Ceramic Paint Protection Melbourne
Ceramic Paint Protection in Melbourne
Ceramic paint protection is a liquid coating that bonds to your clear coat and cures into a hard, slick layer. Water beads and rolls off, road grime rinses away, and the paint holds its gloss instead of going flat in the sun. At Liquid R it starts at $980 on bare paint, including decontamination and single stage machine polish, and new car packages start at $1090.
We apply it indoors at our Mitcham workshop, where we have been coating cars since 2015 as Gtechniq trained applicators. Call 1800 985 880 or text 0483 930 888 for a quote on your car.
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P: 1800 985 880
E: info@liquidr.com.au
A: 12/23A Cook Road Mitcham VIC 3132
Opening hours:
8:30am-5:00pm Monday to Friday
8:30am-12:30pm Saturday
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Vehicles Protected
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.
What Ceramic Paint Protection Does
The coating fills the tiny pores that make paint grab dirt. The surface turns hydrophobic: rain beads, dried bugs come off with a rinse, and bird droppings have less time to etch. Underneath, the clear coat is shielded from UV and chemical staining, which is what keeps the colour from fading over the years.
What It Does Not Do
A coating is microns thick. It will not stop a stone chip and it will not fill scratches that are already there. Impact protection is the job of PPF, and existing defects need correction before coating. Anyone who tells you a coating stops chips is selling. More in our article on ceramic coating myths.
Ceramic Paint Protection from $980
On bare paint, the coating starts at $980. That includes the part of the job that decides the result: a full decontamination wash, iron and tar removal, clay treatment and a single stage machine polish under inspection lights before any coating goes on.
New Car Packages from $1090
Pack Essential, $1090, uses Gtechniq Crystal Serum Light. Pack 1, $1390, steps up to Envoke ProCoat+ 7 Year Graphene Coating, and Packs 2 to 4 add interior protection, wheel coating, tint and front end PPF. Everything is set out on the new car protection package page.
Dealer Paint Protection or Ours
Dealer paint protection is usually sold with the car and applied off site. Ask what product is used, what preparation is included, and who honours the warranty. Ours lists the coating by name, includes machine polishing, and is applied indoors by the team that backs it.
Ceramic or Graphene
Both cure into a hard layer over the clear coat. Graphene adds a slicker finish and lower surface tension, so it spots less on hot panels. If the car sleeps outside, graphene usually earns its place. More on graphene coating. Our guide to the best ceramic coating compares products and shops.
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: pH neutral shampoo, no brush car washes, and a clean towel or blower to dry. Avoid the common mistakes after a coating and it lasts longer.
Coating Over PPF
A ceramic layer can go over paint protection film in the same booking for $650. The film handles stone chips and the coating keeps it easy to wash, which is how most of our film cars leave the workshop.
Wheels and Interior
Wheel ceramic is $60 per wheel and lets brake dust rinse off before it bakes on. Leather and fabric coatings slow spills soaking in, which is why they are part of Pack 2 and up. Our Gtechniq page lists the products we use.
Why We Coat Indoors
Coating in a driveway lets wind-blown dust settle into the wet coating, and dust under glass is a correction bill later. Our bays are indoors, lit for inspection and kept at a steady temperature so the coating cures properly. Dark paint gains the most, see coating dark cars.
Correction Comes First
A coating locks in whatever finish sits under it. Swirled paint is corrected before coating, in stages, without cutting more clear coat than the defects need. Our cut and polish page explains how.
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Common Questions
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Straight answers before you book. Anything else, call 1800 985 880.
At Liquid R it starts at $980 on bare paint, including decontamination and single stage machine polish. New car packages with coating start at $1090.
Two to five years in normal Melbourne use with a proper wash routine. Well maintained cars have stretched our coatings toward nine years.
No. A coating protects against UV, staining, water spots and wash marks. Stone chips need paint protection film, which is why the two are often combined.
Not necessarily. Dealer products vary. Ask what product is applied, what preparation is included and who backs the warranty, then compare like for like.
Yes. Older paint is decontaminated and machine polished first, then coated. The coating locks in the corrected finish and makes it easier to keep.