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Auto body repair before and after photos

More of the work we’ve done for customers: real cars with real accident damage, repaired in our shop at 6911 Park Ave in Guttenberg, NJ. Swipe through each car to see the work.

Start to finish

Collision repairs, from the damage to the drive home

Six cars, photographed along the way. Tap After to skip to the finish.

Silver Honda Odyssey before repair: parked on the street with its rear corner pushed in — Parked on the street with its rear corner pushed in.

Silver Honda Odyssey before repair: close up of the crushed rear bumper and quarter panel — Close up of the crushed rear bumper and quarter panel.

Silver Honda Odyssey during repair: in our shop with the bumper off and the damaged corner exposed — In our shop with the bumper off and the damaged corner exposed.

Silver Honda Odyssey during repair: the bumper cover freshly painted silver on a stand in our booth — The bumper cover freshly painted silver on a stand in our booth.

Silver Honda Odyssey during repair: the painted bumper ready to go back on — The painted bumper ready to go back on.

Silver Honda Odyssey after repair: finished at the shop door, rear corner straight again — Finished at the shop door, rear corner straight again.

Silver Honda Odyssey after repair: close up of the finished rear bumper and quarter panel — Close up of the finished rear bumper and quarter panel.

Honda Odyssey bumper and quarter panel repair

Came in with the rear bumper and quarter panel pushed in. We took the bumper off, repaired the quarter panel, painted the bumper in our booth, matched the silver and put it all back together.

Black Toyota RAV4 during repair: a technician working body filler into the rear quarter — A technician working body filler into the rear quarter.

Black Toyota RAV4 during repair: filler on the rear door being shaped by hand — Filler on the rear door being shaped by hand.

Black Toyota RAV4 during repair: masked off and ready for paint — Masked off and ready for paint.

Black Toyota RAV4 during repair: a technician finishing the edge of the masked door — A technician finishing the edge of the masked door.

Black Toyota RAV4 during repair: the rear door freshly painted black in our booth — The rear door freshly painted black in our booth.

Black Toyota RAV4 after repair: the finished rear quarter, glossy black again — The finished rear quarter, glossy black again.

Black Toyota RAV4 after repair: a technician checking the finished rear door — A technician checking the finished rear door.

Toyota RAV4 rear door and quarter panel repair

The rear door and rear quarter needed bodywork. We shaped them with body filler, sanded and primed them, masked off the SUV, painted in our booth and put the door back on.

Grey Mercedes GLA before repair: parked outside with its hood buckled at the front — Parked outside with its hood buckled at the front.

Grey Mercedes GLA before repair: in our shop with the hood out of line — In our shop with the hood out of line.

Grey Mercedes GLA during repair: the hood in primer — The hood in primer.

Grey Mercedes GLA during repair: the front end taken apart with the new hood on — The front end taken apart with the new hood on.

Grey Mercedes GLA during repair: the new hood painted grey, the rest of the car masked off — The new hood painted grey, the rest of the car masked off.

Grey Mercedes GLA during repair: masked off in our paint booth — Masked off in our paint booth.

Grey Mercedes GLA during repair: a technician sanding the painted hood smooth — A technician sanding the painted hood smooth.

Grey Mercedes GLA during repair: two technicians fitting the front end back together — Two technicians fitting the front end back together.

Grey Mercedes GLA after repair: finished, with the hood straight and the front end back together — Finished, with the hood straight and the front end back together.

Mercedes GLA hood replacement and front end repair

The front end took a hit that buckled the hood. We took the front end apart in our shop, fitted a new hood, painted it in our booth, sanded the finish and put the front end back together.

Red Toyota Camry before repair: tape marks the damage on the front door — Tape marks the damage on the front door.

Red Toyota Camry before repair: close up of the gouged driver door — Close up of the gouged driver door.

Red Toyota Camry during repair: a technician scanning the paint color — A technician scanning the paint color.

Red Toyota Camry during repair: the color scanner held against the red paint — The color scanner held against the red paint.

Red Toyota Camry during repair: the replacement door on the car, its mirror and handle off — The replacement door on the car, its mirror and handle off.

Red Toyota Camry during repair: a painter spraying the doors in our booth — A painter spraying the doors in our booth.

Red Toyota Camry during repair: the fresh paint under the curing lamps — The fresh paint under the curing lamps.

Red Toyota Camry during repair: a technician putting the painted door back together — A technician putting the painted door back together.

Red Toyota Camry after repair: the finished doors, with the old damaged door standing beside the car — The finished doors, with the old damaged door standing beside the car.

Toyota Camry door replacement and paint matching

A deep gouge in the driver door. We replaced the door, scanned the paint and sprayed the driver-side doors in our booth, so the new coat matches the old one.

Teal Jeep Wrangler before repair: in our shop, before the fender work — In our shop, before the fender work.

Teal Jeep Wrangler during repair: the front corner with the fender off — The front corner with the fender off.

Teal Jeep Wrangler during repair: a cup of teal paint mixed for this Jeep — A cup of teal paint mixed for this Jeep.

Teal Jeep Wrangler during repair: the fender painted teal in our booth — The fender painted teal in our booth.

Teal Jeep Wrangler after repair: finished and back together, seen from the front — Finished and back together, seen from the front.

Teal Jeep Wrangler after repair: close up of the finished front fender — Close up of the finished front fender.

Jeep Wrangler fender repair and paint matching

Front fender repair. We took the fender off, mixed paint to the Jeep’s own teal, sprayed it in our booth and put it back on.

Brown Lincoln MKX before repair: parked on the street with the right rear crushed in — Parked on the street with the right rear crushed in.

Brown Lincoln MKX before repair: the crushed rear body from the side — The crushed rear body from the side.

Brown Lincoln MKX before repair: close up of the crushed metal — Close up of the crushed metal.

Brown Lincoln MKX during repair: the replacement rear body section on a pallet, next to the car — The replacement rear body section on a pallet, next to the car.

Brown Lincoln MKX during repair: the replacement section welded on, with the trim and side glass off — The replacement section welded on, with the trim and side glass off.

Brown Lincoln MKX during repair: close up of the replacement section, the wheel arch trim still off — Close up of the replacement section, the wheel arch trim still off.

Lincoln MKX rear body section replacement

The right rear body and frame were crushed in, too badly to repair. We bought the same rear body section for this car, cut out the damage and welded the replacement on. The last photos show the new section in place, before final paint and trim.

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