Before and after, six ways.

You would not buy a car from a description alone, so why pick a body shop from one? Each job below is shown from both ends, so you can judge the finish for yourself.

The six cars are illustrations of typical jobs, drawn for this site. None of them is a customer’s car.

6example jobs

Front bumper scuff

Vauxhall Corsa

Front bumper scuffed along the corner. Filled, shaped and painted in the car's own yellow, so the bumper stayed on the car.

Paint code

Y1 3PN

Y1 3PNSolar Yellow

Repaired and painted

Before

Illustration: a yellow Vauxhall Corsa in the workshop with a scuffed front bumper corner

After

Illustration: the same yellow Vauxhall Corsa with the front bumper repaired and painted

Rear quarter dent

Ford Focus

A dent in the rear quarter panel, the kind a trolley leaves. Pushed out, skimmed flat and painted so the new blue fades into the old.

Paint code

B2 7RB

B2 7RBRally Blue

Repaired and painted

Before

Illustration: a blue Ford Focus with a dent in the rear quarter panel

After

Illustration: the same blue Ford Focus with the rear quarter panel straight and painted

Door scratch and dent

Fiat 500

A door caught on a gatepost, scratched and dented in one go. Straightened, painted and back on the road in the same red.

Paint code

R3 111

R3 111Passione Red

Repaired and painted

Before

Illustration: a red Fiat 500 with a scratched and dented door

After

Illustration: the same red Fiat 500 with the door repaired and painted

Sill rust cut out

Land Rover Freelander

Rust through the sill, the sort that fails an MOT. Cut out, new steel let in, sealed and painted in the car's green.

Paint code

G4 HFF

G4 HFFBritish Racing Green

Repaired and painted

Before

Illustration: a green Land Rover Freelander with rust through the sill and wheel arch

After

Illustration: the same green Land Rover Freelander with the sill repaired and painted

Tailgate dent

Volkswagen Golf

A dent in the tailgate from a bump in a car park. Pulled out and painted, with the grey matched to the rest of the car.

Paint code

N5 LY7C

N5 LY7CNardo Grey

Repaired and painted

Before

Illustration: a grey Volkswagen Golf with a dented tailgate

After

Illustration: the same grey Volkswagen Golf with the tailgate repaired and painted

Rear bumper scrape

Mercedes C-Class

Rear bumper scraped along the lower edge, most likely a low wall. Repaired and painted in bronze, with no new bumper needed.

Paint code

B7 A79

B7 A79Sepang Bronze

Repaired and painted

Before

Illustration: a bronze Mercedes C-Class with a scraped rear bumper

After

Illustration: the same bronze Mercedes C-Class with the rear bumper repaired and painted

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