Professional paint protection for Chelsea 3196: decontamination, correction and a certified coating, carried out on site in Chelsea or at the CDS studio in Berwick.
Living by the water in Chelsea is hard on a car in ways that are easy to miss. Salt spray settles on every surface, the sun off the water is relentless, and sand finds its way into sills, wheel arches and carpet regardless of how careful anyone is.
There is no sales team and no subcontracting. Andy assesses, corrects and coats every car from Chelsea himself, with more than thirty years on paint behind him, and will tell you honestly if a job is not worth doing.
Around Chelsea Market, Chelsea station and Victory Park.
Sun off the water adds to the direct UV load, which is what fades reds and blacks and chalks plastic trim.
Salt gets into stone chips and door-edge damage and starts corrosion faster than it would inland. Sealing the surrounding paint slows it down.
Towing through salt water and parking near the ramp puts salt straight onto the lower panels and wheels. They need a proper rinse, and coating makes that rinse effective.
Exterior metal trim pits and dulls in salt air. Coating it keeps it bright.
Paint depth readings and a close look under the lights before anything touches the car.
A full wash, then chemical and clay decontamination to strip out what washing leaves behind.
Correction matched to your paint - gentler on soft clear coats, more passes on hard ones.
The coating goes on panel by panel and cures under cover before the car goes back on the road.
We can come to you in Chelsea, or you can bring the car to the studio in Berwick, roughly 20 km away - both are on offer. Near the water it is salt air and the sea breeze that matter: a coating needs to cure dry and out of the wind. A closed garage does that; otherwise the studio does. If you are unsure, send a photo of where the car lives with your enquiry and we will work out the best option.
Yes. Brightwork and plastic trim suffer as much as paint by the water, and both can be coated.
Rinse the lower panels, wheels and the tow bar area after every ramp run. Coated wheels and sills make that rinse far more effective.
It will not fix existing rust, and it cannot seal a chip that is already through to metal. It does slow corrosion by keeping salt off intact paint.