Pontiac Bonneville with Faded & Peeling Paint

Our Car of the Day is a 2005 Pontiac Bonneville that has paint peeling off the bumper and a badly faded hood. The problems with both parts are from a poor repair by another shop. It was obvious to us that the bumper had been replaced but it had not been cleaned and primed properly before being painted. So the new paint was falling off and exposing the plastic underneath. The hood was painted with an inferior paint that faded much faster than the rest of the car. We stripped the paint off the bumper, sanded the hood and repainted both with top quality Factory Paint.

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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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Collision Repair on Toyota Avalon

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 1996 Toyota Avalon. This was a case where the shop advised the customer that it was probably more economical to buy another used car than to repair this one. But many people think this version of the Avalon is nicer that similar Lexuses and the engine has a well deserved reputation for durability. So the customer decided to repair his car instead of taking chances with a used car of unknown reliability and less luxury.

We replaced the hood, bumper, grill, radiator support, lights, hood latch, A/C condenser and radiator and repainted the front end with 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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"Minor" Bumper Damage

Be wary of hidden damage after a collision. This Honda was rear-ended. At first glance the damage seems fairly minor. There's a small dent in the bumper and it is hanging a little low. As we'll show you in the series of photos below, the plastic bumper cover flexed during the accident and is hiding sever damage to the frame and the floor of the car. The rear floor and body panels had to be replaced and the frame had to be straightened to get this car back to original condition.

Rear bumper hanging down after collision

Rear bumper hanging down after collision

Looking at underside of car after bumper cover removed. There are large dents in floor and rear panel.

Looking inside the truck after the rear panel and floor have been removed.

Prepping the new floor for installation on the car.

Car with new floor and rear panel installed.

Interior of car looking from the driver's seat through to the trunk with new floor and rear installed.

Interior of car with seats and interior panels removed so new floor can be installed.

Repairing dents in sides of car that resulted from collision.

Car back in original condition after collision repairs at Almost Everything Auto Body.

Car back in original condition after collision repairs at Almost Everything Auto Body.

Car back in original condition after collision repairs at Almost Everything Auto Body.

Big Dent in Hood

Something flew up and hit the hood of this Jetta causing a big dent. Fortunately, it bounced over the windshield and didn't cause more damage. We pulled out the dent and painted the hood with original factory paint.

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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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