Bumper Scraped in Minor Collision

The Car of the Day is a 2013 Infiniti G37x Sedan with bumper that got scraped in a minor collsion. We took the bumper apart, repaired the scrapes and repainted it with original factory paint.

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Minor Bumper Repair

Last week our ""Minor" Bumper Repair" featured a scary collision where damage was much worse than expected. This week's bumper is more common. And it really is a minor bumper repair. We fixed a dent and repainted the bumper with factory matched paint. It didn't cost much or take much time. Absolutely no hidden surprises.

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Fender Bender

Today's fender bender is on a 2012 Toyota RAV4. The customer has insurance but wants to avoid an increase in her insurance premium so she's paying for repairs herself. To keep the costs low, she has chosen to keep the existing bumper, even though it has some minor damage. She also chose not to do a paint blend on her door. We've told her that the repairs won't be perfect and to expect the new paint to be slightly different than the older paint. In the end she was happy with her choices and the cost for the repair was affordable.

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Yes, we can paint just parts

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is. . . a bumper, no car, just the bumper. A customer asked us to paint a junk yard part so he could install it himself. We were happy to oblige. He also supplied the color code. We caution customers that color codes do not insure exact color matches. Different factories, different paint suppliers, different batches, humidity, temperature, paint application technique, settling of paint ingredients can all contribute to startling differences in a single paint color from the manufacturer. So it is always best to have the car present during painting so we can compare the computer generated formula with the actual color on the car. Even then, it is impossible to match things like fading that can vary from the top to the bottom of the car.

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2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG Auto Body Repair

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG. This car has visited us a couple of times with very minor chips and scrapes. The owner understandably likes to keep it in top condition. We repaired some dents on the rear bumper and repainted it with factory paint.

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Toyota Avalon Accident Damage

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 2012 Toyota Avalon with some ugly collision damage. The bumper was torn off. The headlamp, grill, wheel, fender and door were all damaged and a foglamp and some internal parts were simply gone. The customer's insurance company paid for repairs. This car had a 3-stage pearl white paint which is beautiful but also notoriously difficult to match. Can you tell the car had this much repair work done in the after photos?

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Audi S4 Bumper Repair

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 2013 Audi S4--a screaming sports sedan that we like a lot. This one had scratches on the front bumper. We repaired the scratches and repainted with original factory matched paint.

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Bumper Scrapes on Honda Ridgeline

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 2006 Honda Ridgeline pick up truck with a parking lot scrape on the bumper. We sanded the peeling paint and filled the gouges in the plastic. Then we put on several coats of original, factory-match paint.

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Bumper Repair on 2007 Mazda5

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 2007 Mazda 5. Both bumpers had been hit multiple times but the damage was mostly cosmetic and repairs were surprisingly affordable. We sanded off the peeling paint, repainted the existing bumpers and re-installed the old foglight.

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