Ceramic coating, paint correction and paint protection for Waterways 3195 — mobile, at your home or workplace, or at our Berwick studio about 19 km away.
Most of the cars we see from Waterways are only a year or two old, parked in a street where half the lots are still building sites. That is the ideal time to protect paint - and the most common time for it to pick up construction overspray.
Every Waterways 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 Braeside Linear Reserve.
New streets have little shade, so cars sit in unbroken sun most of the day. UV is what turns dark paint flat over a few summers.
Temporary roads and unsealed lots mean mud and clay thrown up the sills and wheel arches, which bakes on if it is left.
Many new cars from the area arrive with a dealer 'protection' spray that lasts months, not years. A professionally applied coating is a different product.
New cars often arrive with rail and transport fallout already bonded to the paint from shipping. It is removed before anything is sealed over it.
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.
Andy is mobile as well as studio-based, so the work can be done at your place in Waterways or at the Berwick studio, about 19 km away. In a new estate the issue is dust from the building sites around you. A mobile job is done with the garage door down for that reason; if the garage is still full of boxes, the studio is the cleaner option. Tell us where the car is kept when you book and you will get a straight answer on which suits the job.
Usually not. Dealer packages are typically a quick spray sealant that lasts months. A certified GYEON or ONYX coating is a different class of product and lasts years.
In the large majority of cases, yes. It sits on top of the clear coat and can be lifted off, provided it has not been left long enough to etch deeply.
As soon as you notice it. Fresh overspray lifts far more easily than overspray that has baked on through a hot week.