was 10/10 and quality of work was high end. Highly recommend going to liquid R!
AJ Liska
I Had my car cut and polished by Liquid R and can’t recommend these guys highly enough! Jacky thoroughly inspected the car and explained to me what needed to happen and the job was done really well. He also went through the proper washing and maintenance process for my car. Bobby was also very helpful when I picked up the car. Thanks guys!
Arash Koopal
Jacky and the team at Liquid R did a fantastic job of ceramic coating and window tinting our 2024 Audi S5. We couldn't recommend them more!
Selwyn Marc
Jacky and his team did an amazing job taking all the tree sap off my white Mazda cx5. I had left it on for months so it was really stuck onto my paint nothing i tried worked and other detailers couldn't get it off properly. My car now looks brand new. Was a bit pricey for me but it is worth it since my car looks like it's straight out of a dealership now.
nurmete97
Just had my car ceramic coated at Liquid R. Jacky was super professional, easy to talk to, and took great care of my car. Great service, great team. Highly recommended!
Danny Allen
Unbelievable highest Quality & the Best knowledgable professional service is provided by Jacky & his Team at Liquid R the ceramic coating is by far the best i have had ever, its pristine finish glows its absolutely sublime & the silky smooth finish makes cleaning a breeze. The dedication & team work is by far beyond unbelievable, i cant recommend these guys high enough will be going back 100% & recommend new…
John Robertson
Cannot recommend Jackie, Bobby and their team enough. Extremely happy at the…
Eric Dwyer
This is my third car I've done the TLC package for at Liquid R (paint correction & ceramic coating), and the guys managed to surprise me again!! The car is looking better than showroom condition. I can't endorse those guys enough, Jacky and Bobby are extremely professional and helpful, they are the best in this business from what I know. P.S.
Adel Baz
Jacky and the team came highly recommended. I was nervous because it's a brand new car (Kia Stinger) and I was being precious. After speaking to Jacky, I realised there was no way I could do ceramic coating with the dealership. It took around 6-8 weeks to get in. I went with package 3 which was tint, ceramic coat and interior but Jacky was able to adjust as I chose not to do the interior.
Byron Trzeciak
Excellent service and quality, price is very competitive as well, Jacky and Bobby are also excellent, highly recommend 👌
Josh Mei
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Common Questions
Frequently asked questions
Straight answers before you book. Anything else, call 1800 985 880.
The workshop at 12/23A Cook Road, Mitcham is about 30.5 km from Moonee Ponds, roughly 40 minutes by car outside peak hour.
No. Every price is the same wherever you live. The quote depends on the car and the work, never the postcode.
Every job is done at our Mitcham workshop. Film, coatings and tint need clean indoor bays and proper lighting, which a driveway cannot give, and that is what our results depend on.
Two to five years in normal Melbourne use with a proper wash routine, and longer on well maintained cars.