Professional paint protection for Cardinia 3978: decontamination, correction and a certified coating, carried out on site in Cardinia or at the CDS studio in Berwick.
Cardinia is farming country - flat, open, and served by roads that are dusty in summer and muddy in winter. Cars and utes here cover real distances, and it shows in the paint, the wheels and the interior.
Every Cardinia booking is handled by Andy himself — owner-operated, 30+ years on paint, and the same standard for a daily driver, a work ute or a weekend car. Tell us the car and what is bothering you and you will get a straight answer.
Gravel roads chip the front and sills. A coating does not stop chips but helps protect the paint around them.
A work ute that has been protected sells for noticeably more than one with sun-baked paint and a stained interior.
Summer dust coats everything and gets into door seals and vents. It is abrasive, so it has to be rinsed, not wiped.
Wet-season mud packs into arches, sills and underbodies and holds moisture against the metal.
We inspect the paint under proper lighting and measure the clear coat, then tell you what it actually needs.
Iron-fallout treatment and a clay strip, so nothing is ever sealed in under the coating.
Machine polishing in measured stages to remove swirls and etching rather than fill them.
GYEON or ONYX applied panel by panel and cured under cover — in the studio, or in your garage on a mobile job — with the warranty registered.
We can come to you in Cardinia, or you can bring the car to the studio in Berwick, roughly 13 km away - both are on offer. A shed or a closed garage is ideal for a mobile job. Some owners would rather tie it in with a trip into town and leave the car at the studio instead. If you are unsure, send a photo of where the car lives with your enquiry and we will work out the best option.
Faded plastic trim can usually be restored and then coated so it does not go grey again.
Most jobs are one to three days. We can plan around harvest or busy periods if you tell us when you book.
Yes - paint, trays, canopies and trim. A coated ute rinses clean after a day on the tracks.