Hatchback Paint Protection
Hatchback Paint Protection in Melbourne
Hatchbacks fight the city all day: tight parking, door swings in narrow spots, bumpers used as measuring tools by other drivers. And the hot hatch end of the family adds track days and back road runs to the damage list. Our Mitcham workshop protects everything from a first car Corolla to a weekend GR Yaris with paint protection film, ceramic coating and window tinting. Call 1800 985 880 or text 0483 930 888 for a quote.
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Give us a call or drop by anytime:
P: 1800 985 880
E: info@liquidr.com.au
A: 12/23A Cook Road Mitcham VIC 3132
Opening hours:
8:30am-5:50pm Monday to Friday
8:30am-1:30pm Saturday
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Vehicles Protected
m² Workshop
Years of Combined Experience
Dedicated Bays
PPF on the panels that get hit, ceramic coating over the rest, window tint if you want it, bundled at a sharper price for a brand new car. See the packages.
Explore Our Services
Paint Protection Film: self-healing film for the panels stone chips hit first.
Colour Transformation: a full colour change in Spectra Colour PPF, no vinyl, no respray.
Ceramic Coating: Gtechniq ceramic and graphene coatings for gloss that rinses clean.
Window Tinting: 3M and Defcon films fitted to Victorian legal limits.
Detailing: paint correction, interior deep cleans and PPF refresh.
City Parking Wear
A hatchback lives nose to tail with other cars. Bumper corners get scuffed by parallel parkers, door edges meet pillars in tight structures and handle cups collect fingernail scratches. Edge film, corner patches and handle protection cover the contact points for a fraction of a respray.
Hot Hatch Front Ends
A Hyundai i30 N, Volkswagen Golf R or Toyota GR Yaris gets driven the way it was built to be, and back roads feed stones into a low nose constantly. Full fronts from $1980 in self-healing film keep the paint stock while the kilometres pile on.
Short Bonnets Cop More
Geometry works against a hatchback: a short, steep bonnet sits closer to the car ahead and presents more vertical face to thrown stones. The bonnet leading edge and lower bumper carry most strikes, which is why even a partial film package on those zones changes what the car looks like at three years old.
Ceramic for the Weekly Wash
Small car, quick wash, if the paint lets you. A ceramic coating from $980 means city grime and brake dust rinse off instead of bonding, and a hatch is small enough that the full decontamination and polish stage stays affordable. Graphene upgrades are available.
Tint That Earns Its Keep
Hatchback glass is close to the occupants, so cabin heat spikes fast in traffic. Metal free window tint from $495 in Victorian legal shades keeps the cabin usable in summer, cuts glare through the big rear screen and blocks over 99 percent of UV.
Hatches We See Weekly
Toyota Corollas and Yaris, Mazda 3s, Hyundai i30s, Volkswagen Golfs and Kia Ceratos make up the weekly bread and butter, plus the hot versions of all of them. Every make and model gets quoted on its own panels.
Colour and Matte Options
Hatchbacks suit personality. A colour transformation in Spectra Colour PPF changes the look while protecting the paint underneath, and matte film gives a factory satin finish that never needs polishing. Both are removable, so the original paint stays an asset.
First Car and New Car Packs
Plenty of hatchbacks are first cars, and a first car deserves to survive its first owner. Our new car protection packages start at $1090 with coating, interior protection and tint in one visit, plus aftercare instructions simple enough to actually follow. The same packs suit a sedan, an SUV or a ute.
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Customer Reviews
Real reviews from Liquid R customers, verified and published by hand.
Rated 5 out of 5 from 10 verified customer reviews.
Visted Jacky and the team to get package 4 treatment for my Zeekr 7x. First time getting PPF, ceramic coating and window tinting on my car and could not be happier by the results. I highly recommend Jacky and his team.
Thomas O
Exceptional services at Liquid R. Excellent workmanship and they know how to honour their work and customers.
John Lim
Fantastic service from Jacky, everything well explained. Great job on my brand new BMW with paint correction, tinting and ceramic coating.
Nam Naam
I can't thank Jacky, Bobby, and the team enough for the fantastic PPF work they did on my van: incredible workmanship and an absolute pleasure to deal with- Highly recommended.
Daniel h
Liquid R have a great reputation and to have my car done with them, they have more than lived up to that reputation easily. Class, thoughtful suggestions on best options to choose and flawless PPF implementation have me blown away at the finished product and I feel an added value to my car both in how much better it presents with their work and also feeling confident their PPF product and pro application will…
Andrew Nasser
Liquid R provides the best customer service in town! Jacky takes the time to explain all the details to their customers and deliver a perfect job every time. Highly recommended!
sun sidney
I initially would like to bring my new car to a well known local auto TLC shop 800 meters away who also does ceramic coating & tinted windows (I live in Clayton where plenty of auto shops around); their prices are much higher for the same services compared to LiquidR and my friend convinced me to take my new car to LiquidR instead; albeit the distance. The decision is worth it.
Ivan Adrianto
Jacky and the Liquid R team did an amazing job putting on ceramic coating on my aurora white car. Cant imagine it can be more slick than a brand new paint. Pick up and handover was awesome as Jacky provide a detailed walkthrough on how to properly maintain the it. Will bring my other car soon.
Paul Dominguez
The team here at Liquid R did such an amazing job on my car. They have made the car look brand new. They were even able to bring the shine back to my front wheels, which I have struggled to do myself. I know I'll definitely be back when I need another detail and to make the car look like new. There really isn't a better team to deal…
Mohamad “Mo Man” Zeed
Jacky and team at Liquid R were extremely knowledgable, helpful and professional. Jacky was very accomodating with my appointment and rescheduled multiple times due to delays with the arrival of my new car. The PPF, ceramic coating and tinting was done well, and the ongoing support is also great (my million questions were all answered!). Highly recommended for any level of detailing required!
Lily
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Common Questions
Frequently asked questions
Straight answers before you book. Anything else, call 1800 985 880.
Full front as the baseline, splitter and sill coverage if it sees spirited driving, and ceramic over the top so brake dust and bugs wash off. Track day owners often add door and guard coverage for stone rash from following their mates.
Light scuffs polish out during preparation and clear coat scratches mostly disappear. Damage through to the plastic needs a bumper repair first, and film then keeps the repaired corner from happening again.
No, the paint is the same. The only practical difference is charge port surround wear from cable handling, and a small film patch there deals with it.
Usually one to two days including decontamination and machine polish. Smaller panels mean a hatch sits at the shorter end of the range compared with an SUV or ute.