Professional paint protection for Tecoma 3160: decontamination, correction and a certified coating, carried out on site in Tecoma or at the CDS studio in Berwick.
Cars in Tecoma live under trees. Tall canopy means constant shade and damp, and with it eucalypt sap, leaf litter and bark that sit on the paint and hold moisture against it for days.
Every Tecoma 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.
Around Tecoma station and Birdsland Reserve.
Shade keeps the car wet for longer after rain and morning fog, which gives sap, droppings and fallout far more time to bite.
Cars parked under canopy grow moss in window rubbers and panel gaps, and mould inside if they are left closed and damp.
Falling bark and small branches scratch roofs and bonnets, and dropped debris in the cowl blocks drains.
Mountain roads throw up grit and leaf debris into sills and wheels, and tight corners mean a lot of kerbed rims.
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 Tecoma, or you can bring the car to the studio in Berwick, roughly 15 km away - both are on offer. In the hills it is the damp and the tree canopy. A coating cannot cure under dripping trees, so a mobile job needs a garage or a good carport - otherwise the studio keeps it dry. If you are unsure, send a photo of where the car lives with your enquiry and we will work out the best option.
It will not stop sap landing, but it stops it bonding. On sealed paint you can lift sap off safely instead of finding an etched ring days later. Existing rings are polished out first.
Usually. Tannin staining responds well to decontamination and a polish, and a coating makes it much harder for new stains to set.
We clean seals and door shuts as part of a proper detail, and treating the rubbers helps stop it coming back.