Scratch Repair

Traditional auto body shops will always be a much-needed service in our community. They have their place, and are necessary if you’ve been in a wreck or if you need a large area of your car painted. However, if your damage is more cosmetic, like for a small to medium car scratch repair, using a traditional auto body shop can often be like agreeing to leg surgery when all you have is a scraped knee. Here’s an average experience:

First, it will cost you time, gas and hassle to schedule your initial estimate and waiting in their lobby. Then coordinating rides for the cars drop off and pick up. Next, you entrust your car to 3 to 4 different employees. They keep your car for a few days (if not weeks), moving your car around their shop with other paint projects. Then, there’s the conventional repair philosophy you’ll need to navigate: Traditional paint shops typically require the painting of entire panels even for the smallest car scratch repair, chips, & bumper scrapes. This procedure is often (not always) grossly unnecessary. It can oftentimes do more harm than good when they repaint over the “perfect” section of your factory finish needlessly. This can cause unnecessary devaluing of your car from both a monetary, visual, and durability perspective. With today’s high shop rent, labor, materials, and waste disposal charges, the average auto body shop has to charge significantly high prices for even the smallest car scratch repair.