Boats, Jet Skis & Motorbikes

Motorcycle ceramic coating on the Gold Coast

Fuel on the tank, heat off the engine, and matte paint that must never see a polisher.
A bike is not a small car. There is painted metal, plastic fairings, powder-coated frame, anodised parts, chrome and bare alloy - often within a hand's width of each other - and one of the most common finishes on a modern bike will be permanently ruined by the process that would make a car look its best.
PhotoMotorcycle after coating
Paint profile

What Motorcycle paint is actually like

The two things that decide a motorcycle job are the finish type and the tank. Matte and satin paint cannot be machine polished and cannot take a standard gloss ceramic - a gloss coating will add sheen to matte paint and leave it looking patchy and uneven. The tank, meanwhile, gets fuel run down it every time it is filled, and fuel is hard on clear coat. A coating helps, but it buys time rather than immunity: drips still need wiping straight away.
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Ducati
  • Yamaha
  • Honda
  • Kawasaki
  • BMW Motorrad
  • Triumph
  • KTM
Common issues

What we see most on Motorcycle

Matte and satin finishes

Polishing matte paint makes shiny patches, and shiny patches on matte paint do not come back. It has to be coated with a product formulated for matte, or left alone. This is the single most common way a matte bike gets ruined by well-meaning detailing.

Fuel on the tank

Every fill risks a run down the side of the tank, and repeated fuel exposure attacks clear coat over time. A coating gives you a buffer and makes the wipe-off easier - but it is not immunity, and drips still want dealing with immediately rather than at the next wash.

Heat, and what sits near it

Exhaust headers, engine cases and the panels around them run at temperatures no car panel sees. Those areas need products rated for it, and some of them are better left uncoated than coated with the wrong thing.

Too many surfaces, too close together

Paint, plastic, powder coat, anodising, chrome and raw alloy all within a few centimetres. Each wants a different product, there is nowhere to hide an overspill, and almost all of it has to be done by hand.

Our process

How we prep a Motorcycle before coating

Preparation is the job. The coating is the last hour of it.
  1. 01Full inspection under LED and swirl-finder lighting, with paint depth readings recorded panel by panel.
  2. 02Two-bucket hand wash, wheels and arches degreased, badges and shuts cleaned out.
  3. 03Chemical iron and industrial fallout removal, then a clay treatment to lift bonded contamination.
  4. 04Tape-up of trim, rubbers and sensitive edges before any machine work.
  5. 05Finish type confirmed before anything mechanical happens. On matte or satin paint there is no correction stage at all - it is cleaned, decontaminated and coated with a matte-compatible product, and a machine never touches it.
  6. 06Extra attention to the tank and filler surround where fuel runs, and careful masking around exhausts, engine cases and any surface that runs hot.
  7. 07Panel wipe with a coating-safe solvent to strip polishing oils and reveal the true finish.
  8. 08Fireball ceramic coating applied by hand, levelled panel by panel under controlled lighting.
  9. 09IR / controlled cure, then a final inspection and handover pack with aftercare instructions.
Motorcycle enquiry

Get a quote for your Motorcycle.

Tell us the model, colour and condition and we’ll come back with the right preparation and coating plan. Inspections are done at our Gold Coast workshop — no obligation.
Reach us through
  • 1/2 United Road, Ashmore, 4214
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