Car body repair in Birmingham
Panel damage repaired and refinished so the repair disappears into the car. Fifteen years in the trade, working out of a spray booth on St Paul's Road, ten minutes from Birmingham city centre.
Most bodywork that comes through the door falls into four groups: something scraped it, something hit it, the paint has given up, or rust has taken hold. All four are fixable. What separates a repair you can see from one you cannot is almost entirely preparation and blending, not the paint itself.
We work on everyday cars, vans and fleet vehicles. The same booth handles a car-park scuff and a rear-end collision rebuild, and the standard does not change between them.
What we repair
Scratches of every depth, from wear-and-tear swirls through to keyed panels that have gone down to primer or bare metal.
Dents and creases, including paintless dent removal where the paint is still intact and the metal can be worked back.
Bumpers: scuffed, cracked, split or hanging off after an impact. Plastic can usually be repaired rather than replaced.
Panel beating, welding and structural work after a collision, including chassis and frame straightening.
Rust, cut back to sound metal and treated rather than filled over, which is why a proper rust repair lasts and a cosmetic one does not.
How the repair actually works
Preparation is most of the job. The damaged area is stripped back, straightened, and filled only where filler belongs — over metal that has already been worked back to shape, never as a substitute for it. The surface is then flatted through progressively finer grades until it reads dead flat under a light.
Colour is mixed to your car's paint code on a scale at the mixing station, then adjusted against the actual panel, because two cars with the same code can sit years apart in fade and weathering.
Paint is laid down in a controlled booth and blended out into the neighbouring panels rather than stopped at the repair edge. That blend is the difference between a repair that is invisible and one you can find from six feet away in daylight.
Finally it is lacquered, flatted and polished so the gloss matches the panels either side of it.
What it costs
There is no honest fixed price for bodywork, because a scuff that looks identical in two photos can be a polish on one car and a respray on another depending on how deep it has gone.
Send two or three photos in daylight and we will come back with a straight price, usually the same working day. If you have a like-for-like written quote from another body shop, we will match it.
Car body repair, answered.
How long does car body repair take?
It depends entirely on the damage. A single-panel scratch or scuff is usually a short job; collision work involving panel replacement and structural straightening takes considerably longer. We tell you the expected timescale before you drop the car off, and let you know if anything changes.
Will the repair be noticeable?
It should not be. Paint is mixed to your car's code, adjusted against the actual panel, and blended into the surrounding panels rather than stopped at the repair edge. If you are not happy with the finish when you collect the car, we put it right.
Do you handle insurance work?
Yes. If another driver hit you or you are claiming on your own policy, we work with the insurer and help with the paperwork. Bring your claim reference when you drop the car off.
Can you repair a bumper rather than replace it?
Usually. Scuffs, cracks and splits in plastic bumpers can normally be repaired, which costs less than a new bumper and avoids the colour-match problems a replacement panel can bring.
Do you cover areas outside Birmingham?
The workshop is in Balsall Heath and customers come to us from Sutton Coldfield, Solihull, Coventry, Dudley, Tamworth and Walsall. If you are further out, ask.
Other things we do.
Bumper repair
The most common job that comes through the door, and the one most often quoted as a full replacement when it does not need to be.
Read moreScratch & dent repair
Key scratches, car-park dents and trolley damage. Some of it polishes out, some needs paint, and the honest answer usually comes from a photo.
Read moreCar respray & paint
Colour mixed to your car's code on a scale, laid down in a controlled booth, and blended into the panels either side so the repair has no edge.
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