Gloss Colour Change
A deep, wet, factory-paint look in a colour your car was never offered in. The most popular choice, and the closest to a genuine respray in appearance.
Melbourne · Richmond Workshop & Mobile
Change the colour, protect the paint, keep the factory finish underneath perfectly intact. One film, both jobs.
A standard vinyl wrap changes your car's colour. Colour change PPF changes the colour and protects the paint underneath with the same self-healing urethane used in stone-chip film. You get a new look with genuine protection built in — not a compromise between the two.
It costs more than vinyl, and it's worth it on a car you care about. The film is thicker, self-heals light scratches, resists stone chips, and comes off cleanly leaving the original paint as it was. On a resale-sensitive car, that matters enormously.
A deep, wet, factory-paint look in a colour your car was never offered in. The most popular choice, and the closest to a genuine respray in appearance.
Satin is the standout on dark colours and hides road grime well. Matte is dramatic — and unlike matte paint, it can be replaced if it's damaged.
Roofs, mirror caps, bonnets, splitters and diffusers in a contrast finish — a fast, reversible way to change a car's character without committing to the whole body.
The reason to choose colour change PPF over vinyl: it's genuine paint protection film. Stone chips, scratches and etching hit the film, not your paint.
| Colour Change PPF | Standard Vinyl Wrap | |
|---|---|---|
| Changes colour | Yes | Yes |
| Stone chip protection | Yes — full PPF-grade urethane | Minimal |
| Self-healing top coat | Yes | No |
| Typical lifespan | 5–10 years | 3–5 years |
| Removes cleanly from paint | Yes | Usually, if removed on time |
| Relative cost | Higher | Lower |
We use Inozetek films exclusively for colour PPF — check out their range at Inozetek Australia.
For years, coloured vinyl was the only way to change your car's colour, and it has always been a compromise — dull, textured, easy to swirl and scratch, and faded within a couple of years.
Colour PPF has completely changed the industry. You can now change your car's colour while keeping the visual clarity and gloss of original paintwork, and protect against swirls and stone chips at the same time. It's the best of both worlds.
Maybe you couldn't get that PTS allocation, or your colour option ran to $20,000+. Not to worry — just colour PPF it. We offer over 100 different colours. Let's give your car a new life.
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Colour change PPF is paint protection film manufactured in a colour or finish rather than clear. It changes your car's appearance while delivering the same self-healing stone chip protection as standard clear PPF.
For protection, unquestionably — it's a thicker, self-healing urethane film rather than a decorative vinyl. For pure cost, vinyl is cheaper. If you're changing colour on a car you intend to keep or sell well, colour change PPF is the better long-term buy.
Colour change PPF on a standard sedan or coupe typically starts around $8,000 and rises with panel complexity — supercars with aggressive aero take considerably longer and cost more. Vinyl colour change is significantly cheaper if protection isn't the priority.
Not when it's applied to healthy factory paint and removed correctly. Risk comes with resprayed panels that haven't fully cured, or with film left on far beyond its service life. We assess the paint before we quote.
Yes — in Victoria you're required to notify VicRoads of a change of vehicle colour so the registration details stay accurate. It's a straightforward online update; we'll remind you when you collect the car.
Typically one to two weeks depending on coverage and complexity. Full disassembly of trim, badges and handles is what makes a wrap look like paint rather than a wrap — and that takes time.
Yes. Roofs, bonnets, mirror caps and aero components in a contrasting satin or gloss are extremely popular and can usually be turned around in a couple of days.
It can, and we recommend it. A ceramic coating over the film adds gloss, makes it easier to clean and extends the life of the finish.
Yes. Wrapping a car is legal in Victoria and a colour change by wrap or film is an accepted modification — but two rules catch people out. Any film over glass is treated as window tint under VicRoads' VSI 2, so the windscreen can't be covered and front side windows must stay at 35% VLT or above. Separately, reflectance can't exceed 10%, which rules out mirror-chrome. Notify VicRoads of the colour change and tell your insurer.
There's no list of banned models — the restrictions are about the finish and the glass, not the car. On a road-registered car in Victoria you can't run a mirror-chrome or highly reflective wrap, because window film reflectance must stay at or below 10% and dazzling other drivers isn't permitted. You also can't film the windscreen, or take front side windows below 35% VLT. Liveries imitating police or emergency vehicles are off-limits too.
Two things fit that description. Colour change PPF is pigmented film — a genuine new colour in gloss, satin or matte, carrying the same self-healing stone chip protection as clear PPF. There are also colour-shift films that appear to change hue with viewing angle and light. Both are available through us; iridescent and highly reflective finishes are worth checking against Victoria's 10% reflectance limit before they go on a road car.