Professional paint protection for St Kilda East 3183: decontamination, correction and a certified coating, carried out on site in St Kilda East or at the CDS studio in Berwick.
Inner-city paint in St Kilda East takes a different kind of wear from the suburbs further out: parallel-parking scuffs, plane-tree sap, bird droppings baked on between moves, and a fine metallic dust from tram and train lines that a wash does not shift.
CDS is owner-operated. The person who looks at your paint is the person who corrects and coats it — Andy, with 30+ years of experience — so what you are quoted for St Kilda East is exactly what gets done.
Around Masada Private Hospital and Alma Park East.
A car that lives on the street takes UV all summer and stays damp all winter. Sealed paint is what stops that turning into faded, flat colour.
Stop-start inner-city driving loads the front wheels with hot brake dust that bakes into the finish. Coated wheels release it with a rinse.
Apartment living means the car is cleaned at an automatic wash or not at all. Brush washes are the single biggest cause of swirl marks, and a coating makes the touch-free option actually work.
Steel wheels on steel rails shed fine metal dust that settles on nearby cars and corrodes into the clear coat as tiny rust specks. It is dissolved chemically, never scrubbed.
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 St Kilda East, or you can bring the car to the studio in Berwick, roughly 36 km away - both are on offer. Street parking and shared basements are the catch: a coating has to cure dry and under cover, and most body corporates do not allow water or power use in the car park. With a private garage, mobile works; without one, the studio is the better answer. If you are unsure, send a photo of where the car lives with your enquiry and we will work out the best option.
Usually. Transfer from another car or a bollard sits on the surface and polishes off. If the scratch is through the clear coat we will tell you before quoting.
A coating. It will not stop sap and droppings landing, but it stops them bonding, so they can be lifted off safely instead of leaving an etched ring.
Yes - it is our specialty. Concrete spatter and paint mist are removed without cutting into the clear coat, and we can provide a written assessment if you are claiming against the builder.