Ute Paint Protection
Ute Paint Protection in Melbourne
A ute earns its keep and its paint pays for it: gravel shoulders, site dust, tools over the tailgate. The tray end is where utes lose value fastest, and the front end sandblasts itself on every country run. At our Mitcham workshop we protect work utes and weekend tourers with paint protection film, ceramic coating and window tinting. Call 1800 985 880 or text 0483 930 888 and tell us what the ute actually does all week.
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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.
Tray, Tub and Tailgate Edges
Tie-down hooks, ladders and timber all cross the same painted edges. Film over the tailgate lip, tub rails and bedside tops keeps the load zone presentable, which matters because the tray end is where a used ute gets judged first. A worn tub cap line can knock real money off a trade-in.
Flares and Cladding
Wide flares on trucks like the Ford Raptor add apertures and seals a normal ute does not have, so edge wrapping takes longer and matters more. Painted flares get film, textured cladding gets trim coating, and matte film is available where a satin look suits the build.
Work Ute or Weekend Ute
A fleet white workhorse needs its sign written doors and high wear edges covered. A weekend tourer needs the full front and the tub. They are different jobs and we quote them differently, the same way we treat an XR6 Turbo daily differently from the ute that works weekends.
Ceramic for Easy Washdowns
Site dust and red dirt bond to bare paint and demand a scrub. A ceramic coating from $980 changes that: the surface sheds dust with a rinse, bugs release without soaking and the Sunday washdown takes half the time. It is the single best value protection for a ute that works.
Headlights and the Bar Area
Ride height does not save the nose. The bonnet leading edge, headlights and bar area still catch everything the vehicle ahead throws back. Headlight film stops the yellowing and pitting that fails a roadworthy, and a stone chip wrap covers the strike zone above the bar.
New Ute Packages and Tint
Ordering new? Our new car protection packages from $1090 bundle coating, interior protection and legal shade tint from $495 into the first week of ownership, before the first site visit does its damage. The same packs fit an SUV or a sedan just as well.
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Common Questions
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Straight answers before you book. Anything else, call 1800 985 880.
It stops the bonding, which is the real problem. Dirt still lands on the ute, but it rinses off coated paint instead of etching in, so washdowns get faster and safer for the paint.
The Raptor gets its own approach: painted flares filmed with wrapped edges, grille surround and bonnet bulge covered, and matte options for owners who want the factory look kept low sheen. Details are on our Ford Raptor page.
Yes. Light scratching polishes out during preparation, and the film then goes over corrected paint. Scratches that have gone through to primer need paint repair first, and we will tell you honestly which side of the line yours sits.