Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Hood Blew Open on Ford Escape

Hood flew open on 2011 Ford Escape Hybrid prior.

This is the type thing that can ruin your day. Thankfully no one was injured. Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 2011 Ford Escape Hybrid. A mounting bracket for the hood broke and the hood few open and collapsed on the windshield. We replaced the hood, the mounting bracket, hood latch and hinges. We also repainted some scrapes on the fenders.

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Hood replaced and painted at Almost Everything Auto Body.

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Dramatic hood damage before repairs at Almost Everything Auto Body

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Hood, latch and hinges broken during accident.

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Ford Escape Hybrid after collision repairs at Almost Everything Auto Body

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Hood won't close due to dents and bent hinges.

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Ford Escape Hybrid after collision repairs at Almost Everything Auto Body

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Hood and hinges were bent in accident and won't close.

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New hood, hinges and latch at Almost Everything Auto Body

Monday, August 17, 2015

Happy Ending for Wrecked, Plasti Dipped Mazda 3

Mazda 3 with peeling Plasti Dip before repainting at Almost Everything Auto Body

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a wrecked, "Plasti Dipped" 2010 Mazda 3. Someone installed a bumper, fender and a junk yard door then sprayed the car with Plasti Dip (a rubber coating made to insulate hand tools.) "Plasti Dipping" is a recent trend. It costs about the same as our least expensive paint job and you get an interesting, soft rubber surface. Almost Everything does not offer Plasti Dip (that's the "almost" part) because on cars it quickly fades and peels and removing it is a chore. See http://www.plastidip.com/blog/2012/08/plasti-dips-removal-tips/.

When this poor car came to us it was fading, peeling and multi-colored. We told the customer if they could get the Plasti Dip off, we'd paint it.

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Mazda 3 after repainting at Almost Everything Auto Body

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Mazda 3 with peeling Plasti Dip before repainting at Almost Everything Auto Body

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The customers did their best to remove the peeling Plasti Dip before dropping off the car. If any Plasti Dip remains, it will cause the new paint to peel. So we do not provide warranties on cars that have been "Plasti Dipped."

Peeling Plasti Dip:
Mazda 3 with peeling Plasti Dip before repainting at Almost Everything Auto Body

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Mazda 3 with peeling Plasti Dip before repainting at Almost Everything Auto Body

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Mazda 3 after repainting at Almost Everything Auto Body

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Mazda 3 with peeling Plasti Dip before repainting at Almost Everything Auto Body

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Mazda 3 after repainting at Almost Everything Auto Body

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Mazda 3 with peeling Plasti Dip before repainting at Almost Everything Auto Body

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Mazda 3 after repainting at Almost Everything Auto Body

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Honda CR-V Collision Repair

Dented quarter panel and bumper on Honda CR-V at Almost Everything Auto Body

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 2001 Honda CR-V compact SUV. The vehicle was rear-ended and needed a new bumper, a light and dent repairs on the quarter panel. When we took the bumper off, we found more dents and broken parts, see the photos below. We went back to the insurance company and filed a "claim supplement" to ensure all of the damage was repaired and paid for by the insurance company.

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Dents on quarter panel and bumper repaired at Almost Everything Auto Body


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Dented quarter panel and bumper on Honda CR-V at Almost Everything Auto Body

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Dented quarter panel and bumper repaired by Almost Everything Auto Body

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Damaged bumper and quarter panel before repairs at Almost Everything Auto Body

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Fixed quarter panel and new bumper from Almost Everything Auto Body

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Damaged bumper and quarter panel before repairs at Almost Everything Auto Body

Hidden Damage:
Bent, cracked panel found under bumper during auto body repairs on Honda CR-V

Hidden Damage:
Dented panel found behind bumper during auto body repairs on Honda CR-V

Hidden Damage:
Hidden damage found during collision repairs at Almost Everything Auto Body

Hidden Damage:
Hidden damage found during collision repairs at Almost Everything Auto Body

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Honda CR-V with new bumper and body repairs from Almost Everything Auto Body

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Honda CR-V after collision repairs at Almost Everything Auto Body

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

More Ferrari Hill Climbing Mischief


Almost Everything's Wreck of the Day is a Ferrari F430 Spider. As you can see, the hill climb attempt was a bit too ambitious. One more example of why we strongly recommend Ferraris be used only on paved roads and not for rock climbing. We recommend Land Rover, Jeep and Steyr-Daimler-Puch for mud and boulders. (We should also mention that everyone involved in this accident lived to tell about it.)

Please send your abused Ferraris along with generous donations to:

Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ferraris (SPCF)
c/o Almost Everything Auto Body
37414 Centralmont Place
Fremont, California 94536
USA

Thanks as always to WreckedExotics.com for the photos and alerting us to the destruction of another exotic car.

Monday, August 10, 2015

Rusty, Dented 1992 Jeep Cherokee Returned to Glory

Rust on old Jeep Cherokee before repairs & paint at Almost Everything Auto Body

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a rusty Jeep Cherokee that waited a few years longer than it should have for paint. There were also a couple of decent sized dents in two of the doors. We fixed the dents & the rust, got rid of the peeling paint, then repainted the whole SUV with 2 coats of our tough, single-stage Urethane. 

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Rusty hood & peeling paint on Jeep Cherokee before repairs at Almost Everything Auto Body

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Shiny new paint on Jeep Cherokee after repairs at Almost Everything Auto Body

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Rusty hood & peeling paint on Jeep Cherokee before repairs at Almost Everything Auto Body

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Rust repairs on Jeep Cherokee at Almost Everything Auto Body

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Rusty hood & peeling paint on Jeep Cherokee before repairs at Almost Everything Auto Body

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Shiny paint after rust repairs on Jeep Cherokee at Almost Everything Auto Body

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Dents & peeling paint on Jeep Cherokee before repairs at Almost Everything Auto Body

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Beautiful new paint after dents, rust & peeling paint repaired at Almost Everything Auto Body

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Jeep Cherokee before repairs and paint at Almost Everything Auto Body

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Shiny new paint on Jeep Cherokee after repairs at Almost Everything Auto Body

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Dents & peeling paint on Jeep Cherokee before repairs at Almost Everything Auto Body

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Jeep Cherokee after repairs and paint at Almost Everything Auto Body

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