How Aluminum Body Repair Varies From Steel Body Repair

Posted on 27 July 2016

If you own a limited production vehicle, such as a Range Rover or an Audi A8, or if you own a Ford F150 that was produced after 2015, the primary metal used on the body of your vehicle is aluminum instead of steel. If your vehicle gets into an accident, you are going to want to take your vehicle to a repair shop that specializes in making aluminum collision repairs. Here are a few of the biggest differences between aluminum collision repairs and typical steel collision repairs. [Read More]

Completely Crunched Corners Of Your Car? How Collision Repair Will Correct That

Posted on 8 June 2016

When you get into a collision and it completely crunches a corner of your car, you may be wondering if there is any way to rescue that area of your vehicle or how it will be accomplished. After you have filed your auto insurance claim, you may be surprised by the work your auto body and paint shop can do with your car. Here is how most collision repair shops will correct the crunched corner(s) of your car and make it like new again. [Read More]

How A Technician Can Replace The Hydraulic Cylinder On Your Car Lift Ramp

Posted on 30 March 2016

Car lift ramps can quickly become unusable when a hydraulic cylinder goes bad. The hydraulic cylinders are needed to power the ramps up and down. If you can't lift the ramp up, then you can't get under a car to work on things like the muffler, steering system, and transmission systems. You need to call a technician to come and fix the hydraulic cylinder so you can get back to work. [Read More]

Three Ways That Powder Coating Your Car Is Superior To Traditional Paint

Posted on 26 January 2016

Most people are basically familiar with the term powder coating, knowing that it's a way to apply color to something. Powder coating uses a process where very fine particles of pigment are electrostatically attached to a a surface, and heat is used to complete the application. While many people think powder coating is similar to painting, it turns out that it couldn't be further from it. In fact, powder coating is better than paint in just about every way. [Read More]

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Is the paint on your car chipped up? I live on a long dirt road that damages the paint on my car every time I have to drive on it. I have gone through several cars over the last twenty years because they would all rust out long before the motors went bad. What I found out was that my cars were rusting because the paint was chipped and it left the metal exposed. Once exposed, the metal quickly corroded. I have learned a lot from my auto body mechanic to help me protect the paint on my car after he did a complete paint job on my current car.

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